Portia de Rossi was born in 1973, under the name of Amanda lee rogers, in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. She’s daughter of Margaret, a receptionist, and Barry rogers. She was raised in Grovendale, a suburb of Geelong.
As a child, she did work as an advertising model, both for graphics and television commercials.
He took the name of Portia de Rossi from a very young age, when he was 15 years old, as a sign of his search for identity. Elected Portia for being a fan of Shakespeare, Y From Rossi, due to his fascination with European culture.
She was a talented student and attended Geelong Grammar Scholl. In his high school, he studied at Melbourne Girls Grammar School and then in the Melbourne University, in which she began a law career, but dropped out prematurely to pursue an acting career.
Her first major role was playing a young and impressionable model, in the movie “Mermaids”(1994), starring Hugh grant Y Sam neill.
Between 1995 and 1996, he had the character of Maria Hunter in the series “Top Something“. Shortly after he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked on the television show “Nick Freno, Licensed Teacher “(1996-1997), in the role of Elana Lewis.
A short time later, he landed a role in “Scream 2”(1997), which starred David arquette, Courteney cox Y Neve Campbell.
In 1998, he had a participation in the film “Girl“, whose protagonists were Dominique swain, Selma blair Y Tara reid.
Other films from the end of the decade, and that did not bring him much attention, were “The invisible“(1999), which was one of his first leading roles in cinema,”American Intellectuals “(1999) and “Stigmata”, Which starred Patricia arquette, Gabriel byrne Y Jonathan Pryce.
During 1999, he also joined the series “Ally”, But it was with another series, “Ally mcbeal” (1998-2002), who managed to draw attention to her, with the role of Nelle porter.
In 2001, he got a role in the film “Who is Cletis T“, made by Richard Dreyfuss, Tim allen Y Christian slater.
In 2003, he joined Teri hatcher, to make “Two Girls for Lemoore”. That same year he played Emily thompson, on “I Witness“ next to Jeff daniels Y James spader already Hilary hunter, on “The Night we called it a Day“, starring Dennis Hopper Y Melanie Griffith.
Between 2003 and 2006, he had the role of Lindsay Bluth Fünke, in the series “Arrested Development”, For the string Fox and, between 2006 and 2007, he participated in the medical drama “Nip / Tuck“. Since 2009 he has played Veronica palmer in the series of ABC, “Better of ted“. For 2012 his participation is announced, again in the role of Lindsay Bluth Fünke, in the film adaptation of the famous series “Arrested Development”.
In his personal life, Portia she was married for two years to the documentary producer, Mel metcalfe, before declaring himself homosexual.
From 2000 to 2004, he was in a relationship with the singer Francesca Gregorini, daughter of the actress Barbara Bach and stepdaughter of Ringo starr. The couple separated in 2004 after Portia will start dating Ellen Degeneres.
However, it was only in 2005 that he publicly confessed his sexuality, in an interview with “Details” Y “The Advocate”.
Currently, he is living with Ellen Degeneres in Beverly Hills. They both got engaged in 2008.
Portia it has been placed within several rankings for its beauty. These include those in magazines Stuff`s, Maxim, Femme fataleyes, Blender Y People.