wendylorene Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, television host and actress.DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a film actress, she starred in Mr. Wrong, appeared in EDtv and The Love Letter, and provided the voice of Dory in the Disney-Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, for which she was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first and only time a voice performance won a Saturn Award. She was a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season. She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, DeGeneres came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues including the coming out process. She has won thirteen Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.Since 2004, DeGeneres has had a relationship with Portia de Rossi. After the overturn of the same-sex marriage ban in California, DeGeneres announced on a May 2008 show that she and de Rossi were engaged,and gave de Rossi a three-carat pink diamond ring. They were married on August 16, 2008, at their home, with nineteen guests including their mothers.The passage of Proposition 8 cast doubt on the legal status of their marriage, but a subsequent California Supreme Court judgment validated it because it occurred before November 4, 2008.DeGeneres and de Rossi live in Beverly Hills, with three dogs and four cats, and both are vegan. DeGeneres served as campaign ambassador to Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project in 2010, asking people to start "a new tradition by adopting a turkey instead of eating one" at Thanksgiving.On August 6, 2010, de Rossi filed a petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres. The petition was granted on September 23, 2010. Filmography:Arduous MoonWisecracksCone HeadsTreverEllen's Energy AdventureMr. WrongGoodbye LoverDr. DolittleEDtvThe Love LetterPauly Shore Is DeadFinding NemoMy Short FilmTV:Women of the NightOpen HouseLaurie HillEllenRosaenneMad About YouEllen DeGeneres: The BeginningIf These Walls Could Talk 2On The EdgeWill & GraceSaturday Night LiveThe Ellen ShowEllen DeGeneres: Here and NowMADtvThe Ellen DeGeneres ShowE! True Hollywood StorySix Feet UnderJoeyEllen's Really Big ShowSesame StreetForbes 20 Richest Women in EntertainmentThe BacheloretteAmerican IdolEllen's Even Bigger Really Big ShowEllen's Bigger, Longer & Wider ShowSo You Think You Can DanceAmerican IdolThe SimpsonsLINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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