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Portia was one of two children raised
by her medical receptionist mom. Her father died when she
was 9. She started a modeling career at age 11 and did tv
commercials at 14. She entered the University of Melbourne
at age 18 to study law, but a got a break by appearing in
the film "Sirens". She followed that by moving to Los
Angeles in 1994 to concentrate on show business. She now
stars on Fox's hit Ally McBeal as Nelle Porter.
Biography courtesy of IMBd.com
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