Portia De RossiPortia De Rossii(A137221 works by)(birth name: Amanda LeeRogers)
(a.k.a.
Portia Lee DeGeneres)
Born:Established:1973Horsham,Horsham area,North West Victoria,Victoria,;
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Portia De Rossi (born Amanda Lee Rogers) grew up in Grovedale, Geelong. She attended Geelong Grammar School and Melbourne Girls' Grammar School before beginning law studies at the University of Melbourne. She discontinued her studies to concentrate on acting and subsequently moved to the US.
In 2010, De Rossi legally changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres.