soundtrack albums, as well as a couple of compilations that included a holiday album. Shepard has released an additional three studio albums and two live albums since her time on “Ally McBeal.” On the acting front, Shepard most recently appeared on Tracey Ullman’s “State of the Union” in 2009.

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Portia de Rossi (Then)

Portia de Rossi played Nelle Porter.

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Portia de Rossi (Now)

De Rossi joined the cast of “Ally McBeal” in its second season as a new kind of comic relief brought into the firm. She harbored ambitions of becoming partner and had close relationships with her colleagues, from her friendship with Ling (Lucy Liu) to her romantic entanglement with John (Peter MacNicol). De Rossi herself has seen her ambitions take off since the show, first by playing Carolyn Bessette Kennedythat in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." 5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.