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Who is Portia Di Rossi?
I think she was Ellen Degeneres' girlfriend or something, right? I know she's some hollywood star. I've seen her on Better Off Ted but what else has she been in? Also, who are her family members and the awards she has won?
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Portia de Rossi is an Australian actress born to Margaret, a medical receptionist, and Barry Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia. As a child she modeled for print and TV commercials. At 15, she adopted her given name as Portia, taken from the character in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and took on an Italian last name to reinvent herself.
She was raised for most of her childhood in Grovedale, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
She is Ellen's wife at the present and has been with Ellen since their August 16, 2008 wedding at their Beverly Hills home.
She was raised for most of her childhood in Grovedale, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
She is Ellen's wife at the present and has been with Ellen since their August 16, 2008 wedding at their Beverly Hills home.
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Portia's first role was in the 1994 Australian film Sirens . She then moved to Los Angeles and found guest roles on several shows and a permanent role in Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher and then won a role in the film Scream 2.
In 1998 she joined the main cast of Ally McBeal as the lawyer Nelle Porter. She stayed with the show until its end in 2002.
In 2001 she was in the movie Who is Cletus Tout? with Christian Slater.
From 2003-2006, she played the character Lindsay Bluth-Fünke on Fox's hit series, Arrested Development.
In 2003, she played John F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, in the made-for-TV movie, America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story . In 2005, she took the role of a fortune-teller named Zela in the Wes Craven movie, Cursed.
From 2007–2008, de Rossi appears in Nip/Tuck's fifth season as Julia McNamara's girlfriend Olivia Lord.
From 2009–2010, de Rossi played Veronica Palmer on the ABC show Better off Ted, as you implied in your question.
de Rossi will reprise her role as Lindsay Bluth Fünke in 2011's film adaptation of Arrested Development.
As for her awards, she has not won any as yet.
Her complete filmography from Wikipedia:
" * 1994: Sirens (AUS, UK) as Giddy
* 1995: The Woman in the Moon (USA)
* 1995: Too Something (aka New York Daze) (USA) (TV series) as Maria Hunter
* 1997: Veronica's Closet (USA) (TV series) (episode S01 E05) as Carolyn
* 1997: Scream 2 (USA) as Sorority Sister Murphy
* 1998–2002: Ally McBeal (USA) (TV series) (seasons 2–5) as Morgan 'Nelle' Porter
* 1998: Astoria (USA) (TV)
* 1998: Girl (USA) as Carla Sparrow
* 1998: Perfect Assassins (aka A Breed Apart) (USA) (TV) as Lana Collins
* 1999: The Invisibles (USA) as Joy
* 1999: American Intellectuals (USA) as Sarah
* 1999: Stigmata (USA) as Jennifer Kelliho
* 2001: Women in Film (USA) as Gina
* 2001: Who is Cletis Tout? (USA, CAN) as Tess Donnelly
* 2002: The Glow (USA) (TV) as Jackie Lawrence
* 2002: The Twilight Zone (USA) (TV series) (episode S01 E08) as Laurel Janus
* 2003: Two Girls from Leemore (USA)
* 2003–2006: Arrested Development (USA) (TV series) as Lindsay Bluth Fünke
* 2003: America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (USA) (TV) as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
* 2003: Mister Sterling (USA) (TV series) (episodes S01 E08-E09) as Lauren Barnes
* 2003: I Witness (USA, GER) as Emily Thompson
* 2003: The Night We Called It A Day (aka All The Way, aka All The Way: The Kidnapping Of A Music Legend) (AUS, USA) as Hilary Hunter
* 2004: Dead & Breakfast (USA) as Kelly
* 2005: Cursed (USA, GER) as Zela
* 2007: Nip/Tuck (USA) (TV series) (episodes S05 E02-E08, E13-E14) as Olivia Lord
* 2008: Ambition To Meaning (Film) as Denise
* 2009–2010: Better Off Ted (USA) (TV series) as Veronica Palmer "
Hope that helps.
In 1998 she joined the main cast of Ally McBeal as the lawyer Nelle Porter. She stayed with the show until its end in 2002.
In 2001 she was in the movie Who is Cletus Tout? with Christian Slater.
From 2003-2006, she played the character Lindsay Bluth-Fünke on Fox's hit series, Arrested Development.
In 2003, she played John F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, in the made-for-TV movie, America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story . In 2005, she took the role of a fortune-teller named Zela in the Wes Craven movie, Cursed.
From 2007–2008, de Rossi appears in Nip/Tuck's fifth season as Julia McNamara's girlfriend Olivia Lord.
From 2009–2010, de Rossi played Veronica Palmer on the ABC show Better off Ted, as you implied in your question.
de Rossi will reprise her role as Lindsay Bluth Fünke in 2011's film adaptation of Arrested Development.
As for her awards, she has not won any as yet.
Her complete filmography from Wikipedia:
" * 1994: Sirens (AUS, UK) as Giddy
* 1995: The Woman in the Moon (USA)
* 1995: Too Something (aka New York Daze) (USA) (TV series) as Maria Hunter
* 1997: Veronica's Closet (USA) (TV series) (episode S01 E05) as Carolyn
* 1997: Scream 2 (USA) as Sorority Sister Murphy
* 1998–2002: Ally McBeal (USA) (TV series) (seasons 2–5) as Morgan 'Nelle' Porter
* 1998: Astoria (USA) (TV)
* 1998: Girl (USA) as Carla Sparrow
* 1998: Perfect Assassins (aka A Breed Apart) (USA) (TV) as Lana Collins
* 1999: The Invisibles (USA) as Joy
* 1999: American Intellectuals (USA) as Sarah
* 1999: Stigmata (USA) as Jennifer Kelliho
* 2001: Women in Film (USA) as Gina
* 2001: Who is Cletis Tout? (USA, CAN) as Tess Donnelly
* 2002: The Glow (USA) (TV) as Jackie Lawrence
* 2002: The Twilight Zone (USA) (TV series) (episode S01 E08) as Laurel Janus
* 2003: Two Girls from Leemore (USA)
* 2003–2006: Arrested Development (USA) (TV series) as Lindsay Bluth Fünke
* 2003: America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (USA) (TV) as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
* 2003: Mister Sterling (USA) (TV series) (episodes S01 E08-E09) as Lauren Barnes
* 2003: I Witness (USA, GER) as Emily Thompson
* 2003: The Night We Called It A Day (aka All The Way, aka All The Way: The Kidnapping Of A Music Legend) (AUS, USA) as Hilary Hunter
* 2004: Dead & Breakfast (USA) as Kelly
* 2005: Cursed (USA, GER) as Zela
* 2007: Nip/Tuck (USA) (TV series) (episodes S05 E02-E08, E13-E14) as Olivia Lord
* 2008: Ambition To Meaning (Film) as Denise
* 2009–2010: Better Off Ted (USA) (TV series) as Veronica Palmer "
Hope that helps.
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