Ellen DeGeneres

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actress comedian human producer television host

Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, actress, and television host best known for her groundbreaking sitcom "Ellen" and her long-running daytime talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actress → comedian → human → producer → television host →
awardReceived	Daytime Emmy Award → Mark Twain Prize for American Humor → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Primetime Emmy Award →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1958-01-26 →
educatedAt	University of New Orleans →
employer	NBC → Warner Bros. Television →
ethnicGroup	Cajun American →
fieldOfWork	daytime television → television comedy →
founded	A Very Good Production → ED Ellen DeGeneres (lifestyle brand) → The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund →
fullName	Ellen Lee DeGeneres →
genre	deadpan → observational comedy → satire →
hasSibling	Vance DeGeneres →
hosted	Academy Awards → Grammy Awards → Primetime Emmy Awards → The Ellen DeGeneres Show →
languageSpoken	English →
movement	LGBT rights activism →
nominatedFor	Golden Globe Award →
notableEvent	came out as gay on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997 → character Ellen Morgan came out as gay in the “Puppy Episode” of Ellen →
notableWork	Ellen → The Ellen DeGeneres Show →
occupation	actress → producer → stand-up comedian → television presenter → writer →
placeOfBirth	Metairie, Louisiana, United States →
religion	Christianity →
residence	California, United States →
sexualOrientation	lesbian →
spouse	Portia de Rossi →
spouseStartTime	2008 →
voicedCharacter	Dory in Finding Dory → Dory in Finding Nemo →
yearsActive	1980s–present →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ellen → The Ellen DeGeneres Show →	starring
Dory → Finding Nemo →	voiceActor
A Very Good Production →	associatedWith
Metairie, Louisiana, United States →	birthplaceOf
Ellen ("Ellen Morgan – Ellen DeGeneres") →	characterPortrayedBy
The Ellen DeGeneres Show →	creator
Vance DeGeneres ("DeGeneres") →	familyName
Dr. Dolittle (1998 film) →	featuresVoice
Ellen DeGeneres ("ED Ellen DeGeneres (lifestyle brand)") →	founded
The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund →	foundedBy
Ellen DeGeneres ("Ellen Lee DeGeneres") →	fullName
The Ellen DeGeneres Show →	hasMainHost
Metairie, Louisiana, United States →	hasNotablePerson
CoverGirl →	hasSpokesmodel
86th Academy Awards →	host
Bob Newhart →	influenced
The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund →	namedAfter
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor →	notableRecipient
The Ellen DeGeneres Show →	presenter
Vance DeGeneres →	sibling
Portia de Rossi →	spouse
Finding Dory →	voiceActorOfDory