Portia de Rossi
- Actress
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Portia de Rossi was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally
born Amanda Rogers, at 15 she changed her name to Portia, saying that
it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point.
After graduating from high school, she attended the University of
Melbourne, and studied law. Although she studied diligently, in 1993,
Portia found herself giving special notice to a casting director who
saw her in a commercial, and she soon auditioned for
Sirens (1994), a low budget comedy
starring Hugh Grant. She was cast in
the role of Giddy, one of the three gorgeous models in the movie. It
wasn't until 1997, however, that Portia at last began to attract real
attention. She turned an unforgettable role as Murphy in
Scream 2 (1997), and in 1998 she joined
the cast of Ally McBeal (1997) as
the "Ice Queen", Nelle Porter. She has also worked on such projects as
Stigmata (1999),
Girl (1998), and
The Invisibles (1999), and she has
appeared on several magazine covers, including Shape. After more than a
decade of hard work, Portia is finally beginning to win real
recognition, not only for her long golden tresses, but also for her
wonderful talent.
