40 Facts About Rosie O'Donnell

1. Rosie O'Donnell called Graham a "closeted idiot", while Kathy Griffin referred to him as "Miss Lindsey Graham.

2. Rosie O'Donnell had a messy personal life and allowed her adopted children to be raised by nannies.

3. Rosie O'Donnell used the Session news to call the president a criminal.

4. Rosie O'Donnell announces engagement to 'wonderful woman' Elizabeth Rooney—23 years her junior.

5. Rosie O'Donnell has acknowledged her struggles with recurrent, major depressive episodes during the fall and winter months consistent with seasonal affective disorder.

6. In August 2015, Rosie O'Donnell tweeted that her 17-year-old daughter, Chelsea, had gone missing from their Nyack, New York home along with her therapy dog, Bear.

7. On February 6, 2015, representatives for Rosie O'Donnell confirmed she and Rounds had separated in November of the previous year.

8. Rosie O'Donnell began dating 40-year-old executive-search consultant Michelle Rounds in mid-2011.

9. Rosie O'Donnell was named 2002's "Person of the Year" by The Advocate, and in May 2003, she became a regular columnist for the magazine.

10. Rosie O'Donnell told the press that her haircut was meant to mimic the haircut of former Culture Club backup singer Helen Terry.

11. Rosie O'Donnell told USA Today that she chose to talk to Sawyer because she wanted an investigative piece on Florida's ban on gay adoption.

12. Rosie O'Donnell has contributed funds to multiple political campaigns, including to the campaign to elect Senator Doug Jones of Alabama.

13. Rosie O'Donnell was a resident of Nyack, New York after the purchase in 1996 of "Pretty Penny", a Victorian river home that had previously served as the home of Helen Hayes, the American actress and "First Lady of the American Theater.

14. Rosie O'Donnell described the show's production as "by far the most fulfilling experience of my career".

15. In late 2003, Rosie O'Donnell brought the musical Taboo to Broadway.

16. In April 2002, Rosie O'Donnell released Find Me, a combination of memoir, mystery and detective story with an underlying interest in reuniting birth mothers with their children.

17. Rosie O'Donnell apologized the next day and stated "I'm sorry I hurt her the way I did, that was not my intention.

18. In 2000, Rosie O'Donnell partnered with the publishers of McCall's to revamp the magazine as Rosie's McCall's.

19. In 2016, Rosie O'Donnell made a two-episode appearance in the CBS series Mom, playing Jeanine, "the ex-girlfriend of Bonnie.

20. Rosie O'Donnell appeared in the documentary to help "bring his mother into focus" along with a number of other celebrities.

21. In 2015, Rosie O'Donnell made a cameo in Pitch Perfect 2, playing a co-host on The View.

22. In the fall of 2014, Rosie O'Donnell returned to The View as a co-host, with a newly re-vamped version of the show, along with Whoopi Goldberg returning as moderator and new co-hosts Rosie Perez and Nicolle Wallace.

23. In 2014, Rosie 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.

24. In 2013, Rosie O'Donnell appeared in a number of television shows.

25. Rosie O'Donnell responded to the cancellation by thanking her viewers and the host city of Chicago:.

26. In 2008, Rosie O'Donnell starred in and executive produced America, a Lifetime channel original movie in which she plays the therapist of the title character, a 16-year-old boy aging out of the foster care system.

27. Rosie O'Donnell was the front runner for the "best celebrity blogger" category in the 2007 Blogger's Choice Awards which she won.

28. In March 2007, Rosie O'Donnell started a video blog, Jahero, on her website Rosie.

29. Rosie O'Donnell condemned many of the Bush administration's policies, especially the war in Iraq and the resulting occupation.

30. Rosie O'Donnell commented that due to Trump's multiple marital affairs and questionable business bankruptcies, he was not a moral authority for young people in America.

31. On December 5, 2006, Rosie O'Donnell used a series of ching chongs to imitate newscasters in China.

32. Rosie O'Donnell joked about communion rituals alongside co-host Behar's drunk priest comments.

33. Rosie O'Donnell gave the show a more political slant, and she and fellow comic Joy Behar often gave strong opinions against former President Bush's domestic and foreign policies, including the Iraq War.

34. In September 2006, Rosie O'Donnell replaced Meredith Vieira as a co-host and moderator of The View, a daytime women-oriented talk show.

35. Rosie O'Donnell was among many in the entertainment field who encouraged viewers to visit and support the performing arts.

36. Rosie O'Donnell stated that because of threats, she and her family need protection.

37. Rosie O'Donnell countered that Kmart sells hunting rifles, not handguns or assault weapons and does so legally, which she supports.

38. Rosie O'Donnell confronted him about his recent commercial for the National Rifle Association and challenged him about the NRA's position on the use of "assault weapons.

39. Rosie O'Donnell toured as a stand-up comedian in clubs from 1979 to 1984.

40. In 2007, Rosie O'Donnell released her second memoir, Celebrity Detox, which focuses on her struggles with fame and her time at The View.