Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also 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.
Known for
Credits
Finding Nemo (2003)
as Dory (voice)
Finding Dory (2016)
as Dory (voice)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
as Prologue Dog (voice)
Coneheads (1993)
as Coach
Step Up Revolution (2012)
as Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
EDtv (1999)
as Cynthia Topping
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Dory (voice) (archive footage)
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Goodbye Lover (1999)
as Stg. Rita Pompano
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015)
as Self - Special Guest
The Love Letter (1999)
as Janet
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
as Kal
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
On the Edge (2001)
as Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
as Self - Guest
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
as Ellen DeGeneres
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Justin Bieber's Believe (2013)
as Self
Mr. Wrong (1996)
as Martha Alston
Adele One Night Only (2021)
as Self
The Out List (2013)
as Herself
Exploring the Reef (2003)
as Dory (voice)
The Undefeated (2011)
as Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl (2022)
as Self
No Accident (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Hits (2014)
as Self (voice; uncredited)
Wisecracks (1992)
Actor
After Stonewall (1999)
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
as Self
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval (2024)
as Self
Marine Life Interviews (2016)
as Dory (voice)
Ellen's Energy Adventure (1996)
as Herself
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018)
as Self
Comic Relief Zero (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure (2023)
as Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 (2006)
as Self
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (2012)
as Self
The Best of Carson, Volume 1 (2006)
Actor
Hype: The Obama Effect (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America (2020)
as Self
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion (1986)
as Self
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018)
as Self
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres (1990)
as Herself
Loving Dory (—)
as Dory (voice)
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now (2003)
as Self
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning (2000)
as Self
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special (2026)
as Self (archival footage)
On Location: Women of the Night (1987)
as Self
Ellen's Really Big Show (2007)
as Herself - Host
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show (2008)
as Herself
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show (2009)
as Herself
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres (1992)
Actor
Endangered (2021)
as Self - Narrator (voice)