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Portia de Rossi
Born Amanda Lee Rogers
January 31, 1973 (1973-01-31) (age 35)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Spouse(s) Mel Metcalfe (1996–1999)
Domestic partner(s) Ellen DeGeneres (2004–)

Portia de Rossi (born January 31, 1973) is an Australian actress best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the television series Arrested Development

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Biography

Early life

De Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Melbourne, Victoria, the daughter of Margaret, a medical receptionist, and Barry Rogers. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 [1] She was raised in Grovedale, a suburb of Geelong. Grovedale is a mainly residential southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state As a child, she modeled for print and TV commercials. She took the name Portia de Rossi at a young age:

When I was 15, I changed it legally. In retrospect, 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. I picked Portia because I was a Shakespeare fan (Portia is the character in The Merchant of Venice who comes to the rescue of Antonio and Bassanio in their time of need). Portia is the heroine of William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare ( baptised The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598 De Rossi because I was Australian and I thought that an exotic Italian name would somehow suit me more than Amanda Rogers. When you live in Australia, Europe is so far away and so fascinating, so stylish and cultured and sophisticated. [2]

(Note: Portia de Rossi was also the name of the mother of the eminent 16th-century Italian poet, Torquato Tasso. Torquato Tasso ( 11 March 1544 &ndash 25 April 1595) was an Italian Poet of the 16th century best known for his poem )[3]

A talented student, she studied at Geelong Grammar School and Melbourne Girls Grammar School, then the University of Melbourne Law School, but left before finishing the course to pursue an acting career. Geelong Church of England Grammar School is a independent, Anglican, Co-educational, boarding and Day school. Melbourne Girls Grammar School (also known as MGGS) is an independent, Anglican, day and Boarding school for girls located The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. She supports Locks of Love, a group that buys wigs for children with medical hair loss. This article discusses the Charitable organization. For the custom of using locks as tokens of love see Love padlocks Locks of Love is

Career

Her first significant role was playing a young and impressionable model in the Australian 1994 film Sirens. The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Sirens is a 1994 film, written and directed by John Duigan, and set in Australia between the two World Wars. Soon afterwards she moved to Los Angeles and had guest roles on TV shows including Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher before landing a role in the film Scream 2. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Nick Freno Licensed Teacher (also known as Nick Freno) is an American sitcom which aired on The WB from 1996 until Scream 2 is a 1997 Slasher film, the second part of the ''Scream'' trilogy. She attracted international attention when she joined the main cast of the Ally McBeal TV series in 1998 playing lawyer Nelle Porter. Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 She remained with the show until its end in 2002.

In 2001, she starred in Who is Cletis Tout? with Christian Slater. Who is Cletis Tout? is a 2001 crime / comedy film starring Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss and Tim Allen. Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American Actor who has starred in films such as Heathers, From 2003–2006, de Rossi starred as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on Fox Television's critically acclaimed, Emmy-winning series Arrested Development. Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family.

From 2007-2008, de Rossi appears in Nip/Tuck's fifth season as Julia McNamara's new girlfriend Olivia Lord. Nip/Tuck is an American television Medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. Julia McNamara ( née Noughton) is a Fictional character in the American television series Nip/Tuck, portrayed Olivia Lord is a fictional character in the American television series Nip/Tuck, portrayed by Portia de Rossi. She also portrayed John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, in a made for TV movie. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr (November 25 1960 – July 16 1999 often referred to as John F Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy ( January 7 1966 &ndash July 16 1999) née Carolyn Jeanne Bessette, was the wife of John F

Personal life

De Rossi, who was married for two years to documentary filmmaker Mel Metcalfe,[2] is now openly gay. From 2000 to 2004, de Rossi dated singer Francesca Gregorini, daughter of actress Barbara Bach and stepchild of Ringo Starr. Francesca Gregorini ( Countess Francesca McKnight Donatella Romana Gregorini di Savignano di Romagna, born in Rome, Italy, August 7, 1968 Barbara Bach (born August 27, 1947) is an American Actress and model, best-known as the Bond girl from the James Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor De Rossi dodged media questions about her sexual orientation and the relationship during this period. Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes De Rossi was rarely pictured with Gregorini in public.

In a September 2005 magazine interview with The Advocate, de Rossi said that most of her family and Ally McBeal cast mates learned she was gay because of tabloid pictures of de Rossi and Gregorini in 2001. The Advocate ( is a US -based LGBT -related biweekly Newsmagazine. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest [2] The couple broke up in late 2004 as de Rossi began dating talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress In 2005, de Rossi officially came out and opened up about being gay in interviews with Details and The Advocate. Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. The Advocate ( is a US -based LGBT -related biweekly Newsmagazine.

De Rossi is currently living with Ellen DeGeneres in Beverly Hills, California. Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress On May 15, 2008, the Supreme Court of California overturned the ban on same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage in the United States - editing that article for size and clarity On that day, at a taping of DeGeneres's talk show that aired the following day, DeGeneres announced she and De Rossi were engaged to be married. After her partner joked that the couple were holding a gift registry at Crate&Barrel, an unknown source decided it would be funny to actually register the couple there. The couple later made it clear that they were not actually registered and the wedding date is still unknown to public.

De Rossi was named number 64 in Stuff's 100 Sexiest Women, 31 in Femme Fatales' Sexiest Women of 2003 list, 24 in Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women List in 2004, and in late 2006, the magazine Blender listed her as one of the hottest women of film and TV. Stuff is a men's magazine featuring Interviews pictorials and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience Femme Fatales is an American Men's magazine focusing on Science fiction film and Horror film and Television Actresses Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" [4] In May 2007, she was featured as one of 100 Most Beautiful in People Magazine special edition. TV Guide includes De Rossi and partner, Ellen Degeneres in their Power A-List couples in 2007.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Portia de Rossi Biography (1973-)
  2. ^ a b c The Advocate, "Portia heart and soul", http://www.advocate.com/currentstory1_w_ektid20037.asp
  3. ^ http://www.museodeitasso.com/albero-genealogico-casato-tasso.pdf
  4. ^ "http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2464&src=blender_ed"

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