Portia De Rossi Net Worth
Portia De Rossi Net Worth is
$20 Million
Portia De Rossi Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Portia Lee James DeGeneres, known professionally as Portia de Rossi, is an Australian actress, model and philanthropist, known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and Lindsay Fünke on the sitcom Arrested Development. She also portrayed ... | Full Name | Portia de Rossi |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 31, 1973 |
| Place Of Birth | Horsham, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.708 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian, Model |
| Education | Geelong Grammar School, University of Melbourne |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Spouse | Ellen DeGeneres (m. 2008), Mel Metcalfe (m. 1996–1999) |
| Parents | Margaret Rogers, Barry Rogers |
| Siblings | Michael Rogers |
| Partner | Francesca Gregorini |
| Nicknames | Amanda Lee Rogers , Mandy Rogers , Portia Lee James DeGeneres , Portia Di Rossi , Portia De Rossi , Portia DeRossi |
| Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Memoir & Autobiography, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, TV Land Future Classic Award |
| Nominations | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Musical or Comedy Series |
| Movies | Scream 2, Who Is Cletis Tout?, Stigmata, Mockingbird Lane, Dead & Breakfast, Now Add Honey, Cursed, I Witness, The Shift: Deluxe Edition, Sirens, The Glow, The Night We Called It a Day, America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story, Perfect Assassins, American Intellectuals, Girl, Interrupted, Arr... |
| TV Shows | Arrested Development, Better Off Ted, Ally McBeal, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Scandal, Ally, Too Something |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very long wavy blonde hair |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name. |
| 2 | When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who break the doors down, hold them open, and some people who walk right through. |
| 3 | You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy. |
| 4 | When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly. |
| 5 | I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress. |
| 6 | I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that. |
| 7 | I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it. |
| 8 | Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing. |
| 9 | Oh, I don't have any fans. Personally? I don't have any. |
| 10 | People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent. |
| 11 | Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress. |
| 12 | The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim. |
| 13 | We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting. |
| 14 | I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred. |
| 15 | I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life. |
| 16 | I was very sexual from a very young age. |
| 17 | If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing. |
| 18 | It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine. |
| 19 | I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was. |
| 20 | I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series. |
| 21 | I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again. |
| 22 | I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life. |
| 23 | I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life. |
| 24 | I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the one doing the talking. |
| 25 | I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me. |
| 26 | I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! |
| 27 | I have a very, very healthy relationship with food in that I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I never restrict quantities or types of food. |
| 28 | I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality. |
| 29 | I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time. |
| 30 | When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear. |
| 31 | If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is. |
| 32 | The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know. |
| 33 | Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet. |
| 34 | My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me. |
| 35 | I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic, and I always have been. |
| 36 | I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me. |
| 37 | I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that. |
| 38 | I want to exude strength and intelligence. |
| 39 | Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourself in the world is just one more stereotype we have to fit into. |
| 40 | My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later. |
| 41 | I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans. |
| 42 | I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay. |
| 43 | In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Admitted to have married her first husband Mel Metcalfe mainly in order to obtain a Green Card for a permanent stay in the US. De Rossi didn't acknowledge her attraction towards women when they married. |
| 2 | First husband Mel Metcalfe left her to be with de Rossi's brother Michael Roger's wife, Renee Kappos. Metcalfe and Kappos eventually married. |
| 3 | Has two nieces named Eva and Perry Rogers. Parents are her older brother Michael and Casey Rogers. |
| 4 | In September 2010, a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner granted Portia's request to take the last name of her wife, Ellen DeGeneres. Portia is now legally known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres. |
| 5 | Shares a birthday with her grandmother, who was born in 1907. |
| 6 | Her wedding with Ellen DeGeneres on August 16, 2008, took place at their house in Beverly Hills, California, and was attended by her mother and brother and by Ellen's parents. |
| 7 | Shares a birthday with Arrested Development (2003) costar Jessica Walter. |
