Ellen DeGeneres: movies and TV shows
Ellen DeGeneres has 154 credits in the archive: 75 films and 79 TV series, from 1949 to 2026. Highest rated: People's Choice Awards (9.2/10).
Career timeline
1949 – 2026 · busiest year: 2003 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2026 | Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model | Self - Host, Ellen (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 68 |
| 2026 | The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special | Self (archival footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2024 | IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 66 |
| 2024 | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 2024 | TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.1 | 66 |
| 2024 | Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval | Self | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 2024 | Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval | Film | 6.4 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. | Self | TV | 7.6 | 65 |
| 2023 | No Accident | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.3 | 65 |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | Film | 8.3 | 65 |
| 2023 | Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure | Self | Film | 1.5 | 65 |
| 2023 | Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure | Film | 1.5 | 65 | |
| 2022 | Best of Ellen | Herself | TV | — | 64 |
| 2022 | Best of Ellen | TV | — | 64 | |
| 2022 | The Kardashians | Self | TV | 8.5 | 64 |
| 2022 | Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl | Self | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2021 | Pixar Popcorn | Dory (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2021 | Adele One Night Only | Self | Film | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2021 | Little Ellen | TV | 1.2 | 63 | |
| 2021 | Little Ellen | TV | 1.2 | 63 | |
| 2021 | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 63 |
| 2021 | Endangered | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 63 |
| 2021 | Endangered | Film | 9.0 | 63 | |
| 2021 | Tig Notaro: Drawn | Film | 6.5 | 63 | |
| 2021 | Ellen's Next Great Designer | Ellen DeGeneres | TV | — | 63 |
| 2020 | La semaine des 4 Julie | Self | TV | 2.0 | 62 |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | Film | 7.1 | 62 |
| 2020 | The New York Times Presents | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television | Self | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 2020 | You Cannot Kill David Arquette | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 2020 | FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America | Self | Film | 4.0 | 62 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 61 |
| 2019 | Green Eggs and Ham | TV | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 2019 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Film | 6.4 | 61 | |
| 2019 | Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways | Self | TV | — | 61 |
| 2019 | Juego de Juegos | TV | 1.0 | 61 | |
| 2018 | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman | Self | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2018 | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.1 | 60 |
| 2018 | Splitting Up Together | TV | 6.0 | 60 | |
| 2018 | Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable | Self | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 2018 | Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable | Film | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 2018 | Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable | Film | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 2018 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom | Self | Film | 7.7 | 60 |
| 2018 | Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here | Film | 6.3 | 60 | |
| 2017 | Ellen's Game of Games | Self - Host | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Dory (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2016 | Little Big Shots | TV | 7.6 | 58 | |
| 2016 | Marine Life Interviews | Dory (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 2015 | One Big Happy | TV | 5.7 | 57 | |
| 2015 | Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live | Self - Special Guest | Film | 8.5 | 57 |
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2015 | Repeat After Me | TV | — | 57 | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 56 |
| 2014 | Hits | Self (voice; uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 2013 | Justin Bieber's Believe | Self | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 2013 | Comic Relief Zero | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.7 | 55 |
| 2013 | The Out List | Herself | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 2013 | Makers: Women Who Make America | Self | TV | 4.5 | 55 |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Self | TV | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2012 | Step Up Revolution | Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy | Self | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey | Self | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2012 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2012 | Johnny Carson: King of Late Night | Self | Film | 7.8 | 54 |
| 2012 | Bethenny | Self - Guest | TV | — | 54 |
| 2012 | Bethenny | TV | — | 54 | |
| 2011 | The Undefeated | Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage) | Film | 2.7 | 53 |
| 2010 | Epic Rap Battles of History | TV | 7.3 | 52 | |
| 2009 | Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show | Herself | Film | 3.0 | 51 |
| 2009 | Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show | Film | 3.0 | 51 | |
| 2008 | Hype: The Obama Effect | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 50 |
| 2008 | Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show | Herself | Film | — | 50 |
| 2008 | Cat on the Prowl | TV | — | 50 | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Ellen DeGeneres | TV | 7.9 | 49 |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Dory (voice) (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 2007 | Ellen's Really Big Show | Herself - Host | Film | — | 49 |
| 2006 | The Best of Carson, Volume 1 | Film | 10.0 | 48 | |
| 2006 | Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 | Self | Film | — | 48 |
| 2005 | So You Think You Can Dance | TV | 6.8 | 47 | |
| 2004 | Joey | Ellen DeGeneres | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 2004 | Genius. A Night for Ray Charles | Self | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 45 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 45 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Host | TV | 5.5 | 45 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | TV | 5.5 | 45 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | TV | 5.5 | 45 | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Dory (voice) | Film | 7.8 | 45 |
| 2003 | The Bachelorette | Self | TV | 4.3 | 45 |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Ellen DeGeneres | Film | 4.4 | 45 |
| 2003 | Exploring the Reef | Dory (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 2003 | The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 45 |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | TV | 4.8 | 45 |
| 2003 | Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now | Self | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 2003 | Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 2003 | Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 2002 | American Idol | Self | TV | 5.0 | 44 |
| 2002 | American Idol | Self - Judge | TV | 5.0 | 44 |
| 2002 | Live from E! | Self | TV | 3.7 | 44 |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Ellen DeGeneres | TV | 8.1 | 43 |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Ellen DeGeneres | TV | 6.6 | 43 |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | TV | 7.2 | 43 | |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show | Ellen Richmond | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show | TV | 6.1 | 43 | |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show | TV | 6.1 | 43 | |
| 2001 | On the Edge | Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Kal | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2000 | Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning | Self | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 2000 | Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning | Film | 6.9 | 42 | |
| 2000 | Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning | Film | 6.9 | 42 | |
| 1999 | Goodbye Lover | Stg. Rita Pompano | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1999 | EDtv | Cynthia Topping | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1999 | The Love Letter | Janet | Film | 5.2 | 41 |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV | 9.1 | 41 |
| 1999 | After Stonewall | Self | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Sister Louise | TV | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle | Prologue Dog (voice) | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney | TV | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.1 | 38 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 38 | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Martha Alston | Film | 4.0 | 38 |
| 1996 | Ellen's Energy Adventure | Herself | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1994 | Ellen | Ellen Morgan | TV | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1994 | Ellen | TV | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1994 | Ellen | TV | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1993 | Coneheads | Coach | Film | 5.5 | 35 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV | 5.4 | 34 |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Nancy Bloom | TV | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Ellen DeGeneres | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1992 | Wisecracks | Film | 8.3 | 34 | |
| 1992 | Laurie Hill | Nancy MacIntyre | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1992 | One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1990 | One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres | Herself | Film | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Ellen DeGeneres (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1989 | Open House | Margo Van Meter | TV | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1989 | One Night Stand | TV | 8.1 | 31 | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV | 5.6 | 30 |
| 1988 | Roseanne | Dr. Whitman | TV | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1987 | On Location: Women of the Night | Self | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1986 | The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion | Self | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1985 | Larry King Live | Self | TV | 5.3 | 27 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 23 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 17 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 9.2 | 17 |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | TV | 7.1 | 11 | |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 1 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Host | TV | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 5 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 8 |
| Loving Dory | Dory (voice) | Film | — | — | |
| Jekyll | Film | — | — | ||
| Castle Hangnail | Film | — | — |