Portia de Rossi | Businesswoman & Philanthropist

Portia de Rossi is a former actress who’s best known for her credit role as “Nelle Porter” on the popular series Ally McBeal, which aired from 1998 until 2002. Portia won a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role, and she was able to appear in other television shows such as Scandal, Arrested Development, Nip/Tuck, and many more. Today, Portia is also known as the partner of a famous comedian, actress, and television host Ellen Degeneres.

In 2018, Portia decided to walk away from the Hollywood game. However, she makes sure that she remains productive as she looks over various business ventures. She owns a high-end art printing business in which she uses a partnership with Fujifilm to create a 3D technology called Synograph. Synograph is then used to produce recreations of various paintings through a company called General Public. Besides a high-end printing business, Portia also keeps herself busy being engaged in various charitable pursuits.