Ellen DeGeneres Filmography

Finding Nemo

Actors: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett

Synopsis: Andrew Stanton, who helped write Toy Story and Monsters, Inc., co-wrote and directed this computer-animated comedy-adventure about finding a very small fish in a very large ocean. Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) is a more-than-slightly paranoid Clown Fish who is extremely devoted to his young son Read More

The Ellen DeGeneres Show [TV Series]

Actors: Ellen DeGeneres

Synopsis: Although her sitcom stardom -- and the controversy regarding her real-life sexual orientation -- were well in the past by 2003, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres was still a name to conjure with, thanks to a highly rated HBO special, a successful multi-city concert tour, her courageous helming of the Read More

Great Women of Television and Comedy

Synopsis: Organized by New York's Museum of Television and Radio, this impressively assembled tribute to the funny women boasts a stellar all-female cast, drawn from half a century's worth of video entertainment. Hosted by Megan Mullally (Will & Grace), the special uses rare film clips and interviews to pay Read More

Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now

Actors: Ellen DeGeneres

Synopsis: Before starring in a popular situation comedy, making her mark in movies, writing a best-selling book, and landing her own talk show, Ellen DeGeneres first made her name as one of America's best stand-up comics, and in this performance video, she shows off the dry but personable wit that has made Read More

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians, Vol. 3

Synopsis: Like its predecessors, this installment to the popular Laughing Out Loud series offers viewers the experience of a standup comedy club from the comfort of home. This production features a variety of comedians performing some of their funniest bits; among those included are Adam Sandler, Jeff Read More

The Ellen Show [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Ellen DeGeneres, Cloris Leachman, Emily Rutherfurd, Jim Gaffigan, Martin Mull

Synopsis: Three years after her controversial ABC sitcom left the airwaves, comedian Ellen DeGeneres is back on another network. In The Ellen Show, the eponymous star plays an attractive gay woman named Ellen Richmond. When her once-thriving dot.com company goes belly-up, Ellen skedaddles from New York and Read More

Saturday Night Live: Ellen DeGeneres

Actors: Ellen DeGeneres, No Doubt

Synopsis: This 2001 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and features musical guest No Doubt. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning

Synopsis: Perhaps best-known for "coming out" to American audiences on her sitcom Ellen in 1997, Ellen Degeneres has been a force in comedy for many years. This film profiles her return to stand-up comedy in New York. This HBO special finds the talented comedian musing on subjects from sex to fashion and Read More

Paul McCartney and Friends: The PETA Concert for Party Animals

Actors: Paul McCartney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Alec Baldwin

Synopsis: This video features the music icon Paul McCartney, with a stellar cast of performers, giving a live benefit concert for PETA. The organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was the special concern of the former Beatle's deceased wife Linda McCartney. The concert honors her memory Read More

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Michelle Williams, Natasha Lyonne, Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres

Synopsis: This three-part drama, produced for HBO, examines the changing tides of the lives of lesbians in America, both politically and personally, as we eavesdrop on three stories taking place in the same house over a span of five decades. In 1961, the house is home to Edith (Vanessa Redgrave) and Abby (Marian Seldes Read More

The Love Letter

Actors: Kate Capshaw, Blythe Danner, Tom Selleck, Tom Everett Scott, Ellen DeGeneres, Geraldine McEwan, Julianne Nicholson

Synopsis: Helen (Kate Capshaw) runs a bookstore in Loblolly By The Sea, a small fishing community in New England where everyone seems to know everyone else's business. A 42-year-old single mother, she is emotionally distant and fearful of getting too close to anyone. George (Tom Selleck) has known Helen Read More

Goodbye Lover

Actors: Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Ellen DeGeneres, Mary-Louise Parker, Don Johnson

Synopsis: A darkly comic whodunit about greed, deceit, and romantic deception, Goodbye Lover stars Patricia Arquette as Sandra, a seemingly moral and obsessively cheerful woman who sells real estate and is fascinated by the movie The Sound Of Music. But Sandra has a secret; while she's married to Jake (Dermot Mulroney Read More

EDtv

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Sally Kirkland, Martin Landau

