Portia de

 Portia de Rossi, an model and actress from Australia who has a net worth of over $50 million she is a model and actress from Australia. Portia de Rossi's wealth includes that of her spouse Ellen Degeneres, who is extremely rich since 2007. Portia is most likely to be famous to audiences for her work on the television series "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. Margaret Rogers her mother, who was a receptionist for medical services. Barry Rogers, her father, tragically died at the age of nine years old. De Rossi was born in Grovedale, Victoria and was a model for many television and print commercials when she was a young girl. Portia de Rossi was in her fifteenth year of age when she adopted the name Portia de Rossi. This name refers to the character Portia in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". She went to Geelong Grammar School, and later the University of Melbourne, studying law.