Ellen DeGeneres

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Jan 26, 1958 (67 years old)

Ellen DeGeneres

Known For

Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
1h 3m
Movie 2023

Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure

Follow comedian Ellen DeGeneres as she fulfills her dream of protecting Fossey’s legacy by building the The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
1h 24m
Movie 2023

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett’s illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of the most cherished comediennes in television history.

Best of Ellen
TV Show 2022

Best of Ellen

Ellen presents some of the best moments from her talk show throughout the past few years, featuring Sean "Diddy" Combs, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lopez, and Billie Eilish.

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
0h 45m
Movie 2022

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

Friends and stars pay tribute to America's comedy sweetheart and her trailblazing television career.

Adele One Night Only
1h 28m
Movie 2021

Adele One Night Only

A primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in six years plus her chart-topping hits. The special will also feature an exclusive interview with Adele by Oprah Winfrey from her rose garden, in Adele’s first televised wide-ranging conversation.

Being James Bond
0h 46m
Movie 2021

Being James Bond

Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

Ellen's Next Great Designer
TV Show 2021

Ellen's Next Great Designer

Design aficionado Ellen DeGeneres gives up-and-coming furniture designers the chance to push their creativity to the limit in a competition series featuring designers who tackle furniture-making challenges from studios in their hometowns.

Endangered
1h 28m
Movie 2021

Endangered

United by the planet's biggest conservation project -- The Red List -- conservation heroes around the world are risking everything to save giraffe, gorillas, big cats and other endangered wildlife.

You Cannot Kill David Arquette
1h 30m
Movie 2020

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Nearly 20 years after he "won" the initial title, through ups and downs in his career, with his family, and with his struggles with addiction, David Arquette seeks redemption by returning to the ring...for real this time.

One World: Together at Home
8h 0m
Movie 2020

One World: Together at Home

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.

Biography

Ellen DeGeneres 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.