Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also 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 w
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.
Born
Jan 26, 1958
Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
61 acting
15 crew
Popularity
2.6
Known For
Finding Nemo
2003
as Dory (voice)
Finding Dory
2016
as Dory (voice)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Prologue Dog (voice)
Step Up Revolution
2012
as Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Dory (voice) (archive footage)
Coneheads
1993
as Coach
EDtv
1999
as Cynthia Topping
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
as Kal
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
as Self (archive footage)
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