Portia de Rossi
Biography
Portia de Rossi is a retired Australian-American actress born in Horsham, Victoria, who began with a small part as a maid in the Australian film Sirens (1994), then moved to Los Angeles, where she took guest roles on television and appeared in Scream 2. She drew international attention playing lawyer Nelle Porter on Ally McBeal from 1998 to 2002, a role that brought her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She starred as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on Arrested Development from 2003 to 2006, and her other credits include Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001), America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003), Cursed (2005), Nip/Tuck from 2007 to 2008, and Better Off Ted from 2009 to 2010. She reprised Lindsay for the revived Arrested Development in 2013 and played Elizabeth North on Scandal from 2014 to 2017, announced her retirement from acting in 2018, and founded the art company General Public.
53years old
Turns 54 on January 31in 110 days
- Born Horsham
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Amanda Lee Rogers (birth name)Also credited as Portia Lee James DeGeneres, Portia DeGeneres and Portia Di Rossi
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 24 years1994 to 2018
Genres
- Comedy70%, 7 films
- Drama30%, 3 films
- Horror30%, 3 films
- Documentary20%, 2 films
- Music20%, 2 films
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About the name
De Rossi adopted her professional name in 1988 at age 15, taking Portia from the character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and adding an Italian last name to sound more mature.
First role
De Rossi's first significant role came in the Australian 1994 film Sirens, as a young and impressionable maid. She then relocated to Los Angeles, where she landed guest parts on several TV shows.
Big break
De Rossi drew international attention in 1998 after joining Ally McBeal's main cast as lawyer Nelle Porter. She stayed with the show until it ended in 2002.
A change of course
Portia de Rossi used an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2018 to say she was giving up acting, but then added that she would still appear in Arrested Development if it continued.
Portia de Rossi movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story2003as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
IMDb rating 4.7349 votes
Worked with
Portia de Rossi shares two films with Scott Baio, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Scott Baio's page
Christian Slater's page
Richard Dreyfuss's page
Ed Begley Jr.'s page
Sam Neill's page
Judy Greer's page
All films by Rupert Wainwright
All films by Wes Craven
All films by John Duigan
Awards
Four awards and honors from 1999 to 2005, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 1999 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ally McBeal | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2005 | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Arrested Development | Won |
| 2004 | TV Land Award | Won | |
| Genesis Award | Won | ||
Online
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