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2 unusual facts about Portia de Rossi


Accent reduction

The actors Charlize Theron, Portia de Rossi and Anthony La Paglia are examples of some notable people who received such training to lose their native accents and develop American accents, even in everyday speech.

Symbolic annihilation

Openly gay and lesbian actors like Neal Patrick Harris or Portia de Rossi often play straight roles to ensure heterosexual audience comfort, further annihilating depictions of LGBT reality from media.


I Witness

I Witness is a human rights themed thriller with action elements starring Jeff Daniels, James Spader, Portia de Rossi, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Wade Williams.

Merrin Dungey

Most recently, Dungey guest-starred on the ABC sitcom's Surviving Suburbia starring Bob Saget, Better Off Ted starring Portia de Rossi, Castle starring Nathan Fillion and HBO's Hung starring Thomas Jane.

Paul Delprat

In 1994, he created the paintings and drawings of Elle Macpherson, Portia de Rossi and Kate Fisher for another Lindsay inspired film, directed by John Duigan, Sirens starring Sam Neill and Hugh Grant.


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