Portia de Rossi
Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; 31 January 1973), known professionally as Portia de Rossi (/ˈpɔːrʃə də ˈrɒsi/), is an Australian-American actress, model and philanthropist. She is best known for the television work on series such as Ally McBeal and Arrested Development.
Portia Rascoe | |
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 de Rossi in February 2007 | |
| Born | Amanda Lee Rogers 31 January 1973 |
| Nationality | Australian-American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Mel Metcalfe (1996–1999; divorced) Ellen DeGeneres (m. 2008–present) |
| Partner | Francesca Gregorini (2000–2004) |
Early life
She was born in Horsham, Victoria, Australia.[1] She is the daughter of Margaret, a medical receptionist, and Barry Rogers.[2] Her father died when she was nine.[3] She grew up in Grovedale, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria. She modelled for print and TV commercials as a child. In 1988, at the age of 15, Rogers adopted the name Portia de Rossi, by which she remains best known; in 2005, she explained that she wanted to reinvent herself, using the given name of Portia, a character from William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and an Italian last name.[4]
Personal life
She wrote a book about her battle with anorexia called Unbearable Lightness: A story of loss and gain.[5] At one stage she weighed only 82 lb (37 kg), was eating only 300 calories a day, and taking 20 laxative pills a day.[5]
She is openly lesbian. She married comedian Ellen DeGeneres in Los Angeles in 2008.[5]
References
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