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Ellen DeGeneres is set to make an iconic return to Hollywood.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been two years since the comedian<\/a>, 68, left the United States and moved to the UK with her wife, Australian<\/a> actress Portia de Rossi.<\/p>\n Ellen is now not only planning to \u201creturning to the United States,\u201d<\/a> but <\/span>also stepping back into the spotlight. On Friday, Saturday, 24, she took to Instagram to announce she would be reviving her iconic character Dory in a new Disney short. The actress will voice the bubbly blue tang fish in a Pixar project set in the Finding Nemo Universe.<\/p>\n When Ellen shared the news, she said, \u201cExcited about this.\u201d<\/p>\n The actress originally took on the role in 2003, when she starred in the 2003 family film alongside Andrew Stanton and Alexander Gould. Her character has since become one of the most regarded in Pixar history.<\/p>\n Ellen hasn\u2019t starred in another project since her 2024 Netflix comedy special Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval, which at the time was believed to be her last on-screen appearance. The act was released on the streaming platform just months before she left the United States due to Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s re-election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While speaking to an audience at the Everyman Theatre in central England, she recalled, \u201cWe got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, \u2018He got in.\u2019 And we\u2019re like, \u2018We\u2019re staying here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n While she might be thousands of miles away, Ellen is making sure her voice and political opinions are heard loud and clear.<\/p>\n This past January, the former talk show host took to Instagram with a tribute to Renee Nicole Good<\/a>, a 37-year-old woman who was shot dead in Minneapolis after an ICE officer confronted her at her window. Before sharing a statement from Good\u2019s wife, Ellen admitted, \u201cI\u2019m so sad, and so angry, and so worried.\u201d<\/p>\n DON’T MISS…<\/strong><\/p>\n Ellen DeGeneres sued over 2023 car crash that injured another woman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Ellen DeGeneres’ neighbors speak out after couple move back to UK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Megyn Kelly slams ‘bully’ Ellen DeGeneres after anti-ICE video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n