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Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres

Actor · Born 1958-01-26 · Metairie, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Finding Nemo (2003) — Dory (voice)
  2. Finding Dory (2016) — Dory (voice)
  3. The Big Bang Theory (2007) — Ellen DeGeneres
  4. The Simpsons (1989) — Ellen DeGeneres (voice)
  5. Doctor Dolittle (1998) — Prologue Dog (voice)
  6. Step Up Revolution (2012) — Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
  7. The Kardashians (2022) — Self
  8. Six Feet Under (2001) — Ellen DeGeneres
  9. Coneheads (1993) — Coach
  10. EDtv (1999) — Cynthia Topping
  11. Will & Grace (1998) — Sister Louise
  12. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  13. Roseanne (1988) — Dr. Whitman
  14. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
  15. Joey (2004) — Ellen DeGeneres
  16. Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012) — Self (archive footage)
  17. Sesame Street (1969)
  18. Mad About You (1992) — Nancy Bloom
  19. The Pixar Story (2007) — Dory (voice) (archive footage)
  20. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  21. Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) — Self
  22. Pixar Popcorn (2021) — Dory (voice)
  23. American Idol (2002) — Self
  24. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self - Host
  25. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012) — Self
  26. Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018) — Self
  27. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Guest
  28. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  29. Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015) — Self - Special Guest
  30. If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) — Kal
  31. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) — Self
  32. The Larry Sanders Show (1992) — Ellen DeGeneres
  33. Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) — Ellen DeGeneres
  34. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  35. The Oscars (1953) — Host
  36. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  37. So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
  38. Marine Life Interviews (2016) — Dory (voice)
  39. Goodbye Lover (1999) — Stg. Rita Pompano
  40. The Bernie Mac Show (2001) — Ellen DeGeneres