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Portia De
Rossi Facts
Portia de
Rossi was born on January 31st 1973 and raised in Melbourne, Australia.
She was born with the name Mandy Rogers, but at the age of fifteen she
changed her name to Portia, feeling that it was the most daring thing
she had ever done at that point in her life. Portia attended the
University of Melbourne, and studied law. She devoted a lot of time and
energy to her law studies, but in 1993, she found herself giving special
notice to a casting director, who had seen her in a commercial - and
auditioned for "Sirens", a low budget comedy, starring Hugh
Grant. Portia got the role as Giddy, one of the three models in the
movie. In 1997 Portia was finally starting to get recognized for her
acting skills. After her unforgettable role as Murphy in "Scream 2",
and then followed her 'Ice Queen' character Nelle, on "Ally McBeal".
In 1998, she joined the cast of Ally McBeal, and worked on such projects
as "Stigmata, Girl", and "The Invisibles". She also was
starting to show up on magazine covers, such a Sharpe, and was also
being recognized - not only for her long golden tresses, but also for
her talent. - Credit IMDb.com
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