Ellen DeGeneres
Known for: Acting
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosted the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-2022), and was 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. Ellen is currently married to actress Portia De Rossi.
Filmography
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Simpsons
Ellen DeGeneres (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
Sesame Street
1969
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
American Idol
Self
2002
Series
American Idol
Self - Judge
2002
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Host
2003
Series
The Big Bang Theory
Ellen DeGeneres
2007
Series
Will & Grace
Sister Louise
1998
Series
Mad About You
Nancy Bloom
1992
Series
Six Feet Under
Ellen DeGeneres
2001
Series
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
Series
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self
2020
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
Ellen
Ellen Morgan
1994
Series
The Bernie Mac Show
Ellen DeGeneres
2001
Series
The Kardashians
Self
2022
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Ellen DeGeneres
1992
Series
Joey
Ellen DeGeneres
2004
Film
Finding Nemo
Dory (voice)
2003
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Series
Steve Harvey
Self
2012
Series
The Bachelorette
Self
2003
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
Live from E!
Self
2002
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
The Oscars
Host
1953
Series
Last Comic Standing
Self
2003
Film
Finding Dory
Dory (voice)
2016
Series
Roseanne
Dr. Whitman
1988
Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Series
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Self (archive footage)
2018
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Primetime Glick
Self
2001
Series
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
2018
Series
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Series
One Night Stand
1989
Film
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026
Series
Open House
Margo Van Meter
1989
Series
The New York Times Presents
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
Larry King Live
Self
1985
Series
Visible: Out on Television
Self
2020
Series
Best of Ellen
Herself
2022
Series
Pixar Popcorn
Dory (voice)
2021
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Series
The Ellen Show
Ellen Richmond
2001
Film
Doctor Dolittle
Prologue Dog (voice)
1998
Film
Coneheads
Coach
1993
Series
Ellen's Game of Games
Self - Host
2017
Film
Step Up Revolution
Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
2012
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Series
Makers: Women Who Make America
Self
2013
Series
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Self - Host, Ellen (archive footage)
2026
Film
EDtv
Cynthia Topping
1999
Film
Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Series
Laurie Hill
Nancy MacIntyre
1992
Series
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self
2019
Film
The Pixar Story
Dory (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Film
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
2013
Film
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Kal
2000
Film
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self (archive footage)
2012
Series
Bethenny
Self - Guest
2012
Film
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Special Guest
2015
Film
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Ellen DeGeneres
2003
Film
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Loving Dory
Dory (voice)
Film
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Self
2018
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Film
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Goodbye Lover
Stg. Rita Pompano
1999
Film
The Love Letter
Janet
1999
Film
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Mr. Wrong
Martha Alston
1996
Film
On the Edge
Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited)
2001
Film
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
2018
Film
Ellen's Energy Adventure
Herself
1996
Series
Ellen's Next Great Designer
Ellen DeGeneres
2021
Film
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
Film
Exploring the Reef
Dory (voice)
2003
Film
The Out List
Herself
2013
Film
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2004
Film
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Self
1986
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Marine Life Interviews
Dory (voice)
2016
Film
The Undefeated
Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage)
2011
Film
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Self
2024
Film
No Accident
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Hits
Self (voice; uncredited)
2014
Film
After Stonewall
Self
1999
Film
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Self
2020
Film
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
Self (archival footage)
2026
Film
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Film
Comic Relief Zero
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2003
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
2012
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
Herself
2009
Film
Hype: The Obama Effect
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Self
2023
Film
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
Self
2000
Film
On Location: Women of the Night
Self
1987
Film
Wisecracks
1992
Film
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
2006
Film
Endangered
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Self
2003
Ellen's Really Big Show
Herself - Host
2007
Film
Wampler's Ascent
Self
2013
Film
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
Herself
1990
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
Herself
2008
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
1992