Rosie O'Donnell (1962 - )
American talk show host, comedian, and actor;
after a series of TV and film roles, she hosted the
daytime talk show The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996 - 2002)
which won several Daytime Emmy Awards;
after coming out as a lesbian in 2002, she became an
outspoken advocate of LGBTQ issues and other liberal causes;
she was a moderator on the daytime talk show
The View (2006 - 2007) which included the start of
a long-running public feud with Donald Trump.