Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American actress, model, and philanthropist. She is best known for her roles as Nelle Porter in the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, Lindsay Bluth Fünke in the American television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019), and Elizabeth North in the American political thriller Scandal (2014–2017).

De Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, on January 31, 1973. She began her modeling career as a child and appeared in several television commercials. In 1994, she made her film debut in the comedy Sirens. In 1995, she moved to Los Angeles and began appearing in guest roles on television series such as Ally McBeal and Chicago Hope.

In 1998, de Rossi was cast as Nelle Porter in Ally McBeal. The role made her a star, and she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.

De Rossi continued to work actively after Ally McBeal ended in 2002. She appeared in the films Stigmata (1999) and Girl (1998), and also appeared in the television series Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Better Off Ted (2009–2010).