Ellen Lee DeGeneres is a popular US comedian and actress. She is the owner of 11 Emmy Awards for her own show. Ellen led the Oscars in 2007 and 2014.
Biography
Ellen Degeneres was born on January 26, 1958 in a suburb of New Orleans, Materi, Louisiana. Her parents were a speech therapist and an insurance agent. Her brother Vance became a producer and musician. Ellen has French, English, German and Irish roots. In childhood, she was brought up according to the rules of the Church of Scientology. When Degeneres was a teenager, her parents divorced, and a stepfather appeared in the family. The family moved to Atlanta, with Vance taking his father.
It was in Atlanta that Degeneres graduated from high school, but for further studies she returned to Louisiana. Ellen wanted to get a public relations diploma from a local university. However, she soon dropped out and began working as a salesman, painter, and bartender.
On the personal life of the actress, the following is known: Ellen is a representative of non-traditional orientation. Since 1997, she met with Ann Heche, Alexandra Hadison, Porsche de Rossi. With the last passion in 2008, marriage was registered.
