Ellen DeGeneres
Known for: Acting
Born: January 26, 1958
Place of birth: Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) 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.
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Filmography
66 movies · 67 TV shows, newest first
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Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
2026
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The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
2026
7.1
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026
7.6
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026
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IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
2024
6.5
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
2024
6.2
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
5.1
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
5.3
No Accident
2023
1.5
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
2023
7.6
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
8.3
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
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Best of Ellen
2022
8.5
The Kardashians
2022
7.0
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
1.2
Little Ellen
2021
6.5
Tig Notaro: Drawn
2021
9.0
Endangered
2021
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Ellen's Next Great Designer
2021
7.2
Pixar Popcorn
20215.0
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
6.7
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
7.0
The New York Times Presents
2020
7.1
One World: Together at Home
2020
4.0
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020
6.7
Visible: Out on Television
2020
2.0
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
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Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
8.0
Green Eggs and Ham
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.4
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
20191.0
Juego de Juegos
2019
6.4
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
2018
7.1
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018
6.2
Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here
2018
6.0
Splitting Up Together
2018
7.7
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
7.0
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
7.1
Ellen's Game of Games
2017
6.2
Marine Life Interviews
2016
7.0
Finding Dory
2016
7.6
Little Big Shots
2016
8.4
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
7.5
Unity
2015
5.7
One Big Happy
2015
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Repeat After Me
2015
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
4.8
Hits
2014
6.9
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
4.7
Comic Relief Zero
2013
5.9
The Out List
2013
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Wampler's Ascent
2013
4.5
Makers: Women Who Make America
2013
7.0
Steve Harvey
2012
6.9
Step Up Revolution
2012
7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
7.1
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
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Bethenny
2012
7.6
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012
6.5
Inside Comedy
2012
2.7
The Undefeated
20113.0
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
2009NR
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
2008
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Hype: The Obama Effect
2008NR
Cat on the Prowl
2008NR
Ellen's Really Big Show
2007
7.9
The Big Bang Theory
2007
7.5
The Pixar Story
2007
10.0
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
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Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006
6.8
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
7.4
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
6.3
Joey
2004
6.1
Exploring the Reef
2003
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
7.1
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
2003
4.9
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
7.8
Finding Nemo
2003
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The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
2003
4.4
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
4.3
The Bachelorette
2003
5.0
American Idol
2002
3.7
Live from E!
2002
6.6
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
6.1
The Ellen Show
2001
5.5
On the Edge
2001
7.2
Primetime Glick
2001
8.1
Six Feet Under
2001
6.9
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
2000
6.5
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
9.1
Teen Choice Awards
1999
5.6
After Stonewall
1999
5.2
The Love Letter
1999
5.6
Goodbye Lover
1999
6.0
EDtv
1999
6.9
Will & Grace
1998
5.7
Doctor Dolittle
1998
6.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
7.0
Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
4.1
Mr. Wrong
1996
6.1
Ellen
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
5.5
Coneheads
1993
7.0
Laurie Hill
1992
6.8
Mad About You
199210.0
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
1992
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
8.3
Wisecracks
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
7.7
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
6.3
Open House
1989
8.1
One Night Stand
1989
6.8
Roseanne
1988
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
8.0
On Location: Women of the Night
1987
8.0
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
1986
5.2
Larry King Live
1985
4.3
Entertainment Tonight
1981
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
7.1
Sesame Street
1969
8.6
The Grammys
1959
7.0
The Oscars
1953
5.6
Today
1952
7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949
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Loving Dory
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Castle Hangnail
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Jekyll
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