Ellen DeGeneres
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.
Known For
Dory (voice)
Finding Nemo
Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Cynthia Topping
EDtv
Self
Justin Bieber's Believe
Janet
The Love Letter
Self
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
Coach
Coneheads
Kal
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Self
Adele One Night Only
Martha Alston
Mr. Wrong
Dory (voice)
Exploring the Reef
Self - Guest
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Stg. Rita Pompano
Goodbye Lover
Self
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Dory (voice)
Finding Dory
Self
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited)
On the Edge
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Herself
The Out List
Self
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Dory (voice) (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
Herself - Host
Ellen's Really Big Show
Herself
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
Herself
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
Self (archive footage)
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self - Narrator (voice)
Endangered
Self
On Location: Women of the Night
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Narrator (voice)
Unity
Self (voice; uncredited)
Hits
Self - Special Guest
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self (archive footage)
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage)
Comic Relief Zero
Self
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Dory (voice)
Marine Life Interviews
Self
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Prologue Dog (voice)
Doctor Dolittle
Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage)
The Undefeated
Wisecracks
Herself
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Ellen Degeneres
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Self
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
Self
One World: Together at Home
Herself
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self (archive footage)
No Accident
Self
After Stonewall
Self (archive footage)
Hype: The Obama Effect
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
54
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-01-26
Place of Birth
Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
Ellen Lee DeGeneres