Ellen Degeneres, an American actress and television presenter, who does not hide her sexual orientation

American actress and popular TV presenter Ellen Degeneres was born on January 26, 1958 in the suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana. Parents Elliot and Betty Degeneres raised a girl in the traditions of the Church of Scientology until thirteen years.

Disorder in the family

As soon as Ellen was sixteen, how in the family quarrels began and mutual reproaches began. All this ended in divorce. Mother and daughter moved to Atlanta, where Betty remarried. Ellen Degeneres returned to her native place after graduating from high school and applied to the New Orleans University for the "public relations" department.

She was not interested in studying, and the girl left the university. To make a living, Ellen got a job at the office of a large law firm. However, this kind of activity quickly bored her. In the end, the artistic nature of Ellen Degeneres took over, and the future actress began to act as a comedian stand-up in various clubs and restaurants.

Thanks to her natural talent, the girl quickly moved forward, she was noticed by the bosses of entertainment television. Ellen got the opportunity to tour America.

In 1986 she took part in the "Johnny Carson Show", which at that time was considered the highest achievement. Ellen Degeneres became the first woman in the history of comic art, which rose so high.

Ellen Degeneres Show

The success of the actress allowed her to open her own show called "Ellen", which lasted from 1984 to 1998. The project reached its highest popularity in 1997, when Degeneres publicly admitted in her lesbian orientation. This piquant circumstance was defeated by the actress in a short play-sketch "Psychoanalysis". The show marked the beginning of a series of similar stories. The role of the psychoanalyst was played by Oprah Winfrey, a well-known TV presenter.

Since the theme of the performances was not fueled by anything new for several months, the ratings began to decline and, in the end, the show had to be closed. In 2001, Degeneres opened the sitcom "The Ellen Show", in which the theme of lesbian love was still played, but it was no longer central. The new program did not have success and was also canceled soon after.

On November 4, 2001, Ellen Degeneres acted as presenter at the Emmy Awards ceremony. The solemn part was twice postponed because of the tragic events of September 11, which claimed thousands of lives of innocent people. Then it was decided to hold a presentation ceremony and Ellen DeGeneres brilliantly did it.

The actress applauded standing up during her performance - in wit that day she surpassed herself. After the enchanting success of the actress at the Emmy 2001 ceremony, she began to prepare a new program, the sitcom "The Ellen Degeneres Show", which was launched in the autumn of 2003.

The first season brought immediately eleven nominations for "Emmy", four of which were received by the actress. The next two seasons also became successful. Ellen and her sitcom continued their triumphal march until 2006.

Bush, Clinton and Ellen

The University of Talein in New Orleans invited US President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton to award diplomas. Following them, Degeneres in the bathrobe and slippers appeared unnoticed in the background. The fact is that in English the mantle of academicians and the phrase "bathrobe" are consonant. Both presidents were much surprised when, with their appearance on stage, Homeric laughter arose.

"Oscar"

In 2006, Degeneres chose the next 79th Oscar ceremony, which was scheduled for February 2007. Ellen was the first leading, not hiding her non-traditional orientation. For this performance, the actress was awarded a nomination for the Emmy Award.

Filmography

During her career, the actress starred in eighteen films. Ellen Degeneres, whose films have left no trace in American cinema, has never sought to become a movie star. "Everyone is filming, and I did it," she said.

Personal life

Since the actress does not hide lesbian inclinations, everyone knows her love affairs. In the period from 1997 to 2000, Ellen met with Anne Heche, the star of the multi-part film "Another World".

In 2001, Degeneres began a relationship with actress Hadison Alexandra, which lasted almost three years. Friends did not follow the chronology and after their parting, there were joint photos in many editions. Due to this oversight, the public for a long time believed that the couple is inseparable.

Since 2004, Ellen has been in a relationship with Porsche de Rossi, the star of the television series. In 2008, the couple registered a marriage, collecting for the celebration about twenty guests. Ellen Degeneres, whose children have not yet been born, but instead of them the star has a favorite poodle Argo and kitty Barbara, so Ellen is quite happy.