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Rosie O'Donnell
Roseann O'Donnell is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series Star Search in 1984. After a series of television and film roles that introduced her to a larger national audience, O'Donnell hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, between 1996 and 2002, which won s…
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entertainment · American comedian and actress (born 1962) · actor · television presenter · writer · voice actor · blogger · television actor · stage actor · film actor · singer · manufacturer · also Rosie O'Donnell, Roseann O'Donnell, Roseann Teresa O'Donnell, Roseanne Teresa O'Donnell, O'Donnell
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2026· 9 entries
“get sick and they get cancer. If they keep lying, they get it again”
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“[My health] got a little bit worse right before the holidays — [my doctor] was kind of concerned. ... I can”
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“sometimes [my emotions] overwhelm me. Sometimes I get flooded.”
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Fox News: Rosie O'Donnell’s return to late night reignites decades-old feud with Donald Trump
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BroadwayWorld: Rosie O'Donnell Returns to Late Night, Talks Moving to Ireland Over Trump and Project 2025
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Public attention spiked: 21,980 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.9× the usual 3,188, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Rosie O'Donnell’s return to late night reignites decades-old feud with Donald Trump” (Fox News).
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BroadwayWorld: Rosie O'Donnell to Guest Host JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE With Star-Studded Lineup
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Public attention spiked: 20,645 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.5× the usual 3,188, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: added Category:American anti–Iraq War activists using HotCat
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2025· 5 entries
Snopes rated the claim “In December 2025, Ireland denied comedian Rosie O'Donnell's application for citizenship because her family is from Wales, not Ireland.” Originated as Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed officials had revoked comedian Rosie O'Donnell's passport after she forfeited her U.S. citizenship, adding, "She wanted to be an Irish citizen. Now she can stay there."” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he was 'giving serious consideration to taking away" Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship” He Posted It.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Rosie O'Donnell said she wants to return to the U.S. because living in Ireland is too hard” Unsupported.
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Trump threatened in July 2025 to revoke US-born O'Donnell's birthright US citizenship.
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2024· 1 entry
Chelsea was arrested several times on charges involving drugs, child neglect, domestic abuse, and bail jumping
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2023· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Mark Wahlberg once said, "If you don't like the USA, please leave and take your comrades Alec Baldwin, Cher, Madonna, Rosie [O'Donnell], Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Mark Ruffalo, Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah [Winfrey], Colin Kaepernick and the whole lot…” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg was panicking after one of the show's former co-hosts, Rosie O'Donnell, said something negative about her in the summer of 2023.” False.
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2022· 1 entry
Voiced the role of the MTA subway announcements in the second season of Netflix series Russian Doll starring Natasha Lyonne
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2021· 2 entries
It was announced that she would star as Detective Sunday, alongside Jon Bernthal, in a series reboot of American Gigolo on Showtime, premiering in 2022
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O'Donnell guest starred on the series Run the World and The L Word: Generation Q
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2019· 1 entry
It was announced that O'Donnell would play the role of Lisa Sheffer in the HBO series I Know This Much Is True
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2018· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Rosie O'Donnell "pled insanity" after being caught violating individual election campaign contribution regulations.” False.
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2017· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Rosie O'Donnell bribed two senators to vote "no" on the GOP tax bill via Twitter.” Mixture.
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2016· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “During a radio interview, Rosie O'Donnell said, "I'd like to take my period blood and smear it all over Christians' [or pro-life people's] faces."” Mixture.
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O'Donnell made a two-episode appearance in the CBS series Mom, playing Jeanine, "the ex-girlfriend of Bonnie (Allison Janney)"
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2015· 2 entries
Representatives for O'Donnell confirmed she would once again exit the panel
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O'Donnell made a cameo in Pitch Perfect 2, playing a co-host on The View
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2014· 3 entries
Awarded Isabelle Stevenson Award (2014).
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Leaving after a brief five-month run due to personal issues
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O'Donnell landed a reoccurring role as Rita Hendricks on The Fosters, "a tough yet compassionate woman who works for the foster care system and becomes a mentor to a member of the Foster family
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2013· 3 entries
The couple announced they had adopted a baby girl named Dakota
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O'Donnell appeared in a number of television shows
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Appeared in two episodes of Smash as herself
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2012· 2 entries
With the last show taped March 20, on the eve of O'Donnell's 50th birthday
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O'Donnell suffered a heart attack in mid-August 2012.
