Ellen DeGeneres
Acting
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
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movieThe Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
2026
Self (archival footage)
tvReality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026
Self - Host, Ellen (archive footage)
movieNirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieIMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieOutstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieTMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieNo Accident
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvBest of Ellen
2022
Herself
movieEndangered
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvEllen's Next Great Designer
2021
Ellen DeGeneres
tvPixar Popcorn
2021
Dory (voice)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieYou Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe New York Times Presents
2020
Self (archive footage)
tvPatriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018
Self (archive footage)
tvEllen's Game of Games
2017
Self - Host
movieMarine Life Interviews
2016
Dory (voice)
movieFinding Dory
2016
Dory (voice)
movieTaylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
Self - Special Guest
movieUnity
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieHits
2014
Self (voice; uncredited)
movieComic Relief Zero
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Out List
2013
Herself
movieStep Up Revolution
2012
Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
movieKaty Perry: Part of Me
2012
Self (archive footage)
tvBethenny
2012
Self - Guest
movieThe Undefeated
2011
Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage)
movieHype: The Obama Effect
2008
Self (archive footage)
Ellen's Really Big Show
2007
Herself - Host
tvThe Big Bang Theory
2007
Ellen DeGeneres
movieThe Pixar Story
2007
Dory (voice) (archive footage)
tvJoey
2004
Ellen DeGeneres
movieExploring the Reef
2003
Dory (voice)
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Self - Host
movieFinding Nemo
2003
Dory (voice)
movieThe Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
2003
Self (archive footage)
moviePauly Shore Is Dead
2003
Ellen DeGeneres
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
tvAmerican Idol
2002
Self / Self - Judge
tvThe Bernie Mac Show
2001
Ellen DeGeneres
tvThe Ellen Show
2001
Ellen Richmond
movieOn the Edge
2001
Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited)
tvSix Feet Under
2001
Ellen DeGeneres
movieGoodbye Lover
1999
Stg. Rita Pompano
movieEDtv
1999
Cynthia Topping
tvWill & Grace
1998
Sister Louise
movieDoctor Dolittle
1998
Prologue Dog (voice)
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieMr. Wrong
1996
Martha Alston
tvEllen
1994
Ellen Morgan
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieConeheads
1993
Coach
tvLaurie Hill
1992
Nancy MacIntyre
tvMad About You
1992
Nancy Bloom
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
Ellen DeGeneres
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Ellen DeGeneres (voice)
tvOpen House
1989
Margo Van Meter
tvRoseanne
1988
Dr. Whitman
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Host
tvToday
1952
Self
movieLoving Dory
Dory (voice)
Production18
movieSaving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
2023
Executive Producer
tvLittle Ellen
2021
Executive Producer
movieTig Notaro: Drawn
2021
Executive Producer
movieEndangered
2021
Executive Producer
tvGreen Eggs and Ham
2019
Executive Producer
movieEllen DeGeneres: Relatable
2018
Executive Producer
movieTig Notaro: Happy to Be Here
2018
Executive Producer
tvSplitting Up Together
2018
Executive Producer
tvLittle Big Shots
2016
Executive Producer
tvOne Big Happy
2015
Executive Producer
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Executive Producer
movieEllen DeGeneres: Here and Now
2003
Executive Producer
tvThe Ellen Show
2001
Producer
movieEllen DeGeneres: The Beginning
2000
Executive Producer
movieJekyll
Producer
Creator8
tvBest of Ellen
2022
Creator
tvLittle Ellen
2021
Creator
tvRepeat After Me
2015
Creator
tvBethenny
2012
Creator
tvThe Ellen Show
2001
Creator
tvEllen
1994
Creator
Writing7
tvEpic Rap Battles of History
2010
Characters
tvEllen
1994
Writer