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Biography
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season. DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a film actress, she starred in Mr. Wrong, appeared in EDtv and The Love Letter, and provided the voice of Dory in the Disney-Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, for which she was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first and only time a voice performance won a Saturn Award. She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, DeGeneres came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues including the coming out process. She has won twelve Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 26, 1958
Age
68 years old
Place of Birth
Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Popularity Score
1.8
Filmography
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
Self (archival footage)
2026Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026Movie
Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
Self (archive footage)
2026Movie
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Self - Host, Ellen (archive footage)
2026TV
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
2024Movie
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Self
2024Movie
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
Self (archive footage)
2024Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Writer
2024Movie
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023Movie
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Self
2023Movie
No Accident
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023TV
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Executive Producer
2023Movie
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022Movie
The Kardashians
Self
2022TV
Best of Ellen
Herself
2022TV
Best of Ellen
Creator
2022TV
Endangered
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021Movie
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Ellen's Next Great Designer
Ellen DeGeneres
2021TV
Pixar Popcorn
Dory (voice)
2021TV
Tig Notaro: Drawn
Executive Producer
2021Movie
Endangered
Executive Producer
2021Movie
Little Ellen
Executive Producer
2021TV
Little Ellen
Creator
2021TV
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Self
2020Movie
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020Movie
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020Movie
The New York Times Presents
Self (archive footage)
2020TV
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self
2020TV
Visible: Out on Television
Self
2020TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self
2019TV
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Producer
2019Movie
Green Eggs and Ham
Executive Producer
2019TV
Juego de Juegos
Creator
2019TV
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Self
2018Movie
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
2018Movie
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
2018TV
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Self (archive footage)
2018TV
Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here
Executive Producer
2018Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Writer
2018Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Executive Producer
2018Movie
Splitting Up Together
Executive Producer
2018TV
Ellen's Game of Games
Self - Host
2017TV
Finding Dory
Dory (voice)
2016Movie
Marine Life Interviews
Dory (voice)
2016Movie
Little Big Shots
Executive Producer
2016TV
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015Movie
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Special Guest
2015Movie
One Big Happy
Executive Producer
2015TV
Repeat After Me
Creator
2015TV
Hits
Self (voice; uncredited)
2014Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
2013Movie
The Out List
Herself
2013Movie
Comic Relief Zero
Self (archive footage)
2013Movie
Wampler's Ascent
Self
2013Movie
Makers: Women Who Make America
Self
2013TV
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
2012Movie
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self (archive footage)
2012Movie
Step Up Revolution
Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
2012Movie
Inside Comedy
Self
2012TV
Bethenny
Self - Guest
2012TV
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012TV
Steve Harvey
Self
2012TV
Bethenny
Creator
2012TV
The Undefeated
Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage)
2011Movie
Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters
2010TV
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
Herself
2009Movie
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
Writer
2009Movie
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
Herself
2008Movie
Hype: The Obama Effect
Self (archive footage)
2008Movie
Cat on the Prowl
Producer
2008TV
The Pixar Story
Dory (voice) (archive footage)
2007Movie
Ellen's Really Big Show
Herself - Host
2007Movie
The Big Bang Theory
Ellen DeGeneres
2007TV
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
2006Movie
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006Movie
So You Think You Can Dance
2005TV
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2004Movie
Joey
Ellen DeGeneres
2004TV
Finding Nemo
Dory (voice)
2003Movie
Exploring the Reef
Dory (voice)
2003Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Self
2003Movie
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Ellen DeGeneres
2003Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Host
2003TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003TV
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003TV
The Bachelorette
Self
2003TV
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Writer
2003Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Executive Producer
2003Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Executive Producer
2003TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Creator
2003TV
American Idol
Self
2002TV
Live from E!
Self
2002TV
On the Edge
Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited)
2001Movie
The Bernie Mac Show
Ellen DeGeneres
2001TV
The Ellen Show
Ellen Richmond
2001TV
Six Feet Under
Ellen DeGeneres
2001TV
Primetime Glick
2001TV
The Ellen Show
Producer
2001TV
The Ellen Show
Creator
2001TV
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
Self
2000Movie
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Kal
2000Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
Writer
2000Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
Executive Producer
2000Movie
EDtv
Cynthia Topping
1999Movie
The Love Letter
Janet
1999Movie
Goodbye Lover
Stg. Rita Pompano
1999Movie
After Stonewall
Self
1999Movie
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999TV
Doctor Dolittle
Prologue Dog (voice)
1998Movie
Will & Grace
Sister Louise
1998TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997TV
Mr. Wrong
Martha Alston
1996Movie
Ellen's Energy Adventure
Herself
1996Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996TV
Ellen
Ellen Morgan
1994TV
Ellen
Writer
1994TV
Ellen
Creator
1994TV
Coneheads
Coach
1993Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993TV
Wisecracks
1992Movie
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
1992Movie
Mad About You
Nancy Bloom
1992TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992TV
Laurie Hill
Nancy MacIntyre
1992TV
The Larry Sanders Show
Ellen DeGeneres
1992TV
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
Herself
1990Movie
The Simpsons
Ellen DeGeneres (voice)
1989TV
Open House
Margo Van Meter
1989TV
One Night Stand
1989TV
Roseanne
Dr. Whitman
1988TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988TV
On Location: Women of the Night
Self
1987Movie
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Self
1986Movie
Larry King Live
Self
1985TV
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975TV
Sesame Street
1969TV
The Grammys
Self
1959TV
The Oscars
Host
1953TV
Today
Self
1952TV
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949TV
Loving Dory
Dory (voice)
—Movie
Castle Hangnail
Producer
—Movie
Jekyll
Producer
—Movie