Rosie O'Donnell#RfC: BFDI inclusion in Filmography section

O'Donnell was born on March 21, 1962, in Commack, New York,{{cite web|title=Rosie O'Donnell|url=http://www.people.com/people/rosie_odonnell/0,,,00.html|work=People|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213203747/http://www.people.com/people/rosie_odonnell/0%2C%2C%2C00.html|archive-date=December 13, 2013}} the third of five children of Roseann Teresa (née Murtha; 1934–1973) and Edward Joseph O'Donnell (1933–2015).{{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell was sexually abused by her father, new book 'Ladies Who Punch' reveals |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/03/13/rosie-odonnell-sexual-abuse-father-book/3154028002/ |website=USA Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028105556/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/03/13/rosie-odonnell-sexual-abuse-father-book/3154028002/ |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |date=March 15, 2019 |url-status=live}} Her father immigrated from County Donegal, Ireland during his childhood, and her mother was Irish American.

O'Donnell and her siblings were sexually abused by their father as children and stated that her family has a history of "generational abuse and alcoholism."Sources:

• {{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell says father molested her |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-sex-abuse/index.html |website=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317024606/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-sex-abuse/index.html |archive-date=March 17, 2019 |date=March 14, 2019 |url-status=live}}
• {{cite web |title=Where in the World Is Rosie O'Donnell? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/style/rosie-odonnell-ireland-trump.html |website=NY Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415040000/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/style/rosie-odonnell-ireland-trump.html |archive-date=April 15, 2025 |date=April 14, 2025 |quote=She and her siblings had been molested by their father. |url-status=live}}
• {{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell: Knowing the Menendez brothers has been 'healing' |url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/rosie-odonnell-knowing-menendez-brothers-healing/ |website=News Nation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410081156/https://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/rosie-odonnell-knowing-menendez-brothers-healing/ |archive-date=April 10, 2025 |date=October 3, 2024 |quote=I was a kid who grew up [with] generational abuse and alcoholism in an Irish Catholic family. |url-status=live}}
• {{cite podcast |date=May 9, 2023 |title=Rosie O'Donnell: Love People Back to Life |website=Mayim Bialik's Breakdown |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlXY0S2Ulj4&t=723s |time=12:03 |quote=My father's one of ten kids and there were a lot of tragic deaths, early deaths and alcoholism. There was a lot of abuse in his family, you know, his father was run out of Ireland for interfering with the local children.}} "There were a lot of tragic deaths, early deaths and alcoholism. There was a lot of abuse," she said of her father's family. She was raised Roman Catholic.{{cite book|last=Parish|first=James Robert|title=Rosie: The Rosie O'Donnell Story|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers|date=January 1998|page=12|isbn=0-7867-0542-6}}{{cite episode|title=Rosie O'Donnell|series=Inside the Actors Studio|series-link=Inside the Actors Studio|first=James (host)|last=Lipton|network=Bravo|date=October 23, 2005|season=11|number=20}} Her brother is Daniel J. O'Donnell, the first openly gay man elected to the New York State Assembly.{{cite news|last1=Peters|first1=Jeremy|title=Assemblyman Makes Gay Marriage Bill Personal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/nyregion/12odonnell.html|access-date=March 23, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=May 11, 2009}} On March 17, 1973, four days before O'Donnell's 11th birthday, her mother died from breast cancer.

While O'Donnell attended Commack High School, she was voted homecoming queen, prom queen, senior class president, and class clown. During high school, she began exploring her interest in comedy, beginning with a skit performed in front of the school in which she imitated Gilda Radner's character Roseanne Roseannadanna.{{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell Biography |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/rosie-odonnell-biography |website=Fox News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424223827/https://www.foxnews.com/story/rosie-odonnell-biography |archive-date=April 24, 2025 |date=February 5, 2015 |url-status=live}} After graduating in 1980, O'Donnell briefly attended Dickinson College, later transferring to Boston University before ultimately dropping out of college.

