Ellen DeGeneres
Known For
Acting
Born
1958-01-26 in Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Ellen DeGeneres 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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Ellen DeGeneres (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Sesame Street
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Big Bang Theory
as Ellen DeGeneres
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Mad About You
as Nancy Bloom
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Will & Grace
as Sister Louise
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
American Idol
as Self
American Idol
as Self - Judge
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Host
Six Feet Under
as Ellen DeGeneres
The Kardashians
as Self
Finding Nemo
as Dory (voice)
The Oscars
as Host