Portia de RossiBirth Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Date of Birth: January 31, 1973 Heritage: Australian Famous for: Her role as Nell Porter on the Fox comedy Ally McBeal (1998-2002) Contact Portia de Rossi |
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Sexy Nelle Background: Due to be released at the end of February of 2005, Portia will team up with actors Christina Ricci, James Brolin, Jesse Eisenberg and Shannon Elizabeth to star in director Wes Craven's (Scream trilogy, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Last House on the Left) newest horror film, Cursed. Besides a new horror movie, Rossi is gearing up with new girlfriend,
comedian Ellen DeGeneres, with the two sharing DeGeneres' Hollywood Hills home. Predictions are though that DeGeneres and Rossi will not
last, with DeGeneres possibly returning to her former partner, photographer Alexandra Hedison. Portia attended the Melbourne University, majoring in Law, but later left college to pursue acting. "It was the most courageous thing I've ever done." Portia de Rossi on changing her name Portia de Rossi romantic involvements include documentary filmmaker
Mel Metcalf, musician/writer Francesca Gregorini and comedian Ellen DeGeneres. In 1999 a half hour version of the series Ally McBeal aired with
scenes from the original show, including character Nelle Porter, played by Portia. 2000 found Portia cast in Women in Film (2001), Who
Is Cletis Tout? (2001), starring Tim Allen, Christian Slater and Richard Dreyfuss, television's The Glow (2002) and America's Prince:
The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003), I Witness (2003), The Night We Called It a Day (2003), TV series Arrested Development (2003), Dead &
Breakfast (2004) and Wes Craven's Cursed (2005).
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Screen Actors Guild, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared award for Ally McBeal) 1998 |
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