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2011· 5 entries
During a break in the taping of The Rosie Show, O'Donnell announced to her studio audience that she and Rounds were engaged
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“s Sirius XM show. The radio show ended in June 2011. In 2009, O”
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O'Donnell began producing material for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)
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Successfully lobbied his mother to send him to Valley Forge Military Academy
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O'Donnell made another guest appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm, competing for the affection of a bisexual woman with Larry in an episode called "The Bi-Sexual"
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2009· 1 entry
O'Donnell made another guest appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm, where she beat up Larry twice, in an episode titled Denise Handicapped
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2008· 4 entries
The View won an Emmy for "Outstanding Special Class Writing" for a specially themed Autism episode that O'Donnell helped create
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O'Donnell starred in and executive produced America, a Lifetime channel film in which she plays the therapist of the title character, a 16-year-old boy aging out of the foster care system
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O'Donnell said that she was not an alcoholic, and had temporarily given up alcohol to lose weight
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In 2008, O'Donnell said that she was not an alcoholic, and had temporarily given up alcohol to lose weight.
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2007· 6 entries
A heated discussion ensued, in part, because of what O'Donnell perceived as Elisabeth Hasselbeck's unwillingness to defend O'Donnell from the criticisms; O'Donnell asked Hasselbeck, "Do you believe I think our troops are
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O'Donnell rhetorically asked, "655,000 Iraqi civilians dead
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ABC announced that O'Donnell would be leaving the show before the end of the year because of a failure to reach agreement on a new contract
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The panel discussed the Supreme Court of the United States's ruling in Gonzales v
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“s All Kids Foundation. EA, which owns Pogo.com, committed $30,000 and more money can be raised based on the amount of playing time people spend on certain games. They also held a sweepstakes in which winners get to fly to New York and meet O”
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Announced her opinion concerning the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, in which she questioned NIST conclusions, and alleged the United States government's involvement in the attacks
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2006· 3 entries
O'Donnell used a series of ching chongs to imitate newscasters in China
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Was honored by the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
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“I wish I had been a bit more pure in my public apology.”
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2004· 4 entries
The first cruise was held with 1600 passengers including 600 children
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Two weeks after Mayor Gavin Newsom authorized the granting of marriage licenses to same-sex couples
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After about 100 performances and "mostly bad" reviews
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"We were both inspired to come here after the sitting President made the vile and hateful comments he made [
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2003· 2 entries
O'Donnell and Kelli O'Donnell collaborated with Artistic Director Lori Klinger to create Rosie's Broadway Kids, dedicated to providing free instruction in music and dance to New York City public schools or students
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O'Donnell and Carpenter partnered with travel entrepreneur Gregg Kaminsky to launch R Family Vacations catering to LGBT families, "the very first all gay and lesbian family vacation packages" where "gays and lesbians can
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2002· 4 entries
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2002).
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Awarded Lucy Award (2002).
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Carpenter gave birth to their fourth child, Vivienne, through artificial insemination
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“após ganhar quatro Emmys não quer mais ser indicada para esse prêmio”
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2001· 3 entries
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2001).
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The State of Florida removed Mia from their home, and O'Donnell has since worked extensively to bring an end to the Florida law prohibiting same-sex family adoption
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“Donnell stated that because of threats, she and her family needed protection. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Broadway and tourism in New York City was down and many shows were in danger of closing. O”
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2000· 4 entries
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2000).
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In the summer of 2000, O'Donnell suffered a staphylococcal infection after she accidentally cut a finger, which incapacitated her for weeks and nearly led to her hand being amputated.
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O'Donnell partnered with the publishers of McCall's to revamp the magazine as Rosie's McCall's (or, more commonly, Rosie)
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The family took in foster child Mia (born in 1997), and announced intentions to adopt her
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1999).
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O'Donnell discontinued her contract with Kmart as their spokeswoman, as gun enthusiasts complained that she should not be the spokesperson for the largest gun retailer
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998).
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And an HBO special was made based on the books
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1997· 3 entries
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997).
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Rosie released the children's book Kids are Punny: Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O'Donnell Show, which contained jokes she had received from children
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O'Donnell's brother set her up on a blind date with Kelli Carpenter, a Nickelodeon marketing executive
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1996· 1 entry
Began hosting a daytime talk show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, for her production company KidRo Productions
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1992· 1 entry
Starred in Stand By Your Man, a Fox Network sitcom co-starring Melissa Gilbert
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1988· 1 entry
Joined music video station VH1's lineup of veejays
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1980· 1 entry
O'Donnell briefly attended Dickinson College, later transferring to Boston University before ultimately dropping out of college
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1973· 1 entry
Four days before O'Donnell's eleventh birthday, her mother Roseann died from breast cancer
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1962· 2 entries
In Commack, New York, on Long Island, the third of five children of Roseann Teresa (née Murtha; 1934–1973) and Edward Joseph O'Donnell (1933–2015)
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Born 1962-03-21.
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