BornAmandaLeeRogersinHorsham,Victoria,Australia.sheisthedaughterofMargaret,amedicalreceptionist,andBarryRogers.[3]ShewasraisedinGrovedale,asuburbofGeelonginVictoria,Australia.Asachild,shemodeledforprintandTVcommercials.SheadoptedthenamePortiadeRossiattheageof15,statingin2005thatshehadintendedtoreinventherself,usingthegivennameofPortia,acharacterfromWilliamShakespeare...(展开全部) BornAmandaLeeRogersinHorsham,Victoria,Australia.sheisthedaughterofMargaret,amedicalreceptionist,andBarryRogers.[3]ShewasraisedinGrovedale,asuburbofGeelonginVictoria,Australia.Asachild,shemodeledforprintandTVcommercials.SheadoptedthenamePortiadeRossiattheageof15,statingin2005thatshehadintendedtoreinventherself,usingthegivennameofPortia,acharacterfromWilliamShakespeare'sTheMerchantofVenice,andanItalianlastname.[4] HerfirstsignificantrolewasplayingayoungandimpressionablemodelintheAustralian1994filmSirens.SoonafterwardsshemovedtoLosAngelesandhadguestrolesonseveralTVshows,andapermanentroleinNickFreno:LicensedTeacher,beforelandingaroleinthefilmScream2.DuringthistimeintheUnitedStates,deRossiworkeddiligentlytoreplacehernativeAustralianaccentwithhercurrentGeneralAmericanone.[5] SheattractedinternationalattentionwhenshejoinedthemaincastoftheAllyMcBealTVseriesin1998playinglawyerNellePorter.Sheremainedwiththeshowuntilitsendin2002.In2001,shestarredinWhoIsCletisTout?withChristianSlater. From2003–2006,deRossistarredasLindsayBluthFünkeonFoxTelevision'scriticallyacclaimed,Emmy-winningseriesArrestedDevelopment. ShealsoportrayedJohnF.Kennedy,Jr.'swife,CarolynBessette-Kennedy,inthemadeforTVmovieAmerica'sPrince:TheJohnF.KennedyJr.Storyin2003.In2005sheportrayedafortune-tellernamedZelaintheWesCraventhrillerCursed.From2007–2008,deRossiappearedinNip/Tuck'sfifthseasonasJuliaMcNamara'sgirlfriendOliviaLord. In2009and2010,deRossiplayedthehigh-strung,oversexual,andcontrollingVeronicaPalmerontheABCshowBetterOffTed.DeRossiwillrepriseherroleasLindsayBluthFünkein2012'sfilmadaptationofArrestedDevelopment.[6] Sheranked69thinStuff's100SexiestWomen,31inFemmeFatales'SexiestWomenof2003list,24inMaxim's100SexiestWomenListin2004,andinlate2006,themagazineBlenderlistedherasoneofthehottestwomenoffilmandTV.[7]InMay2007,shewasfeaturedasoneof100MostBeautifulinaPeoplemagazinespecialedition.TVGuideincludedherandEllenDeGeneresintheirPowerA-Listcouplesin2007. PortiadeRossiisopenlygay.[4]Shewasmarriedtodocumentaryfilm-makerMelMetcalfefrom1996to1999,initiallypartofaplantogetagreencard,butshedidnotgothroughwithit.Shesaidthat"itjustobviouslywasn'trightforme".[4]Ina2010interviewonGoodMorningAmericasheexplainedthatasayoungactressshewasfearfulofbeingexposedasgay.[8] From2000to2004,deRossidatedsingerFrancescaGregorini,daughterofactressBarbaraBachandstepdaughterofRingoStarr.ShesaidmostofherfamilyandAllyMcBealcastmatesdidnotknowshewasalesbianuntiltabloidpicturesofthecouplewerepublished.[4]Shedeclinedtopubliclydiscusstherelationshiporhersexualorientationatthetime. DeRossiandGregorinibrokeupinlate2004asdeRossibegandatingtalk-showhost/comedianEllenDeGeneres,whomshemetbackstageatanawardsshow.[9]In2005,sheopeneduppubliclyabouthersexualorientationininterviewswithDetailsandTheAdvocate.ShebecameengagedwhenDeGeneresproposedwitha3-caratdiamondring.[10]TheyweremarriedattheirBeverlyHillshomeonAugust16,2008,witnessedbytheirmothersand17otherguests.[10]OnAugust6,2010,PortiafiledapetitiontolegallychangehernametoPortiaLeeJamesDeGeneres.[11]Thepetitionwasgrantedon23September2010.[12]ShebecameaUScitizeninSeptember2011.[13] DeRossistruggledwiththeeatingdisorderanorexianervosaforfouryearswhilefilmingAllyMcBeal.[9][14] In2010deRossipublishedtheautobiographyUnbearableLightnesswhichtalksabouttheturmoilthatshehasexperiencedinherlife,includingsufferingfromanorexianervosaandbeingmisdiagnosedwithlupus.[15][16][17]Topromotethebook,sheappearedonTheOprahWinfreyShowandTheEllenDeGeneresShow.[16] DeRossisupportsavarietyofcharitableorganizations,includingLocksofLove,agroupthatprovideshumanhairwigs(madefromdonatedponytails)eitherfreeofchargeoronaslidingscalebasedontheirownguidelines[18][19][20][21]forchildrenwithalopeciaandothermedicalconditionsthatcausehairloss.[22]ShehasalsosupportedfundraisingeffortsforFXBInternational,[23]anAfricanAIDSrelieforganisation,andTheArtofElysium,[24]anartfoundationforterminallyillchildren.Anavidanimallover,deRossialsosupportsAlleyCatAllies,[25]anorganisationdedicatedtoprotectingandimprovingthelivesofcats.[26]
