Ellen DeGeneres

American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958) · United States · Comedians

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2020Carol Burnett AwardAward2016Presidential Medal of FreedomAward2012Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward2011Teen Choice AwardsAward2010Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show EntertainmentAward2009“For a long time I thought I knew for sure who I was. I grew up in New Orleans and became a comedian. And there was everything that came along with that. The nightclubs.”In their wordsDecember 2009"What Ellen DeGeneres Knows for Sure (She Thinks)", The December 2009 issue of O magazineRead the whole statement

“But I do believe that's when you do your soul-searching. I think when you have these trials that life gives you, it is an opportunity to find out who you are.”In their wordsNovember 2009Ellen on Oprah show, 9th of November 2009Read the whole statement

“I think I'm healthier than I've ever been. I'm happier than I've ever been. I'm more myself. I can't stress that enough," Ellen says.”In their wordsNovember 2009Ellen's interview on Oprah show, 9th of November 2009Read the whole statement

2006“I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian.”In their wordsJanuary 2006Redbook, January 2006Read the whole statement

2005Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show HostAward2004Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk ShowAward2003Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature ProductionAwardSaturn Award for Best Supporting ActressAward2001“Ellen: I think one of the turning points in my life came a few years ago.”In their wordsOctober 2001Ellen DeGeneres' interview with The Four Agreements Author don Miguel Ruiz which appeared in the October 2001 issue of O, The Oprah MagazineRead the whole statement

2000Lucy AwardAwardWomen in Film HonorsAward1999“My name is Ellen and I'm a vegetarian. Just to add another label to me: I am a lesbian, aquarian and vegetarian. I've said it...”In their wordsEllen Degeneres hosting Paul McCartney and Friends Live: PETA's Millennium Concert, 1999Read the whole statement

1998GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak AwardAward1997Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesAward1991American Comedy AwardsAward1958Born26 January 1958

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DeGeneres in Los Angeles, California, in January 2004

de Rossi (left) and DeGeneres in September 2012

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Ellen DeGeneres

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For a long time I thought I knew for sure who I was. I grew up in New Orleans and became a comedian. And there was everything that came along with that. The nightclubs.
Dec 2009, "What Ellen DeGeneres Knows for Sure (She Thinks)", The December 2009 issue of O magazine, Own words
I knew if I came out, there was a possibility I would lose my career. But I didn't do it for my career, I did it for me to live my truth," she says.
Nov 2009, Ellen Degeneres talking about her coming out in 1997 with Oprah Winfrey, on the interview on 'Oprah' show on 9th of November 2009, Own words
But I do believe that's when you do your soul-searching. I think when you have these trials that life gives you, it is an opportunity to find out who you are.
Nov 2009, Ellen on Oprah show, 9th of November 2009, Own words

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Awards

Carol Burnett Award2020

Presidential Medal of Freedom2016

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor2012

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame2012

Teen Choice Awards2011

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment2010

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host2005

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show2004

Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production2004

Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production2003

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress2003

Women in Film Honors2000

Lucy Award2000

GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award1998

Satellite Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy1998

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series1997

American Comedy Awards1991

Annie Award

Genesis Award

Family

Parents

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Partners

Spouse Portia de Rossi

Sibling Vance DeGeneres

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Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy in the early 1980s, gaining national attention with a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She starred in the television sitcoms Ellen (1994-1998) and The Ellen Show (2001-2002). She also hosted the syndicated television talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-2022), for which she received 33 Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2021, DeGeneres announced the end of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, following multiple allegations of workplace bullying. The controversy led to internal investigations and a sharp decline in public support, culminating in her decision to retire from show business in 2024.

Country

United States

In common with Ellen

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Paul GiamattiAlso in Doctor Dolittle (1998)

Hope DavisAlso in Mr. Wrong (1996)

Perry FarrellAlso in Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)

Tom SelleckAlso in The Love Letter (1999)

Ed O'NeillAlso in Marine Life Interviews (2016)

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