Quick Facts
Born:
1958-01-26
Birthplace:
Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Credits:
116 Total Roles
Ellen DeGeneres
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Biography
Ellen Lee 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.
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)
The Kardashians
Self
Step Up Revolution
Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
Six Feet Under
Ellen DeGeneres
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model TV | Self - Host, Ellen (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution MOVIE | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2024 | TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | No Accident MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. TV | Self |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love MOVIE | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Best of Ellen TV | Herself |
| 2022 | The Kardashians TV | Self |