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Ellen DeGeneres BIOGRAPHY
Voted "Funniest Person In America" in 1982. "Best Female Club Standup," Comedy Awards 1991. When Ellen came out as a lesbian on her show in April 1997, ABC's affiliate in Birmingham, Alabama refused to air the landmark episode. Some of the show's sponsors withdrew their advertisements, one of which was Chrysler. Was initially reluctant to do a love scene with Sharon Stone in If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV), but Ellen's then-girlfriend Anne Heche, who was directing this particular segment of the film, encouraged her to do it. Ellen eventually gave in. Split with partner Anne Heche after being together for 3 1/2 years. [August 2000] In 1999, intended to marry Anne Heche if Vermont's plans to legalize gay marriages go through. By August 2000, she had split with Heche after being together for 3 1/2 years. 2004: Won a Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding talk show." Was originally offered Sandra Bullock's role in Speed (1994). Ended her four-year relationship with photographer-director Alexandra Hedison. [December 2004]
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