Since her hit talk show in the late ’90s, Rosie O’Donnell has been a truth teller, open about her unfettered love for artists like Barbra Streisand and Joni Mitchell, and unafraid to challenge her guests on stances she didn’t support. For many, the stand-up comic and actor in films like A League of Their Own and Now and Then is the canary in the coal mine who called out Donald Trump’s hypocrisy on The View in 2006. Amid his threats to revoke her American citizenship, O’Donnell moved to Ireland this year, where she continues to stand firm against him.
In 2025, she also delivered anticipated performances in two buzzy shows, HBO’s Hacks and And Just Like That…, and in the last few years, appeared in queer shows The L Word: Generation Q and Abbi Jacobson’s A League of Their Own. Describing her work, O’Donnell says, “I create art in many ways — through comedy, doodles, and videos.”
The iconoclast, who came out publicly in 2002, has a message about LGBTQ+ lives: “Gay people have always existed and always will. Stand tall in this truth.” @rosie
