When not busy attending to her daily tasks as the Executive Editor of the world-famous BUTTMAN Magazine, Ellen finds time to perform in the odd occasional video and live stage show, or lend her sultry vocal tones for voiceovers.

She lives with her cats Yeti and Mischa, and enjoys a good book now and again.

By the way, if you've noticed a resemblance between the character of Granada Halston and Ms. Thompson, your eyes are not playing tricks on you: Granada is based on the real-life Ellen. The irony of the two appearing onscreen together in "The Freak Show" is surpassed only by the fact that Ellen originally hailed from suburban Granada Hills, California - like another famous "Ellen," better known as classic porn icon Annie Sprinkle.