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Portia de Rossi
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January 31, 1973 in Melbourne, Australia
Biography:Luxuriantly tressed blonde "Portia de Rossi" combined her former interest in the law with her subsequent acting career and achieved TV fame when she joined the cast of the Fox TV hit Ally McBeal in 1998. Born Mandy Rogers in Melbourne, Australia, de Rossi acted in TV commercials as a teen and modeled, but entered college to become a lawyer. She changed professions, however, when she was cast as one of the titular beauties tempting the wife of stuffy "Hugh Grant" in "John Duigan"'s comedy "Sirens" (1994). de Rossi relocated to Los Angeles and appeared on TV sitcoms Too Something (1995) and Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1996), as well as in the blockbuster horror sequel "Scream 2" (1997) as one of the terrorized sorority sisters.

After a starring role in the TV crime movie "Perfect Assassins" (1998), de Rossi joined Ally McBeal in its second season as icy legal hotshot Nelle. Infuriating "Calista... Full Biography

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