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I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series.

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Portia de Rossi
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 31
Actress
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Film Actor
Model
Television Actor
Writer
Horsham
Victoria
Australia
Portia Lee James DeGeneres
Amanda Lee Rogers
Portia DeGeneres
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