PORTIA de ROSSI – known favorite perfume – Petite Cherie.
Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American model, actress and author, who was born in Victoria, Australia. Her birth name is Amanda Lee Rogers. Her parents are Margaret and Barry Rogers. Her father died when she was only nine years old. She has an older brother.
At a young age, Portia was determined to reinvent herself, and adopted a new name, Portia, from a character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, and she chose an Italian last name because she liked the way it sounded. She was fifteen years old.
After modelling for a few years, she made the move to Los Angeles and launched her acting career. She is known for her role in the hit television show, Ally McBeal. Following its success were several more television shows and movies, which kept her in the spotlight. In 2018, she announced she would be retiring from acting.
Born: January 31, 1973
Spouses: Mel Metcalf (1996-1999); Ellen DeGeneres (2008-present)
Height: 5’7” (1.7m)
Net Worth: $20 million
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Humanitarian Causes: The Gentle Barn, a sanctuary for abused animals; Locks of Love, FXB International, an AIDS relief organization; The Art of Elysium, a foundation that helps terminally ill children through art.
Trivia:
- Portia is a vegan.
- Published her autobiography, “Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain” in 2010.
- Studied law at the University of Melbourne.
- Loves to ride horses.
- In 2007, People Magazine listed her as one of its “100 Most Beautiful People”.
- She struggled with anorexia nervosa and bulimia, which she details in her autobiography.
- Shares a birthday with her grandmother.
Quotes:
- “We must be able to inspire. That’s my goal in acting.”
- “I married him for a green card. We had a really, great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn’t right for me.”
- “People might find me attractive, but it’s also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.”
- “I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life.”
- “When I was anorexic it just felt like I literally wanted to disappear. Now I would like to reappear.”
- “I want to exude strength and intelligence.”
- “It makes every bit of difference in the world to hear my mother call Ellen my wife, instead of my partner, or something less than.”