Portia de Rossi
Portia Lee James DeGeneres, known professionally as Portia de Rossi, is an Australian and American former actress. She played Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award; Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom Arrested Development, and Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series Scandal (2014–2017).
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- Born in
- Horsham
- Educated at
- University of MelbourneGeelong Grammar SchoolMelbourne Girls Grammar
- Awards
- 🏆 Genesis Award🏆 TV Land Award🏆 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
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1973
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