Portia de Rossi has had a widely varied career, having captivated audiences for four seasons as lawyer Nell Porter on FOX?s ?Ally McBeal.? ?de Rossi received her first acting break in the feature film ?Sirens? which co-starred Hugh Grant, Sam Neil, and Elle Macpherson, and went on to become an international and critical success. ?

In 2001, she completed the feature films ?Women in Film? and ?Who Is Cletis Tout?? ???Women in Film,? based on Bruce Wagner?s book ?I?m Losing You,? co-stars Beverly D?Angelo and Marianne Jean Baptiste in a comedic look at three women in Hollywood. ?In ?Who Is Cletis Tout?? de Rossi portrayed Christian Slater?s love interest. ?The film, which hit theaters this summer, is a comedy with a crime element and also stars Tim Allen, Richard Dreyfuss and RuPaul. ?de Rossi?s additional film credits include starring roles in the mega-hit ?Scream 2,? the supernatural thriller ?Stigmata,? ?A Breed Apart? and ??The Invisibles.?

In 2002 she filmed ?America?s Prince: the John F. Kennedy Jr. Story,? in which she portrayed Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and ?I Witness,? a feature co-starring Jeff Daniels. ?Additionally, she completed production on the film ?The Night We Called It A Day? with Dennis Hopper.