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Ellen Lee DeGeneres -LRB- -LSB- dᵻˈdʒɛnərᵻs -RSB- born January 26 , 1958 -RRB- is an American comedian , television host , actress , writer , and producer .. television. television. Ellen. Ellen ( TV series ). DeGeneres starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , since 2003 .. Ellen. Ellen ( TV series ). syndicated. Television syndication. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Her stand-up career started in the early 1980s , and included a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson .. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As a film actress , DeGeneres starred in Mr. Wrong -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , appeared in EDtv -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and The Love Letter -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and provided the voice of Dory in the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and Finding Dory -LRB- 2016 -RRB- ; for Nemo , she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress , the first time an actress won a Saturn Award for a voice performance .. film. film. Mr. Wrong. Mr. Wrong. EDtv. EDtv. The Love Letter. The Love Letter ( 1999 film ). Pixar. Pixar. Finding Nemo. Finding Nemo. Finding Dory. Finding Dory. Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2010 , she was a judge on American Idol for its ninth season .. American Idol. American Idol. ninth season. American Idol ( season 9 ). She starred in two television sitcoms , Ellen from 1994 to 1998 , and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002 .. television. television. Ellen. Ellen ( TV series ). The Ellen Show. The Ellen Show. During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997 , she came out as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show .. Ellen. Ellen ( TV series ). came out. coming out. The Oprah Winfrey Show. The Oprah Winfrey Show. Her character , Ellen Morgan , also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey , and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues , including the coming-out process .. Ellen. Ellen ( TV series ). came out. coming out. LGBT. LGBT. This made her the first openly lesbian actress to play an openly lesbian character on television .. television. television. In 2008 , she married her longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi .. Portia de Rossi. Portia de Rossi. Portia de Rossi. Portia de Rossi. DeGeneres has hosted the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards , and the Primetime Emmys .. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. Grammy Awards. Grammy Awards. Primetime Emmys. Primetime Emmys. Emmys. Emmy Award. She has authored three books and started her own record company , Eleveneleven .. Eleveneleven. Eleveneleven. She has won 29 Emmys , 20 People 's Choice Awards -LRB- more than any other person -RRB- , and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts .. Emmys. Emmy Award. numerous other awards. List of awards and nominations received by Ellen DeGeneres. In 2016 , she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom .. Presidential Medal of Freedom. Presidential Medal of Freedom