Portia de Rossi (b. 31 January 1973) is an Australian actress. She was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Geelong. She took on her present name at the age of 15.
Her first significant role was as a young, impressionable model in the 1994 film Sirens. She also had a role in Scream 2, and played regular lawyer Nelle Porter on the popular series Ally McBeal. In 2001 she stared in Who is Cletis Tout? with Christian Slater. As of 2004 she stars as Lindsay Bluth Fnke on Fox Television's critically acclaimed Arrested Development.
In December of 2004 De Rossi became involved with popular comedian Ellen Degeneres. Earlier, she had been involved in a longterm relationship with singer Francesca Gregorini (nיe Countess Francesca McKnight Donatella Romana Gregorini di Savingniano di Romagnia), the daughter of actress Barbara Bach and a stepchild of Ringo Starr. According to press reports, the two women reportedly had been planning to cement their relationship in a commitment ceremony or marriage before De Rossi met Degeneres. Earlier in life, De Rossi reportedly dated Hugh Grant.
