• Portia de Rossi is a television and film actress. Originally born in Australia as Amanda Lee Rogers, she has made a name for herself from her roles on two American television shows. She played the role of attorney Nell Porter on the FOX television series Ally McBeal, and as ditsy yet desirable Lindsay Bluth Funke on Arrested Development. She is married to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres

  In a 2009 interview, the couple talked about their conversion to veganism and de Rossi's plans to design a vegan shoe line.Ecorazzi: Portia De Rossi Revelas Plans for Shoe Line (January 19, 2009)

• 1. Birthname: Amanda Lee Rogers
  2. Born January 31, 1973
  3. Legally changed her name at age 15
  4. Worked as a model
  5. Attended: University of Melbourne
  6. Was formerly married to Mel Metcalfe for 4 years
  7. Dated singer Francesca Gregorini
  8. 2007: Named one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People
  9. Married Ellen DeGeneres on August 16, 2008
  10. Became a vegan in 2008PerezHilton: Ellen & Portia Go Vegan (January 19, 2009)

• Career

  de Rossi's first acting role was in the 1994 film Sirens. She went on to appeared in several other films including Scream 2 and Stigmata. In 1999, she began a recurring role on the popular series Ally McBeal, where she played the love interest of the reclusive John Cage (played by Peter MacNicol). After Ally, she again struck gold on the quirky FOX series Arrested Development.

• Dancing with Ellen

  De Rossi announced to the world she was gay in 2005, but had been carrying on a four year relationship with musician Francesca Gregorini. She married talk show/comedian Ellen DeGeneres on August 17, 2008.

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