Portia de Rossi — Australian Actress born on January 31, 1973,

Portia Lee James DeGeneres, known professionally as Portia de Rossi /ˈpɔərʃə də ˈrɒsi/, is an Australian American actress, model and philanthropist, known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and Lindsay Fünke on the sitcom Arrested Development. She also portrayed Veronica Palmer on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted and Olivia Lord on Nip/Tuck. She is married to American stand-up comedian, television host and actress Ellen DeGeneres. She currently stars on Scandal as Elizabeth North... (wikipedia)

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.
I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.
I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!
My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.
I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life.