Ellen DeGeneres
Acting
1958-01-26 · Metairie, Louisiana, USA
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.
Filmography
TheatersJared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
2026 · Movie
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
2026 · Movie
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026 · Series
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Movie
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
2024 · Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
2024 · Movie
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024 · Movie
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024 · Movie
No Accident
2023 · Movie
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
2023 · Movie
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Series
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Movie
Best of Ellen
2022 · Series
The Kardashians
2022 · Series
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022 · Movie
Little Ellen
2021 · Series
Tig Notaro: Drawn
2021 · Movie
Ellen's Next Great Designer
2021 · Series
Endangered
2021 · Movie
Pixar Popcorn
2021 · Series
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021 · Movie
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020 · Movie
The New York Times Presents
2020 · Series
One World: Together at Home
2020 · Movie
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020 · Movie
Visible: Out on Television
2020 · Series
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020 · Series
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019 · Series
Green Eggs and Ham
2019 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019 · Movie
Juego de Juegos
2019 · Series
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
2018 · Movie
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018 · Series
Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here
2018 · Movie
Splitting Up Together
2018 · Series
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 · Movie
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018 · Series
Ellen's Game of Games
2017 · Series
Marine Life Interviews
2016 · Movie
Finding Dory
2016 · Movie
Little Big Shots
2016 · Series
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Movie
Unity
2015 · Movie
One Big Happy
2015 · Series
Repeat After Me
2015 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Hits
2014 · Movie
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013 · Movie
Comic Relief Zero
2013 · Movie
The Out List
2013 · Movie
Wampler's Ascent
2013 · Movie
Makers: Women Who Make America
2013 · Series
Steve Harvey
2012 · Series
Step Up Revolution
2012 · Movie
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Series
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012 · Movie
Bethenny
2012 · Series
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012 · Movie
Inside Comedy
2012 · Series
The Undefeated
2011 · Movie
Epic Rap Battles of History
2010 · Series
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
2009 · Movie
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
2008 · Movie
Hype: The Obama Effect
2008 · Movie
Cat on the Prowl
2008 · Series
Ellen's Really Big Show
2007 · Movie
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · Series
The Pixar Story
2007 · Movie
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006 · Movie
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006 · Movie
So You Think You Can Dance
2005 · Series
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004 · Movie
Joey
2004 · Series
Exploring the Reef
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
2003 · Movie
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Series
Finding Nemo
2003 · Movie
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
2003 · Movie
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The Bachelorette
2003 · Series
American Idol
2002 · Series
Live from E!
2002 · Series
The Bernie Mac Show
2001 · Series
The Ellen Show
2001 · Series
On the Edge
2001 · Movie
Primetime Glick
2001 · Series
Six Feet Under
2001 · Series
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
2000 · Movie
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000 · Movie
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Series
After Stonewall
1999 · Movie
The Love Letter
1999 · Movie
Goodbye Lover
1999 · Movie
EDtv
1999 · Movie
Will & Grace
1998 · Series
Doctor Dolittle
1998 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Series
Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Series
Mr. Wrong
1996 · Movie
Ellen
1994 · Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
Coneheads
1993 · Movie
Laurie Hill
1992 · Series
Mad About You
1992 · Series
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
1992 · Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Series
Wisecracks
1992 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
1990 · Movie
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Open House
1989 · Series
One Night Stand
1989 · Series
Roseanne
1988 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
On Location: Women of the Night
1987 · Movie
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
1986 · Movie
Larry King Live
1985 · Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Series
Sesame Street
1969 · Series
The Grammys
1959 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Today
1952 · Series
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Series
Loving Dory
Movie
Jekyll
Movie
Castle Hangnail
Movie