Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres born January 26, 1958 is an American
stand-up
comedian, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk
show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and is also a judge on American Idol,
having joined the show in its ninth season.
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 Disney-Pixar animated film Finding
Nemo. She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to
1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. 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 to a therapist played by Winfrey and the series went on
to explore various LGBT issues as well as the coming out process. She
has won twelve Emmys and numerous awards for her work and charitable
efforts.
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