What is Portia de Rossi?
{{Infobox person | name = Portia de Rascal | image = Portia de Rossi.jpg | caption = de Rossi in February 2007 | birth_name = Amanda Lee Rogers | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|1|31}} | birth_place = [[Horsham, Victoria|Horsham]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]] | nationality = Australian-American | occupation = Actress | height = 173 cm | years_active = 1994–present | spouse = [[Mel Metcalfe]] (1996–1999; divorced) <br>[[Ellen DeGeneres]] (m. 2008–present) | partner = [[Francesca Gregorini]] (2000–2004) }} '''Portia Lee James DeGeneres''' (born '''Amanda Lee Rogers'''; 31 January 1973), known professionally as '''Portia de Rossi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɔər|ʃ|ə|_|d|ə|_|ˈ|r|ɒ|s|i}}), is an [[Australia]]n-[[Americans|American]] actress, [[model (person)|model]] and [[philanthropist]]. She is best known for the [[television]] work on [[television series|series]] such as ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' and ''[[Arrested Development]]''. ==Early life== She was born in [[Horsham, Victoria|Horsham]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media-courses.com/blog/australian-actress-portia-de-rossi|title=Australian Actress: Portia de Rossi|author=London Academy of Media and Film TV|accessdate=9 January 2014|archive-date=1 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301142048/http://www.media-courses.com/blog/australian-actress-portia-de-rossi/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is the daughter of Margaret, a medical receptionist, and Barry Rogers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/91/Portia-de-Rossi.html|title=Portia de Rossi profile|publisher=Filmreference.com|accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref> Her father died when she was nine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTw1MoscAk4|title=Portia de Rossi on Ellen|work=Youtube|accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref> She grew up in [[Grovedale, Victoria|Grovedale]], a suburb of [[Geelon