Synopsis: The turning point in the life of Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey) comes thanks to the misfortunes of the NorthWest Broadcasting Company. After two years on the air, their flagship cable channel, True TV, has slid into obscurity due to competition from the The Gardening Channel. Program director Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Flip

Synopsis: Desperate for an A-list guest as his final show draws ever closer, Larry (Garry Shandling) determines that he must overcome his discomfort with affectionate old friend David Duchovny in order to secure an appearance from the X-Files star. Meanwhile, Artie (Rip Torn) struggles to keep the emotional Read More

Mad About You: The Finale

Actors: Louis Zorich

Synopsis: Ellen DeGeneres guest stars as Nancy Bloom, a former caterer whom Paul (Paul Reiser) had indirectly fired from the set of his "Making of Titanic" documentary. Through a twist of fate, Nancy is now the Buchmans' nanny -- but is she responsible for the brief "misplacement" of baby Mabel? Titanic Read More

The Real Ellen Story

Synopsis: Comedian Ellen DeGeneres' decision to publicly announce her lesbianism as her onscreen character did the same, altered the way mainstream media portrays homosexuality. The Real Ellen Story, an acclaimed British documentary, provides an intimate view of the controversy surrounding DeGeneres' move. Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Ellen, or isn't She?

Synopsis: In an attempt to boost the show's ratings and possibly take the show on the road to Hawaii, Artie (Rip Torn) encourages Larry (Garry Shandling) to get guest Ellen DeGeneres to come "out of the closet" on the air. After having dinner with DeGeneres to discuss the show, host and guest end up in bed Read More

Mr. Wrong

Actors: Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, Joan Cusack, Dean Stockwell, Joan Plowright

Synopsis: Popular comic and television personality Ellen DeGeneres had her first starring role in a feature film in this black comedy. Martha Alston (DeGeneres) is a thirtysomething single working as a producer for a talk show. Ever since Martha's younger sister got married, her parents have been after her Read More

Roseanne: The Blaming of the Shrew

Synopsis: Schoolmate Lisa (Ashley Johnson) pushes D.J. around. Meanwhile, Jackie and Fred (Michael O'Keefe) visit a marriage counselor (Ellen DeGeneres). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide Read More

Ellen [TV Series]

Actors: Ellen DeGeneres, Joely Fisher, Arye Gross, David Anthony Higgins, Clea Lewis, Jeremy Piven

Synopsis: Comedian Ellen DeGeneres made the jump from standup to television stardom with this hit situation comedy. Ellen (which debuted in 1994 under the short-lived title These Friends of Mine, which lasted for the first 11 episodes) starred DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan, an employee at a book store who each Read More

Trevor

Synopsis: In this sensitively-wrought Canadian short, a 13-year-old boy who loves Diana Ross songs comes to terms with his sexuality. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide Read More

Coneheads

Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Michael McKean, Jason Alexander

Synopsis: "The Coneheads" were a sketch on the Saturday Night Live television show of the late '70s which were expanded to feature-length proportions with this film. The story concerns Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymaat (Jane Curtin), who leave the planet Remulak to prepare for an invasion of Planet Earth. Read More

The A-List: Hosted by Richard Lewis

Synopsis: This 1997 Rhino Video release features comedian Richard Lewis hosting two episodes of Comedy Central's standup comedy series The A-List. Winner of the Cable Ace Award, The A-List roster always includes top performers in the field. Episode one stars Ellen DeGeneres and comedic actor Larry Miller. Read More

Wisecracks

Actors: Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, Sandra Shamas, Jenny Lecoat

Synopsis: This concert and interview documentary features the racy wit of Canada and the U.S.'s most popular female comedians, including Jenny Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Phyllis Diller, Ellen DeGeneres, and Paula Poundstone. In addition to screening their stand-up gigs and providing interviews with these funny Read More

Wise Cracks

Best of the Improv, Vol. 5

Actors: Max Alexander, Richard Belzer, Dennis Blair, Ellen DeGeneres, Will Durst

Synopsis: Long heralded as the west coast's best place to catch the hottest comedians on their ascension to superstardom, Los Angeles, California's The Improv is one of the best-known comedy clubs in the world. The comics featured in Koch Records Best of the Improv series have since gone on to become Read More