Ellen DeGeneres
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosted the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-2022), and was a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season. 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 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 twelve Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts. Ellen is currently married to actress Portia De Rossi.
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Filmography
Loving Dory
Movie · as Dory (voice)
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
TV · as Self - Host, Ellen (archive footage) · 1 ep
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Movie · as Self
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self - Guest
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Movie · as Self
No Accident
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Movie · as Self
The Kardashians
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Best of Ellen
TV · as Herself · 445 eps
Endangered
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ellen's Next Great Designer
TV · as Ellen DeGeneres · 6 eps
Pixar Popcorn
TV · as Dory (voice) · 1 ep
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Movie · as Self
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The New York Times Presents
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
La semaine des 4 Julie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Visible: Out on Television
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Movie · as Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Movie · as Self
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Ellen's Game of Games
TV · as Self - Host · 58 eps
Finding Dory
Movie · as Dory (voice)
Marine Life Interviews
Movie · as Dory (voice)
Unity
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Hits
Movie · as Self (voice; uncredited)
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie · as Self - Special Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Justin Bieber's Believe
Movie · as Self
The Out List
Movie · as Herself
Comic Relief Zero
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Wampler's Ascent
Movie · as Self
Makers: Women Who Make America
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Movie · as Self
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Step Up Revolution
Movie · as Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
Inside Comedy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bethenny
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Steve Harvey
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Undefeated
Movie · as Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage)
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
Movie · as Herself
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
Movie · as Herself
Hype: The Obama Effect
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
Movie · as Dory (voice) (archive footage)
Ellen's Really Big Show
Movie · as Herself - Host
The Big Bang Theory
TV · as Ellen DeGeneres · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Movie · as Self
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Movie
So You Think You Can Dance
TV · 1 ep
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Movie · as Self
Joey
TV · as Ellen DeGeneres · 1 ep
Finding Nemo
Movie · as Dory (voice)
Exploring the Reef
Movie · as Dory (voice)
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Movie · as Self
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Movie · as Ellen DeGeneres
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self - Host · 2087 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bachelorette
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Last Comic Standing
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Idol
TV · as Self, Self - Judge · 1 ep
Live from E!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
On the Edge
Movie · as Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited)
The Bernie Mac Show
TV · as Ellen DeGeneres · 1 ep
The Ellen Show
TV · as Ellen Richmond · 13 eps
Six Feet Under
TV · as Ellen DeGeneres · 1 ep
Primetime Glick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
Movie · as Self
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Movie · as Kal
EDtv
Movie · as Cynthia Topping
The Love Letter
Movie · as Janet
Goodbye Lover
Movie · as Stg. Rita Pompano
After Stonewall
Movie · as Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as Prologue Dog (voice)
Will & Grace
TV · as Sister Louise · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · 1 ep
Mr. Wrong
Movie · as Martha Alston
Ellen's Energy Adventure
Movie · as Herself
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Ellen
TV · as Ellen Morgan · 109 eps
Coneheads
Movie · as Coach
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Wisecracks
Movie
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
Movie
Mad About You
TV · as Nancy Bloom · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 9 eps
Laurie Hill
TV · as Nancy MacIntyre · 10 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Ellen DeGeneres · 3 eps
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
Movie · as Herself
The Simpsons
TV · as Ellen DeGeneres (voice) · 1 ep
Open House
TV · as Margo Van Meter · 24 eps
One Night Stand
TV · 2 eps
Roseanne
TV · as Dr. Whitman · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 3 eps
On Location: Women of the Night
Movie · as Self
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Movie · as Self
Larry King Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Sesame Street
TV · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Host · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 3 eps