
Ellen DeGeneres
Acting
Born: January 26, 1958
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.
Also Known As
- Ellen Lee DeGeneres
- 엘런 드제너러스
Known For

May 30, 2003

June 16, 2016

September 24, 2007

December 17, 1989

June 26, 1998

April 14, 2022

June 03, 2001

July 23, 1993

March 26, 1999

September 21, 1998

October 11, 1975

October 18, 1988