Ellen DeGeneres

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Full Name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres

Nicknames: Ellen DeGenerate (since the fourth grade)

Sex: Female

Birthdate: January 26, 1958

Birthday: Sunday

Birthplace: Ochsner Hospital in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, Louisiana, USA

Grew Up In: Atlanta, Texas, USA

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Nationality: American

Race / Ethnicity: French, English, German, and Irish descent

Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)

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Religion: Lesbian

Education:

1. Ellen DeGeneres graduated from Atlanta High School on May 21, 1976.
2. Ellen DeGeneres majored in communications from University of New Orleans.

Occupation:

1. Actress
2. Stand-up comedian
3. Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Past Occupation:

1. Selling clothes, including dresses, at the chain-store the Merry-Go-Round at the Lakeside Shopping Center in New Orleans
2. Waitress at TGI Friday's and another restaurant
3. House painter
4. Hostess
5. Bartender
6. Oyster shucker

Years Active: 1981 – present

Father: Elliot (was an insurance salesman; separated with Elizabeth on on December 4, 1973. The divorce was finalized in January 1974)

Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betty," (a real-estate agent)

Stepfather: Roy Gruessendorf (a salesman)

Brothers: Vance DeGeneres (an actor and guitarist for the rock band Cowboy Mouth)

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Girlfriends:

1. Anne Heche
2. Alexandra Hedison
3. Portia de Rossi

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Net Worth: US$85 million (In 2007, Forbes ranked Ellen DeGeneres personal net worth to be $65 million)

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Filmography

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