About
Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American actress, model, and philanthropist. She is best known for her roles as 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 (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019), and Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series Scandal (2014–2017). De Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, on January 31, 1973. She began modeling as a child and appeared in several television commercials. In 1994, she made her film debut in the comedy Sirens. She moved to Los Angeles in 1995 and began appearing in guest roles on television shows such as Ally McBeal and Chicago Hope. In 1998, de Rossi was cast as Nelle Porter on Ally McBeal. The role made her a star and she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for...
Known for
Ally McBealSeries • 1997
Family GuySeries • 1999
ScandalSeries • 2012
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
Arrested DevelopmentSeries • 2003
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2002
Santa Clarita DietSeries • 2017
Scream 2Movie • 1997
Veronica's ClosetSeries • 1997
Better Off TedSeries • 2009
CursedMovie • 2005
StigmataMovie • 1999
SirensMovie • 1994
Who Is Cletis Tout?Movie • 2001
I WitnessMovie • 2003
UnityMovie • 2015
Dead & BreakfastMovie • 2004
GirlMovie • 1998
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your ApprovalMovie • 2024
Mockingbird LaneMovie • 2012
The GlowMovie • 2002