| Real Name: |
Amanda Lee
Rogers
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| Height: |
5'7"
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| Birthplace: |
Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia
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| Date of Birth: |
January
31, 1973
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| Husband/Partner: |
Francesca Gregorini
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Trivia: |
Did
you know that she an open Lesbian?
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She was born in Melbourne, Australia and started
modelling at 11 years of age while excelling at
school. It continued into her teenage years as she
was accepted into the University Of Melbourne. There
she would major in law, however, Portia took a sidestep
into acting with her role as Giddy (then 20) years
old in Sirens. Her main purpose for auditioning
for Sirens was to meet Sam Neill (Jurassic Park
- Dr. Grant) her idol, even though she had no major
acting experience. She is the younger of two children
brought up by her single mother Margaret (father
Barry died when she was 9 from a heart attack) and
had opportunities with acting in television commercials
when she was only 14 years old. Portia is now in
her second season as the ambitious "Nelle Porter"
on FOX's award winning series "Ally McBeal."
Unlike
many actresses, Portia de Rossi did not intentionally
pursue a career amidst the hype and glamour of the
entertainment industry Instead, she was pursued
by it. Portia was enrolled in law school and well
on her way to becoming an attorney in her native
Australia when movie stardom beckoned. A local film
producer asked Portia to audtition for an independent
film that he was making before she finally agreed.
When she finally did, it confirmed the producer's
intuition that Portia de Rossi had the makings of
a star. Portia's latest project was in MGM's religious
supernatural thriller "Stigmata," co-starring with
Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne. Other film
credits include, "A Breed Apart" with Andrew McCarthy;
"The Invisibles," a two-person film with Michael
Goorjian and "American Intellectuals," an ensemble
piece about a clique of upper class kids who experiment
with smart drugs; and "Girl" a coming-of-age story
with Dominique Swain, Summer Phoenix and Sean Patrick
Flannery. The film centers around a girl's sexual
awakening as she readies herself for college life.
De Rossi plays her wilder, more experienced friend
who helps her along the way. Intelligent and beautiful,
Portia seems destined for Hollywood stardom. She
currently resides in Los Angeles. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
The Night We Called It a Day (2003)
Two Girls From Lemoore (2003)
I Witness (2003)
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Women in Film (2001)
Stigmata (1999)
American Intellectuals (1999)
The Invisibles (1999)
Girl (1998)
Scream 2 (1997)
The Woman in the Moon (1995)
Sirens (1994)
Made for TV:
The Glow (2002)
Astoria (1998)
Perfect Assassins (1998)
Direct to Video: None
TV Shows:
America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story
(2003)
Ally (1999)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1996)
Too Something (1995)
Cartoon Voices: None
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