I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life.

She became a US citizen in September 2011. In 2009 and 2010 de Rossi played the high-strung and controlling Veronica Palmer on the ABC show Better Off Ted. She also portrayed Veronica Palmer on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted and Olivia Lord on Nip/Tuck.

: /ˈpɔərʃə də ˈrɒsi/) is an Australian actress best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and Lindsay Fünke on the sitcom Arrested Development. Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; 31 January 1973) known professionally as Portia de Rossi (pron. She also portrayed Veronica Palmer on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted and Olivia Lord on Nip/Tuck.