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Portia de Rossi is a famous Australian-American philanthropist, businesswoman, and former model and actress. Portia de Rossi is popular for starring in the American drama series Ally McBeal.
Early life
Portia de Rossi’s birth name is Amanda Lee Rogers. She was born in January 31, 1973. She is originally from Horsham, Victoria, Australia. Currently, she is 49 years and his sun sign is Aquarius. His parents are Margaret (mother) and Barry Rogers (father). His mother is a medical receptionist.
Unfortunately, when he was 9 years old, his father passed away. Furthermore, in 1988, at the age of 15, she adopted the name Portia de Rossi, by which she is still better known. She this personality joined Geelong Grammar School and then studied law at the University of Melbourne.
Caption: Portia de Rossi and Ellen on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’. Source: Youtube
Portia de Rossi – Professional life and career
This personality is famous for playing Nelle Porter in the American drama series Ally McBeal. For her work in it, she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, as Lindsay Bluth Fünke in the American television comedy Arrested Development and as Elizabeth North in the American political thriller series Scandal. Currently, she is the founder and CEO of the art company General Public.
Additionally, she played Olivia Lord in the American television drama series Nip/Tuck and Veronica Palmer in the American television comedy Better Off Ted. Her first major role was as an impressionable young maid in the 1994 Australian film ‘Sirens’.
She subsequently landed guest roles on many television shows and a permanent role on Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher. Then, she landed a role in the movie ‘Scream 2’. Later, she starred in ‘Who is Cletis Tout?’ (2001), ‘America’s Fresh Prince: The Story of John F. Kennedy Jr.’ (2003) and ‘Damn’ (2005). In May 2018, this actress announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she would be retiring from acting.
Caption: Portia de Rossi and other cast members of ‘Ally McBeal’. Source: S Fashion
Additionally, this actress was ranked 69th on Stuff magazine’s list of the 100 sexiest women. Similarly, she was ranked 31st on Femme Fatales’ Sexiest Women of 2003 list. Additionally, she was ranked 24th on Maxim’s 100 Sexiest Women list in 2004. Additionally, in late 2006, Blender magazine listed her as one of the sexiest women in film and television.
And, in May 2007, she was featured as one of the 100 Most Beautiful in a special issue of People. Additionally, in 2007, TV Guide included her and Ellen DeGeneres in its Power A-List couples. In the year 2010, she published her autobiography ‘Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain’.
Portia de Rossi – Marital Status
From 1996 to 1999, De Rossi was married to documentary filmmaker Mel Metcalfe. In a 2010 interview on Good Morning America, this actress explained that, when she was young, she was afraid of being outed as a lesbian. She dated director Francesca Gregorini from 2001 to 2004. She broke up with Gregorini because she started dating Ellen DeGeneres.
Additionally, in 2008, she and Ellen became engaged when DeGeneres proposed to her. The two married on August 16, 2008, at their Beverly Hills home, witnessed only by their mothers and 17 other close guests. The couple has adopted several rescued animals.
Additionally, on August 6, 2010, she filed a petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres. And the petition was finally granted on September 23, 2010. Furthermore, in September 2011 she became a US citizen.
Caption: Photograph of Portia de Rossi and Ellen. Source: OLD NEWS
Portia de Rossi – Body Measurements
Portia is 5 feet and 7 inches tall and weighs around 57 kilos. She has a good body figure measuring 33-24-35 inches, chest-waist-hip respectively. Also, she wears a shoe size 8 (US) and her dress size is 2 (US). She has a beautiful pair of blue eyes and her hair is blonde.
Social media
This famous personality has gained more than 1.4 million followers on his Instagram ‘@portiaderossi’. And her Twitter account has gained more than 324.3 thousand followers.
Net worth
Portia de Rossi has surely earned a good amount of money throughout her successful career. Therefore, his net worth is around $50 million as of 2022.
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