Portia began her journey in the film industry with the romantic-comedy drama movie ‘Sirens,’ appearing alongside Hugh Grant. Portia believes that it was the most daring thing she has ever done and stated that the urgency to change her name was triggered by her inner conflict with her sexual identity. She changed her name legally at the age of 15, taking the name ‘Portia’ from the Shakespearean play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and adopting the Italian title ‘de Rossi’ which she found to be glamorous. Portia Lee James DeGeneres, known professionally by her pseudonym Portia de Rossi, is a famous Australian-American model, actor, and philanthropist.
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