Ellen DeGeneres
Acting
Born: 1958-01-26 in Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Biography
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 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.
Known For
Finding Nemo
Dory (voice)
Finding Dory
Dory (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
Ellen DeGeneres
The Simpsons
Ellen DeGeneres (voice)
Doctor Dolittle
Prologue Dog (voice)
Step Up Revolution
Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
The Kardashians
Self
Six Feet Under
Ellen DeGeneres
Coneheads
Coach
EDtv
Cynthia Topping
Will & Grace
Sister Louise
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Roseanne
Dr. Whitman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Joey
Ellen DeGeneres
Sesame Street
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self (archive footage)
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Mad About You
Nancy Bloom
The Pixar Story
Dory (voice) (archive footage)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
Pixar Popcorn
Dory (voice)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
American Idol
Self
American Idol
Self - Judge
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Host
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Special Guest
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Kal
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
The Larry Sanders Show
Ellen DeGeneres
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Ellen DeGeneres
The Oscars
Host
Marine Life Interviews
Dory (voice)
