ELLEN DEGENERES
Name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres
Born: 26 January 1958 Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian,
actress, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
She 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 Pixar animated hit film Finding Nemo. She
also starred in two television sitcoms, The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002 and
Ellen from 1994 to 1998. In 1997 during the fourth season of Ellen, she "came
out" publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly
afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out and the series went on to
explore various LGBT issues as well as the "coming out" process.
Name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres
Born: 26 January 1958 Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian,
actress, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
She 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 Pixar animated hit film Finding Nemo. She
also starred in two television sitcoms, The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002 and
Ellen from 1994 to 1998. In 1997 during the fourth season of Ellen, she "came
out" publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly
afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out and the series went on to
explore various LGBT issues as well as the "coming out" process.