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.
59 movies · 59 shows
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
2026·0.0
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026·7.5
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
2024·0.0
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
2024·6.4
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024·6.2
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024·5.1
No Accident
2023·5.3
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
2023·1.5
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023·8.3
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022·7.0
Adele One Night Only
2021·7.8
Endangered
2021·9.0
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021·5.0
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020·6.7
One World: Together at Home
2020·7.1
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020·4.0
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
2018·6.4
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018·7.7
Marine Life Interviews
2016·6.2
Finding Dory
2016·7.0
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015·8.4
Unity
2015·7.5
Hits
2014·4.8
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013·6.9
Comic Relief Zero
2013·4.7
The Out List
2013·5.9
Step Up Revolution
2012·6.9
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012·7.1
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012·7.8
The Undefeated
2011·2.7
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
2009·3.0
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
2008·0.0
Hype: The Obama Effect
2008·0.0
Ellen's Really Big Show
2007·0.0
The Pixar Story
2007·7.5
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006·10.0
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006·0.0
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004·7.4
Exploring the Reef
2003·6.3
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
2003·7.1
Finding Nemo
2003·7.8
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
2003·0.0
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003·4.4
On the Edge
2001·5.5
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
2000·6.9
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000·6.5
After Stonewall
1999·5.6
The Love Letter
1999·5.2
Goodbye Lover
1999·5.7
EDtv
1999·6.0
Doctor Dolittle
1998·5.7
Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996·7.0
Mr. Wrong
1996·4.0
Coneheads
1993·5.5
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
1992·10.0
Wisecracks
1992·8.3
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
1990·7.7
On Location: Women of the Night
1987·8.0
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
1986·8.0