Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell is an American talk show host, comedienne and actress who has won eleven Emmy Awards. O'Donnell most recently co-hosted The View with Barbara Walters until she left the show in 2007.

Fast Facts

Began her career doing stand-up in New York City
Emmy Award-winning talk show ran from 1996 to 2002
Hired as co-host on The View in June 2006
Came out as a lesbian in 2002
According to Farmingdale State College, O'Donnell is third cousins with actress Bridget Moynahan¹

Brief Biography

Born in Queens, New York to Irish-American parents in 1962, O'Donnell began performing standup in comedy clubs in the New York area in 1979. A stint on Ed McMahon's Star Search talent program brought her fame, and in 1992, she made her film debut as third baseman Doris Murphy in A League of Their Own, starring alongside Madonna, Tom Hanks, and Geena Davis. In 1996, she began hosting The Rosie O'Donnell Show on NBC, a show which won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show every year from 1998 to 2002. O'Donnell has been an extremely generous benefactor for various children's charities and has four children of her own (three of whom are adopted), whom she raises with partner Kelli Carpenter.

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Entertainment | Actresses | Comedians | Film Actresses | Television Actresses | Vloggers

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MSNBC: Rosie's stormy stay on The View will end (April 26, 2007)

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Rosie O'Donnell Videos

NewsBusters Blog: Rosie O’Donnell: ‘Radical Christianity is Just as Threatening as Radical Islam’ (2006)
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Rosie O'Donnell News and Articles

The New York Times: Rosie O'Donnell
FOX News: Hulk Hogan Says He'd Like to See a Gladiator Pummel Rosie O'Donnell (2007)
The New York Times: Rosie O'Donnell in Talks to Join MSNBC (2007)
PrisonPlanet.com: Rosie O'Donnell Goes Public On 9/11 (2007)
FOXNews.com: Rosie O'Donnell Will Probably Leave 'The View' (2007)
People: Rosie Slams Trump, The Donald Fires Back (2006)
CNN: Rosie O'Donnell marries girlfriend in San Francisco (2004)

Rosie O'Donnell Biographies and Profiles

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Rosie O'Donnell Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
March 21, 1962 Born
1992: A League of Their Own
1993: Sleepless in Seattle
1994: The Flintstones
1995: Now and Then
1996: Harriet the Spy
1996-2002: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1998: Wide Awake
1999: Tarzan
2005-2007: The View

Rosie O'Donnell DVDs and Merchandise

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ABC.com: Get Tickets for The View

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