Ellen DeGeneres Wants to Marry Portia de Rossi

According to reports, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres plans to marry her longtime girlfriend, actress Portia de Rossi. TMZ.com reported that 50-year-old DeGeneres made the announcement Thursday on the heels of California’s Supreme Court lifting the ban on same sex marriages.

De Rossi, 35, and DeGeneres began dating in December 2004. The talk show host reportedly made the announcement on an episode of her show, which will air Friday.

Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally born Mandy Rogers, at 15, she changed her name to Portia, saying that it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point.

After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Melbourne, and studied law. Although she studied diligently, in 1993, Portia found herself giving special notice to a casting director who had seen her in a commercial, and she soon after auditioned for Sirens (1994), a low budget comedy, starring Hugh Grant. She was cast in the role of Giddy, one of the three gorgeous models in the movie.

It wasn't until 1997, however, that Portia at last began to attract real attention. She turned an unforgettable role as Murphy in Scream 2 (1997), and in 1998, she joined the cast of "Ally McBeal" (1997) as the "Ice Queen", Nelle Porter. She has also worked on such projects as Stigmata (1999), Girl (1998), and The Invisibles (1999), and she has appeared on several magazine covers, including Sharpe. After more than a decade of hard work, Portia is finally beginning to win real recognition, not only for her long golden tresses, but also for her wonderful talent.

Via transworldnews.com, imdb.com