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Raised Irish Catholic, O'Donnell lost her mother to cancer as a pre-teen and has consistently stressed values of protecting children and supporting families throughout her career. O'Donnell started her comedy career while still a teenager and her big break was on the talent show Star Search. A TV sitcom and a series of movies introduced the comic to a wider audience and in 1996 she started hosting The Rosie O'Donnell Show which won multiple Emmy awards.

During her years on The Rosie O'Donnell Show she wrote her first book, a memoir called Find Me and developed a reputation for being "the queen of nice" as well as a reputation for charitable philanthropy. She used the book's $3 million advance to establish her own For All Kids foundation and promoted numerous other charity schemes and projects encouraging other celebrities on her show to also take part. O'Donnell came out stating "I'm a dyke!" two months before finishing her talk show run, saying that her primary reason was to bring attention to gay adoption issues. O'Donnell is a foster”and adoptive mother. She has since continued to support many LGBT causes and issues.

In 2006 O'Donnell became the new moderator on The View boosting ratings and attracting controversies with her liberal views and strong personality, dominating many of the conversations. She became a polarizing figure to many conservatives and her strong opinions resulted in several notable controversies including an on-air dispute regarding The Bush administration's policies with the war in Iraq resulting in a mutual agreement to cancel her contract. In 2007 O'Donnell also released her second memoir, Celebrity Detox, which focuses on her struggles with fame and her time at The View. She continues to do charity work and remains involved with LGBT and family-related issues.

On October 22, 2008, TV Guide reported that O'Donnell will star in and executive produce a new Lifetime original movie called America, in which she plays the therapist of the title character, a 16-year-old boy in the foster-care system. The film is based on the E.R. Frank book of the same name.

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Used to work in the catalog department at Sears. Her job was to attach the orders to the catalogs, dump the catalogs in the correct bins, and then fetch the orders for the customers.

Has said that she will never have biological children because of a family history of alcoholism and cancer. She plans to adopt more children, and is also becoming a certified foster parent (as of December 1999).

Voted most popular in her high school class.

Has a very big toy collection, especially McDonald's Happy Meal toys.

Started out doing stand-up comedy.

Her role-models are Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler.

Best friends with Madonna.

Big Savage Garden fan.

Big Tom Cruise fan.

Was a VH-1 VeeJay.

Is allergic to cats and horses.

Dropped out of Boston University after 1 year. Dropped out of Dickinson College, Carlisle,PA.

Father was born in Belfast, N. Ireland.

Adopted third child, son Blake Christopher (b. November 1999) [5 December 1999]

Won $20,000 on "Star Search" (1983).

Appeared as a lifeline on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I), correctly answering the question, and helping the contestant win $32,000. She later invited the contestant onto her show, and gave him a week-long trip to London, England, UK.

Fell and broke her right hand. [March 2000]

Has a chain of roses tattoo on her ankle.

She refuses to sign autographs for adults.

Anjelica Huston wanted her to play the lead in the film Agnes Browne (1999) but she turned it down because the offer came shortly after the shootings at Columbine High-School and O'Donnell felt that she was too emotional to do a film at that time.

Voted high school homecoming queen.

Is a big New York Jets fan.

Rosie attended Sawmill Junior High School in Commack, New York.

Rosie's father, Edward, was a spy-camera engineer for a defense corporation.

TV special she co-hosted on Nickelodeon - "Nick News Special Edition: My Family is Different" -logged some 100,000 e-mails and calls in protest about its gay-parenting content, before the show even aired 18 June 2002. The campaign was reportedly organized by the Traditional Values Coalition. Linda Ellerbee produced and also hosted.

4 children - Parker Jaren O'Donnell (adopted) born 25 May 1995; Chelsea Belle O'Donnell (adopted) born 20 Sept 1997; Blake Christopher O'Donnell (adopted) born 5 Dec 1999; Vivienne Rose O'Donnell born 29 Nov 2002 to Rosie's partner, Kelli O'Donnell, and weighed 6lbs 6 oz.

Once owned and lived in the late Helen Hayes's former home in Nyack, New York.

Took the role in Exit to Eden (1994) after learning that Sharon Stone had turned it down.

Attended Commack High School South, the same high school as sportscaster Bob Costas.

Born on the same day as actor Matthew Broderick.

She is a big fan of the Harry Potter book series, and even offered to play "Molly Weasley" in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) for free.

Auditioned for role of Elaine on "Seinfeld" (1990).

Is a third cousin to Bridget Moynahan on her father's side, a fact that Rosie O'Donnell did not know until Bridget was a guest on "The View" (1997).

In 2006, she donated $5,700,000 to Katrina Relief efforts including Renaissance Village (a temporary shelter for Katrina victims), day care centers, a rehabilitation center in San Antonio, and a Habitat for Humanity sub division in Baton Rouge.

Is good friends with Penny Marshall.

Filmogrpahy

A League of Their Own (1992)

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Another Stakeout (1993)

Fatal Instinct (1993)

Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)

I'll Do Anything (1994)

The Flintstones (1994)

Exit to Eden (1994)

Now and Then (1995)

Beautiful Girls (1995)

Harriet the Spy (1996)

A Very Brady Sequel (1996) (Cameo)

Wide Awake (1998)

Get Bruce (1999) (documentary about Bruce Vilanch)

Tarzan (1999) (voice)

Artists and Orphans: A True Drama (2001) (short subject) (narrator)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) (Archive footage)

Last Party 2000 (2001) (documentary)

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005) (documentary)

Show Business (2005) (documentary)

Pursuit of Equality (2005) (documentary)

All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (2006) (documentary) (also executive producer)

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