Ellen Degeneres was born on January 26, 1958 in Metairie,
Louisiana.
In 1991 Ellen Degeneres was given the Best Female Club Standup
Comedy Award.
Ellen Degeneres has brought to life some of the most memorable
animated characters in FINDING NEMO(2003) she was the voice
of Dory, and in 1998 she was the Prologue Dog in DOCTOR DOLITTLE.
In 1982 Ellen Degeneres was Voted Funniest Person In America.
Ellen was quoted saying her love scene with Bill Pullman
in MR. WRONG in 1996 was a combination of SOMETHING WILD,
AFTER HOURS, and MARY POPPINS ....if Mary Poppins were naked.
For the made for TV movie IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK in 2000
Ellen Degeneres was initially reluctant to do a love scene
with Sharon Stone, but Ellen's then-girlfriend Anne Heche,
who was directing this particular segment of the film, encouraged
her to do it.
The New York Times Bestseller list has made space for Ellen
Degeneres with two books she has written, My Point...
And I Do Have One, a New York Times bestseller for six months,
and The Funny Thing Is..., also a New York Times bestseller.
Ellen Degeneres' other notable credits include...