Portia de

 Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American model and actress with a net worth of $ 50 million. It is important to note that a large portion of her net worth is due to her extremely wealthy wife of 2007, Ellen Degeneres. Portia is perhaps most well-known to viewers for her role in the television show "Arrested Development".Portia Lee James DeGeneres is known as Portia de Rossi, was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, on January 31, 1973. Her mother, Margaret, worked as medical receptionist. Barry Rogers, her father tragically passed away at the age of 9 years old. De Rossi was raised in Grovedale, Victoria, and as a child , she often model for various commercials for television and print. Portia de Rossi was her fifteenth year of age when she adopted the name Portia de Rossi. This name is a reference to the character Portia in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". She studied law at the University of Melbourne and Geelong Grammar School.