Portrait of Ellen DeGeneres

Acting

Ellen DeGeneres

Career

Active from 1989 to 2024, busiest in 2003 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ellen DeGeneres Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.4, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Pop Culture Commentary 3
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 3
  • Workplace Comedy 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Stand-Up Comedy 3
  • Observational Humor 3
  • Light Entertainment 2
  • Reality TV 2
  • Relatable Humor 2
  • Mainstream Appeal 2
  • Awkward Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Loving Dory
Loving Dory

as Dory (voice)

Jekyll
Jekyll

Producer

Castle Hangnail
Castle Hangnail

Producer

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 44
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer

Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure (2023)
GoodWatch score 13

Executive Producer

Ellen's Next Great Designer
Ellen's Next Great Designer (2021)
GoodWatch score 21

TV show ยท as Ellen DeGeneres

Pixar Popcorn
Pixar Popcorn (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Dory (voice)

Tig Notaro: Drawn
Tig Notaro: Drawn (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

Executive Producer

Endangered
Endangered (2021)

Executive Producer

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 68
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Executive Producer

Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here
Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

Executive Producer

Finding Dory
Finding Dory (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dory (voice)

Marine Life Interviews
Marine Life Interviews (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dory (voice)

Unity
Unity (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice)

Step Up Revolution
Step Up Revolution (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 68
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show (2009)

Writer

The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Ellen DeGeneres

So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Joey
Joey (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Ellen DeGeneres

Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003)
GoodWatch score 88

as Dory (voice)

Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now (2003)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Executive Producer

Exploring the Reef
Exploring the Reef (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dory (voice)

The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Ellen Richmond

Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Ellen DeGeneres

The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ellen DeGeneres

If These Walls Could Talk 2
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kal

Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Executive Producer

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 55
The Love Letter
The Love Letter (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

as Janet

EDtv
EDtv (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cynthia Topping

Goodbye Lover
Goodbye Lover (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

as Stg. Rita Pompano

Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Sister Louise

Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

as Prologue Dog (voice)

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong (1996)
GoodWatch score 21

as Martha Alston

Ellen
Ellen (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Ellen Morgan

Coneheads
Coneheads (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Coach

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Nancy Bloom

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Ellen DeGeneres

Laurie Hill
Laurie Hill (1992)

TV show ยท as Nancy MacIntyre

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 77
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Ellen DeGeneres (voice)

Open House
Open House (1989)

TV show ยท as Margo Van Meter

One Night Stand
One Night Stand (1989)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Roseanne
Roseanne (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dr. Whitman

1960s

1 title ยท average score 69
Sesame Street
Sesame Street (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show