Portia de Rossi is an Australian actress, working in the United States. She was innate Amanda Lee Rogers in January 31, 1973, in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up within Grovedale, a suburban area of Geelong. She took in her present title at a age of Xv.

Her number one important role was as a immature, impressible model in the 1994 film Sirens. She followed this by using the role inside Scream 2.

She garnered international attention whenever she joined a independent cast of Ally McBeal playing regular lawyer Nelle Porter around 1998. She remained by owning a indicate until its prevent around 2002.

Around 2001 she starred in Who is Cletis Tout? with Christian Slater. From either 2004, de Rossi has starred as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on Fox Television's critically acclaimed Arrested Development, which is currently airing its third year.

Personal life

Within December 2004, De Rossi became involved sustaining popular comedian Ellen DeGeneres. Earliest, she got been taking part around the longterm relationship by using singer Francesca Gregorini, the girl of actress Barbara Bach and a stepchild of Ringo Starr. Based on datthe from click reports, them women reportedly experienced been planning to cement their relationship inside a commitment ceremony or even marriage prior to De Rossi met DeGeneres. De Rossi has officially announced that she is dating Ellen, & occurs as lesbian.

Selected Filmography
Cursed (2005) Arrested Development (2003) (TV series) Stigmata (1999) Ally McBeal (1997) (TV series) (1998–2002) Scream 2 (1997) Sirens (1994)