History Creator / EllenDegeneres

Since coming out, she has become one of the most prominent voices in support of LGBT rights. Naturally, this has attracted the ire of the usual suspects. When she was selected as the spokeswoman for department store chain J. C. Penney, a Conservative Christian group calling itself "One Million Moms" (actual membership around 10,000) attempted to organize a boycott against the company citing her homosexuality and activism. The protest fell apart when J. C. Penney received over two million letters and comments from individual customers – including many in the financially-lucrative LGBT community – stating they would boycott if Ellen was fired.

* ''Ride/EllensEnergyAdventure'' (1996-)

'''Ellen Lee [=DeGeneres=]''' (born January 26, 1958) is a comedian, actress, writer, and TV show host. She is married to Creator/PortiaDeRossi, and is notable as one of the most well-known openly lesbian celebrities.

* ''The Ellen Show'' (2001–02)

Her self-titled sitcom ''Series/{{Ellen}}'', the first series in which she played a starring role, was a ratings success and made her a household name. However, her decision to publicly come out as a lesbian at the end of the show's run – at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in parts of the United States and even many in Hollywood chose to [[StraightGay fake straight]] to avoid angering MoralGuardians – resulted in an immediate backlash against her from said corners and derailed her career for a few years.

Ellen Lee [=DeGeneres=] (1958-) is a comedian, actress, writer, and TV show host. She is married to Creator/PortiaDeRossi, and is notable as one of the most well-known openly lesbian celebrities.

Her initial start was in standup comedy in the early 1980's. From there, she moved into acting for both film and television.

Since coming out, she has become one of the most prominent voices in support of LGBT rights. Naturally, this has attracted the ire of the usual suspects. When she was selected as the spokeswoman for department store chain J.C.Penney, a Conservative Christian group calling itself "One Million Moms" (actual membership around 10,000) attempted to organize a boycott against the company citing her homosexuality and activism. The protest fell apart when J.C.Penney received over two million letters and comments from individual customers – including many in the financially lucrative LGBT community – stating they would boycott if Ellen was fired.

Ellen married her longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi as soon as it became legal to do so in California (making hers one of the few "grandfathered in" gay marriages between the passage of anti-gay law Proposition 8 and its de facto rejection by the Supreme Court five years later).

In addition to winning multiple Emmys, she has hosted that awards show twice, the Grammys twice, and the Academy Awards twice – her Oscar hosting in 2014 containing an infamous celebrity selfie that broke Twitter (and turned out to have been a marketing stunt organized by Samsung).

* ''The Ellen Degeneres Show'' (2003–)

Ellen Lee [=DeGeneres=] (1958-) is a comedian, actress, writer, and TV show host. She is married to [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Portia]] [[BetterOffTed de Rossi]], and is notable as one of the most well-known openly lesbian celebrities.

Her self-titled sitcom ''Series/{{Ellen}}'', the first series in which she played a starring role, was a ratings success and made her a household name. However, her decision to publicly come out as a lesbian near the end of the show's run – at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in parts of the United States and even many in Hollywood chose to [[StraightGay fake straight]] to avoid angering MoralGuardians – resulted in an immediate backlash against her from said corners and derailed her career for a few years.

Her self-titled sitcom ''Series/{{Ellen}}'', the first series in which she played a starring role, was a ratings success and made her a household name. However, her decision to publicly come out as a lesbian at the end of the show's run – at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in parts of the United States and even many in Hollywood chose to [[StraightGay fake straight]] to avoid angering MoralGuardians – resulted in an immediate backlash against her from said corners and derailed her career for a few years.

Her self-titled sitcom ''Series/{{Ellen}}'', the first series in which she played a starring role, was a ratings success and made her a household name. However, her decision to publicly come out as a lesbian at the end of the show's run – at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in parts of the United States and even many in Hollywood chose to [[StayInTheCloset fake straight]] to avoid angering MoralGuardians – resulted in an immediate backlash against her from said corners and derailed her career for a few years.

Ellen Lee [=DeGeneres=] (1958-) is a comedian, actor, writer, and TV show host. She is married to [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Portia]] [[BetterOffTed de Rossi]], and is notable as one of the most well-known openly lesbian celebrities.

* ''Series/{{Ellen}}'' (1994-1998)

* ''The Ellen Show'' (2001-2002)

* ''The Ellen Degeneres Show'' (2003-)

Ellen Lee [=DeGeneres=] (1958-) is a comedian, actor, writer, and TV show host. She is married to [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Portia]] [[BetterOffTed de Rossi]], and is notable as one of the most well-known openly gay celebrities.

Ellen Lee [=DeGeneres=] (1958-) is a comedian, actor, writer, and TV show host. She is married to [[ArrestedDevelopment Portia]] [[BetterOffTed de Rossi]], and is notable as one of the most well-known openly gay celebrities.

Ellen Lee [=DeGeneres=] (1958-) is a comedian, actor, writer, and TV show host. She is married to Portia de Rossi, and is notable as one of the most well-known openly gay celebrities.

* ''AmericanIdol'' (Judge, 2009)

* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' (2003)

Ellen [=DeGeneres=] is a comedian, actor, writer, and TV show host. She is married to Portia de Rossi, and is notable as one of the most well-known openly gay celebrities.

* ''{{Ellen}}'' (1994-1998)

* ''DoctorDolittle'' (1998)

* ''Series/AmericanIdol'' (Judge, 2009)

* ''The Ellen Degeneres Show'' (2003-present)

* ''FindingNemo'' (2003)