Which actress did comedian Ellen DeGeneres marry in 2008?

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres married actress Portia de Rossi in 2008.

DeGeneres and de Rossi married on August 16, 2008, at their home in Beverly Hills, California. Their wedding followed California’s 2008 Supreme Court decision that briefly allowed same-sex couples to marry before Proposition 8 took effect. The couple had been dating since 2004.

Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American actress best known for television roles in Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, and Better Off Ted. Ellen DeGeneres became one of the most prominent openly lesbian entertainers in the United States after publicly coming out in 1997.

The couple’s marriage is often linked to the broader history of marriage equality in California. Their ceremony was legal when performed, and later legal disputes over Proposition 8 did not invalidate marriages performed during that period.