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Portia Rossi Biography (1973-)

Real name, Amanda "Mandy" Rogers; born January 31, 1973, in Melbourne, Australia; daughter of Barry and Margaret Rogers (a medical receptionist). Avocational interests: Playing the guitar, reading. Career: Actress. Appeared in television commercials and worked as a model in Australia. Awards, Honors: Screen Actors Guild Award (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, 1999, for Ally McBeal. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

Australian

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

January 31, 1973

Melbourne, Australia

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Maria Hunter, New York Daze (also known as Too Something),Fox, 1995-96
• Miss Elana Lewis, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, 1996-97
• Nelle Porter, Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998--
• Movies
• Lana Collins, Perfect Assassins (also known as A Breed Apart), HBO, 1998
• Episodic
• Carolyn, Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1997
• Film Appearances
• Giddy, Sirens, Columbia/TriStar, 1994
• Shauna, The Woman in the Moon, 1995
• Sorority sister Murphy, Scream 2 (also known as Scream Again, Scream Louder, and Scream: The Sequel), Dimension Films/Miramax, 1997
• Joy, The Invisibles, Zero Pictures, 1999
• Carla, Girl, Kushner-Locke International, 1999
• American Intellectuals, Oak Island Films, 1999
• Jennifer, Stigmata (also known as Toby's Story), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Hollywood Reporter, July 15, 1998, p. 4.
• TV Guide, December 5, 1998, pp. 30-32.*