Ellen DeGeneres

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-01-26 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Metairie, Louisiana, USA

Ellen DeGeneres

Biography

Ellen DeGeneres 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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo

  • La semaine des 4 Julie

    La semaine des 4 Julie

  • So You Think You Can Dance

    So You Think You Can Dance

  • Joey

    Joey

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Today

    Today

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Inside Comedy

    Inside Comedy

  • Wahl Street

    Wahl Street

  • Wahl Street

    Wahl Street

  • E! Live from the Red Carpet

    E! Live from the Red Carpet

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Doctor Dolittle

  • The New York Times Presents

    The New York Times Presents

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Coneheads

    Coneheads

  • Primetime Glick

    Primetime Glick

  • If These Walls Could Talk 2

    If These Walls Could Talk 2

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

    Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

    My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

  • Goodbye Lover

    Goodbye Lover

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

    Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

  • Visible: Out on Television

    Visible: Out on Television

  • Best of Ellen

    Best of Ellen

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

    The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

  • Larry King Live

    Larry King Live

  • Pixar Popcorn

    Pixar Popcorn

  • The Ellen Show

    The Ellen Show

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • You Cannot Kill David Arquette

    You Cannot Kill David Arquette

  • Mr. Wrong

    Mr. Wrong

  • EDtv

    EDtv

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now

    Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now

  • The Undefeated

    The Undefeated

  • Justin Bieber's Believe

    Justin Bieber's Believe

  • Katy Perry: Part of Me

    Katy Perry: Part of Me

  • Adele One Night Only

    Adele One Night Only

  • One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres

    One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres

  • Laurie Hill

    Laurie Hill

  • Open House

    Open House

  • Makers: Women Who Make America

    Makers: Women Who Make America

  • On Location: Women of the Night

    On Location: Women of the Night

  • Pauly Shore Is Dead

    Pauly Shore Is Dead

  • Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval

    Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

    Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning

    Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning

  • Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show

    Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Wisecracks

    Wisecracks

  • Bethenny

    Bethenny

  • Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

    Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

  • Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

    Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

  • The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

    The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

  • Ellen's Game of Games

    Ellen's Game of Games

  • One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres

    One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres

  • Hits

    Hits

  • The Love Letter

    The Love Letter

  • Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show

    Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show

  • The Best of Carson, Volume 1

    The Best of Carson, Volume 1

  • Comic Relief Zero

    Comic Relief Zero

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

    TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

  • Marine Life Interviews

    Marine Life Interviews

  • Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

    Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

  • Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

    Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

  • Ellen's Next Great Designer

    Ellen's Next Great Designer

  • Endangered

    Endangered

  • No Accident

    No Accident

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

    Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

  • Exploring the Reef

    Exploring the Reef

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

  • After Stonewall

    After Stonewall

  • The Out List

    The Out List

  • Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

    Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

  • FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America

    FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America

  • Hype: The Obama Effect

    Hype: The Obama Effect

  • Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure

    Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure

  • Ellen's Really Big Show

    Ellen's Really Big Show