Works by
Ellen DeGeneres
(Writer)

Books

• My Point...And I Do Have One (1995)
  In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ellen DeGeneres shares her hilarious take on everything from our most baffling human foibles–including how we behave in elevators, airplanes, and restrooms, and why we’re so scared of the boogeyman–to fashion trends, celebrity, and her secret recipe for Ellen’s Real Frenchy French Toast. Most of all, this witty, engaging book offers insights into the mind of one of America’s most beloved comics.…
  
  With the unpredictable wit and engaging warmth that has won her a loyal following, and the undeniable star quality that has made her television series an instant hit, Ellen DeGeneres brings her unique comic perspective to the page in a book of simple yet brilliant observations, outrageous dreams, and hilarious life stories.

• The Funny Thing Is... (2003)
  Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...And I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book.

  After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is... contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including:

  More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem. All twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Sure to make you laugh, The Funny Thing Is... is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do.

Documentaries

• Wisecracks (1991) DVD VHS

• The Real Ellen Story (1999) VHS

Movies

• Coneheads (1993) DVD VHS

• Mr. Wrong (1996) DVD VHS

• Goodbye Lover (1998) DVD VHS

• Dr. Dolittle (1998) DVD

• EdTV (1999) DVD VHS

• The Love Letter (1999) DVD VHS

• Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) DVD VHS

• Finding Nemo (2003) (voice)  DVD VHS Soundtrack

Short Subject Movies

• Arduous Moon (1990)

• Trevor (1994) DVD VHS

• Ellen's Energy Adventure (1996)

• My Short Film (2004)

Television

• Women of the Night (1988)

• Open House (1989-1990)

• Laurie Hill (1992-1993)

• Ellen (1994-1998)

  • Ellen:Complete Series Megaset (2006) DVD

• Young Comedians All-Star Reunion (1998) VHS

• If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) DVD VHS

• Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning (2000)  DVD VHS

• On the Edge (2001)

• The Ellen Show (2001-2002) DVD

• VH1 Divas Las Vegas 2002 (2002) DVD

• Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now (2003)  DVD

• Ellen DeGeneres - The Beginning / Here and Now (2003)  DVD

• The Ellen DeGeneres Show - DVD-Licious (2003)  DVD

• The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-present)

Other

• Ellen DeGeneres: Taste This

• Best of the Improv (2004)  DVD

• Funny Ladies Collection (2004) DVD

• Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005) DVD

See also:

• Betty DeGeneres (Ellen's mother)

• Ellen DeGeneres Upclose: The All-Holds Unbarred Unauthorized Biography (1994) by Kathleen Tracy

• Ellen: The Real Story of Ellen DeGeneres (1999) by Kathleen Tracy
  All Ellen DeGeneres wanted to be was funny. She kept her humor clean and steered clear of politics and social agendas, instead honing a quirky, off-center, mistrustful view of the world.
  
  I was coming home from kindergarten--well, they told me it was kindergarten. I found out later I had been working in a factory for ten years. It's good for a kid to know how to make gloves.
  
  If ever there was a more unlikely comic to become a symbol of controversy, it was Ellen DeGeneres. Throughout her career, she balanced her ever-growing success with her desire to keep her sexuality private. How that struggle affected her life and career and ultimately inspired her to come out of the closet, putting her life in the spotlight and her career at considerable risk, forms the emotional core of this biography. And in a broader sense, the controversy caused by Ellen's acknowledged sexuality is a reflection of America's own struggle with tolerance and acceptance.
  
  Ellen examines the repercussions still being felt by the comic as a direct result of her revelations and offers a glimpse of what her future may hold. It details:
   

  • Ellen's colorful family history, which includes a swashbuckling pirate ancestor

  • How her conservative father turned his back on Ellen when he learned she was gay

  • The personal tragedy that became her greatest inspiration

  • Her secret life in the gay bar scene during her stand-up days

  • The women Ellen has loved

  • Her life as a gay crusader

• Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey (1999) by Betty DeGeneres
  "Mom, I'm gay." With three little words, gay children can change their parents' lives forever. Yet at the same times it's a chance for those parents to realize nothing, really, has changed at all; same kid, same life, same bond of enduring love.
  
  Twenty years ago, during a walk on a Mississippi beach, Ellen DeGeneres spoke those simple, powerful words to her mother. That emotional moment eventually brought mother and daughter closer than ever, but not without a struggle. Coming from a republican family with conservative values, Betty needed time and education to understand her daughter's homosexuality -- but her ultimate acceptance would set the stage for a far more public coming out, one that would change history.
  
  In Love, Ellen, Betty DeGeneres tells her story; the complicated path to acceptance and the deepening of her friendship with her daughter; the media's scrutiny of their family life; the painful and often inspiring stories she's heard on the road as the first non-gay spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaigns National Coming Out Project.
  
  With a mother's love, clear minded common sense, and hard won wisdom, Betty DeGeneres offers up her own very personal memoir to help parents understand their gay children, and to help sons and daughters who have been rejected by their families feel less alone.

• Just A Mom (2000) by Betty DeGeneres with Dina Bachelor Evan and Nancy Lamb (ed.)  -- Winner, 2002 Lambda Literary Award's Bridgebuilder Award
  "Her warmth, straightforward simplicity, and loyalty to her family make this an excellent book for parents striving to be reconciled with their gay children."--Booklist The mother of actress Ellen DeGeneres counsels parents on how to react when their child tells them he or she are gay. She advises children on how to tell their parents and when. And, most importantly she shows the way to cross the divide of intolerance and allow families to be whole again.