Portia de Rossi
Portia de Rossi (born Portia Lee James DeGeneres, born January 31, 1973 in Melbourne as Amanda Lee Rogers ) is an Australian- American actress. Her most famous role is that of Nelle Porter in Ally McBeal.
Life
Amanda Rogers is the second child of Barry and Margaret Rogers (his father died in 1982 of a heart attack ) and grew up along with her brother Michael in Geelong near Melbourne. At twelve, she already began to model professionally. Along with this activity began their eating disorders in his own words. She took pills to lose weight.
At 15, she changed her name to Portia de Rossi. After high school, she took a law degree at the University of Melbourne and was for a time as a model and in commercials. In 1993, she broke off her studies.
Due to the increasingly stronger public focus for her role in Ally McBeal strengthened their anorexia massive. Her experience processed Unbearable Lightness in her book, which was released in 2010 and has been very successful in a very short time. In 1996 she married Mel Metcalfe; They were divorced in 1999. From 2000 to 2004 de Rossi was with the singer Francesca Gregorini, stepdaughter of Ringo Starr, together.
In 2004, she then fell in love with at this time is dating Ellen DeGeneres. De Rossi and DeGeneres separated from their partners and now re together in Los Angeles. DeGeneres announced on her talk show on 16 May 2008, to want to get married de Rossi. De Rossi was also present in the studio, and the announcement was hailed by audiences with standing ovations. One day before the ban same-sex marriages valid in California had been tilted in court. On 16 August 2008, the marriage ceremony in DeGeneres ' Beverly Hills home was; In August 2010, she took the name of their wife and has since been known real name Portia Lee James DeGeneres. Since September 2011 she is a U.S. citizen.
Career
A producer became aware of de Rossi and gave her a role in the British- Australian film Sirens. In 1998 she took over the role of Nelle Porter in the U.S. television series Ally McBeal, she made known to a large audience. More notoriety she gained for her role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development, which she played from 2003 to 2006. In May 2013, the series returned in video -on- demand provider Netflix for 15 new episodes in which it resumes its role again.