Ellen DeGeneres is set to return to the screen, reprising her role as Dory in a new short film set in the Finding Nemo universe, according to a report by Deadline.
Details of the project have not yet been disclosed.
The role marks DeGeneres’ first acting credit since the 2021 Pixar Popcorn, in which she also voiced the popular blue tang character. She first portrayed Dory in Finding Nemo, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and reprised the role in the 2016 sequel Finding Dory, which grossed more than $1 billion globally.
The announcement comes after DeGeneres had indicated she was stepping away from public appearances following the end of The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2022 amid allegations of a toxic workplace.
She later moved to United Kingdom with her wife Portia de Rossi in 2024 and released a stand-up special, Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval, where she addressed the controversy.
Her return to voice Dory signals a renewed on-screen appearance despite earlier suggestions that she had retired from entertainment.