Portia de
Portia Lee James DeGeneres (also also known as Portia de Rossi) is a famous Australian as well as an American model, actress, and philanthropist. Her name was changed legally at age fifteen, choosing her name from the Shakespearean performance 'The Merchant from Venice'. She then adopted the Italian name 'de Rossi' which she considered to be beautiful. Portia considers it to be the most daring thing she's done in her life and declared that the need to change her name triggered by her inner conflict with her sexual identity. Portia was introduced to the film industry with the romantic-comedy drama film "Sirens," starring Hugh Grant. She also appeared in several American films and television shows like Too Something, Nick Freno, The Licensed Teacher, Arrested Development, and, Better Off Ted. She became famous for her role in the role of a Boston-based lawyer who was named Nelle Porter in the television comedy show called Ally McBeal. Her character played the lead character in the show's comedy relief.



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