| 8 | Sang backing vocals on now ex-girlfriend's Francesca Gregorini's album "Sequel" (2003). |
| 9 | Got her role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) after Sarah Michelle Gellar turned it down. |
| 10 | Got the role of Nell Porter on Ally McBeal (1997) after Vanessa Marcil was forced to turn it down, due to signing on to Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scandal | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Elizabeth North |
| Now Add Honey | 2015 | Beth Morgan | |
| Sean Saves the World | 2014 | TV Series | Jill |
| Arrested Development | 2003-2013 | TV Series | Lindsay Bluth Fünke |
| Mockingbird Lane | 2012 | TV Movie | Lily Munster |
| The Smart One | 2012 | TV Movie | Judith Swann |
| Revenge of the Nerds | 2011 | Video short | Principal Palmer |
| Better Off Ted | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Veronica Palmer |
| Nip/Tuck | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Olivia Lord |
| The Shift | 2009 | Video | Denise Moore (as Portia De Rossi) |
| Cursed | 2005 | Zela | |
| Dead & Breakfast | 2004 | Kelly - The Bride | |
| Two Girls from Lemoore | 2003 | Blind Woman | |
| The Night We Called It a Day | 2003 | Hilary Hunter | |
| I Witness | 2003 | Emily Thompson (as Portia De Rossi) | |
| Mister Sterling | 2003 | TV Series | Lauren Barnes |
| America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story | 2003 | TV Movie | Carolyn Bessette Kennedy |
| The Twilight Zone | 2002 | TV Series | Laurel Janus |
| The Glow | 2002 | TV Movie | Jackie Lawrence |
| Ally McBeal | 1998-2002 | TV Series | Nelle Porter |
| Who Is Cletis Tout? | 2001 | Tess Tobias | |
| Women in Film | 2001 | Gina | |
| Ally | 1999 | TV Series | Nelle Porter |
| Stigmata | 1999 | Jennifer Kelliho | |
| American Intellectuals | 1999 | Sarah | |
| The Invisibles | 1999 | Joy | |
| Astoria | 1998 | TV Movie | |
| Perfect Assassins | 1998 | TV Movie | Lana Collins |
| Girl | 1998 | Carla Sparrow (as Portia Di Rossi) | |
| Scream 2 | 1997 | Sorority Sister Murphy | |
| Veronica's Closet | 1997 | TV Series | Carolyn |
| Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Elana Lewis |
| New York Daze | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Maria Hunter |
| The Woman in the Moon | 1996 | Shauna | |
| Sirens | 1993 | Giddy (as Portia De Rossi) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ally McBeal | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Punch | 2009 | Short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Audience |
| Extra | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 42nd Annual People's Choice Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Teen Choice Awards 2015 | 2015 | TV Special | Herself |
| Unity | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| It Got Better | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| The Insider | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Tab Hunter Confidential | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 41st Annual People's Choice Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Arrested Development Documentary Project | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 39th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Mark Twain Prize: Ellen DeGeneres | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Rachael Ray | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Conversation | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 7PM Project | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The View | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| 23rd Annual Genesis Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1999-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards | 2007 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
| 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards | 2006 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
| Behind the Fangs: The Making of 'Cursed' | 2005 | Documentary short | Herself |
| 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| Wendy Williams Is on Fire 4 | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (Interview at VH1 Big in 04) |
| VH1 Big in 04 | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series & Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
| On-Air with Ryan Seacrest | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Wayne Brady Show | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Tussen de sterren | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| Behind the 'Scream' | 2000 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| 2000 MTV Movie Awards | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| All Star Squares | 1999 | TV Series | Herself - Panellist |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Accepting Award for Outstanding Comedy Series |
| The 1999 Annual Los Angeles Ovation Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| MADtv | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Annual Museum of TV and Radio Honors. A Salute to Jerry Seinfeld and David E. Kelly | 1998 | TV Movie | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Extra | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Nelle Porter - Ally McBeal) / Lindsay Bluth Fünke (Arrested Development |
| The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble of the Year | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2004 | Future Classic Award | TV Land Awards | Arrested Development (2003) | |
| 1999 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ally McBeal (1997) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2006 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2004 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2003 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2001 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ally McBeal (1997) |
| 2000 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ally McBeal (1997) |
Known for movies
Arrested Development (2003-2013)
as Lindsay Bluth Fünke
Ally McBeal (1998-2002)
as Nelle Porter
Cursed (2005)
as Zela
Stigmata (1999)
as Jennifer Kelliho