# Ellen DeGeneres

_American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-02

> Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy in the early 1980s, gaining national attention with a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She starred in the television sitcoms Ellen (1994–1998) and The Ellen Show (2001–2002). She also hosted the syndicated television talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003–2022), for which she received 33 Daytime Emmy Awards.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 January 1958 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Metairie ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P27))
- **Occupation:** actor; presenter; screenwriter; television presenter; talk show host; television producer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P106))
- **Political party:** Democratic Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P102))
- **Education:** Atlanta High School; Grace King High School; Bishop Manogue High School; LSU New Orleans ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P69))
- **Spouse:** Portia de Rossi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P26))
- **Official website:** ellentube.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P856))
- **Awards:** Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress; Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show; Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment; Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host; American Comedy Awards; Teen Choice Awards; Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production; Mark Twain Prize for American Humor; Women in Film Honors; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame; Annie Award; Genesis Award; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Lucy Award; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** ellendegeneres ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P2002))
- **Instagram:** ellendegeneres ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325#P2003))

## Questions

**When was Ellen DeGeneres born?**  
Ellen DeGeneres was born on 26 January 1958 in Metairie.

**Where did Ellen DeGeneres study?**  
Ellen DeGeneres was educated at Atlanta High School, Grace King High School, Bishop Manogue High School, LSU New Orleans.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ellen DeGeneres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): एलेन डिजेनर्स](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q483325](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483325) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ellen DeGeneres 2011.jpg by Toglenn (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ellen_DeGeneres_2011.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Ellen DeGeneres". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ellen-degeneres. Retrieved 5 November 2026.