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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Kristi Zea to Frank von Zerneck
Portia de Rossi Biography (1973-)
Original name, Amanda "Mandy" Lee Rogers; born January 31, 1973, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; daughter of Barry and Margaret (a medical receptionist) Rogers. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Joan Hyler, Hyler Management, 25 Sea Colony Dr., Santa Monica, CA 90405.; Publicist: PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- Australian
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- January 31, 1973
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Maria Hunter, New York Daze (also known as Too Something),Fox, 1995-1996
- Miss Elana Lewis, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, 1996-1997
- Nelle Porter, Ally McBeal (also known as Ally), Fox, 1998-2002
- Lindsay Bluth Funke, Arrested Development, Fox, beginning 2003
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Movies
- Lana Collins, Perfect Assassins (also known as A Breed Apart), HBO, 1998
- Jackie Lawrence, The Glow, Fox, 2002
- Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy, Jr. Story, TBS, 2003
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Episodic
- Carolyn, "Veronica's First Date," Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1997
- Laurel Janus, "Dead Man's Eyes," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2002
- Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2002
- Lauren Barnes, "Wish List," Mister Sterling, NBC, 2003
- Lauren Barnes, "Final Passage," Mister Sterling, NBC, 2003
- Guest, The View, 2003
- Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
- Also panelist on All Star Squares.
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Specials
- Host, E! Rack-n-Roll: Behind the Scenes, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
- (As Portia deRossi) 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
- Interviewee, All about Ally, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
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Film Appearances
- Giddy, Sirens, Columbia/TriStar, 1994
- Shauna, The Woman in the Moon, 1995
- Sorority sister Murphy, Scream 2 (also known as Scream Again,
Scream Louder, and Scream: The Sequel), Dimension Films/Miramax, 1997
- Joy, The Invisibles, Visionbox Pictures, 1999
- (As Portia Di Rossi) Carla Sparrow, Girl, Kushner-Locke, 1999
- Sarah, American Intellectuals, Oak Island Films, 1999
- Jennifer Kelliho, Stigmata (also known as Toby's Story), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
- Gina Tolk, Women in Film, Lions Gate Films, 2001
- Tess Donnelly, Who Is Cletis Tout?, Paramount Classics, 2002
- Emily Thompson, I Witness, Promark Entertainment Group, 2003
- Hilary Hunter, The Night We Called It a Day, Miracle Entertainment, 2004
- Kelly, Dead & Breakfast, Ambus Entertainment/Goal Line Productions, 2004
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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Behind the "Scream," Dimension Home Video, 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Bikini, November, 1998, pp. 18-19
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Hollywood Reporter, July 15, 1998, p. 4
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People Weekly, November 30, 1998, pp. 80-81
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Shape, April 8, 1999, pp. 12-16
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TV Guide, December 5, 1998, pp. 30-32
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US, January, 1999
Electronic
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Portia de Rossi Official Site, http://www.portia-derossi.com, February 12, 2004
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