O'Donnell toured as a stand-up comedian in clubs from 1979 to 1984.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061111045509/http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=c967a0ca-63f1-4edb-b3c6-ec4bdbbc0c4a Rosie O'Donnell profile], E! Online She got her first big break on Star Search, explaining on Larry King Live:{{cite news|title=Highlights of Interviews With Rosie O'Donnell|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0203/16/lklw.00.html|work=Larry King Live|publisher=CNN|access-date=February 15, 2014|date=March 16, 2002}}

{{blockquote|I was 20 years old, and I was at a comedy club in Long Island. This woman came over to me and she said, I think you're funny. Can you give me your number? My dad is Ed McMahon. I was like, yeah, right. I gave her my father's phone number. I was living at home, I'm like, whatever. And about three days later, the talent booker from Star Search called and said, we're going to fly you out to L.A. ... I won, like, five weeks in a row. And it gave me national exposure.}}

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After this success, she moved on to television sitcoms, making her series debut as Nell Harper's neighbor on Gimme a Break! in 1986. In 1988, she joined music video station VH1's lineup of veejays. She started hosting a series for VH1, Stand-up Spotlight, a showcase for up-and-coming comedians. In 1992, she starred in Stand By Your Man, a Fox Network sitcom co-starring Melissa Gilbert.{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Bettelou|title=Gilbert, O'Donnell were in 'Stand by Your Man'|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19930224&id=lLYiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1567,5604853|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|date=February 24, 1993}} The show bombed, just as O'Donnell's film career took off. O'Donnell made her feature film debut in A League of Their Own (1992) alongside Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Madonna, the latter of whom became a lifelong friend.{{cite web |last1=Papa |first1=Rocco |title=The Truth Behind Madonna And Rosie O'Donnell's Friendship |url=https://www.thethings.com/the-truth-behind-madonna-and-rosie-odonnells-friendship/ |website=The Things |date=September 4, 2023 |access-date=12 August 2024}} She was originally considered for the role of Mary Sanderson in Disney's Hocus Pocus, but it was ultimately given to Kathy Najimy. O'Donnell claimed on her blog that she turned down the offer to work with Bette Midler because she refused to portray a frightening evil witch. Throughout her career, she has taken on an eclectic range of roles: she appeared in Sleepless in Seattle as Meg Ryan's character's best friend; as Betty Rubble in the live-action film adaptation of The Flintstones with John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, and Rick Moranis; as one of Timothy Hutton's co-stars in Beautiful Girls; as a federal agent comedically paired with Dan Aykroyd in Exit to Eden; as the voice of a tomboyish female gorilla named Terk in Disney's Tarzan;{{cn|date=April 2025}} and as a baseball-loving nun in M. Night Shyamalan's Wide Awake.{{cite news |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/032098wide-film-review.html |title='Wide Awake': Squeaky Clean and Relentlessly Coy |work=The New York Times |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=March 20, 1998 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}

O'Donnell was considered for the role of Elaine Benes on Seinfeld.{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2022 |title=Seinfeld: The Actresses Who Almost Played Elaine Benes |url=https://screenrant.com/seinfeld-elaine-actors-almost-cast-played/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102164934/https://screenrant.com/seinfeld-elaine-actors-almost-cast-played/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-status=live}}

In 1996, she began hosting a daytime talk show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, for her production company KidRo Productions.{{Cite web|last=Bing|first=Jonathan|date=November 17, 2000|title=McCall's relaunch is Rosie|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/mccall-s-relaunch-is-rosie-1117789301/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Variety|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021154249/https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/mccall-s-relaunch-is-rosie-1117789301/|archive-date=October 21, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite book|last1=Timberg|first1=Bernard M.|last2=Erler|first2=Bob|title=Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9f4wu3uygR4C&pg=PA183|access-date=February 18, 2014|date=May 15, 2002|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-78176-4|page=183}} The show proved very successful, winning multiple Emmy Awards,{{cite news|last=O'Neil|first=Tom|title=Can Rosie O'Donnell grab her old Emmy crown from Ellen DeGeneres?|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/03/can-rosie-odonnell-grab-her-old-emmy-crown-back-from-ellen.html|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 23, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304061010/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/03/can-rosie-odonnell-grab-her-old-emmy-crown-back-from-ellen.html|url-status=dead}} and earning O'Donnell the title of "The Queen of Nice" for her style of light-hearted banter with her guests and interactions with the audience. As part of her playful banter with her studio audience, O'Donnell often launched koosh balls at the crowd and camera.{{cite book|last=Chetwynd|first=Josh|title=The Secret History of Balls: The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and Bat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YXTQxelfmYC&pg=PT65|access-date=February 18, 2014|date=May 3, 2011|publisher=Penguin Group|isbn=978-1-101-51487-0|page=65|quote=Comedian Rosie O'Donnell made flinging Koosh Balls into her audience a staple on her talk show, which aired from 1996 to 2002.}} She also professed an infatuation with Tom Cruise.

With New York City as the show's home base, O'Donnell displayed her love of Broadway musicals and plays by having cast members as guests, encouraging the audience to see shows, premiering production numbers as well as promoting shows with ticket giveaways.

After the Columbine shootings, O'Donnell became an outspoken supporter of gun control and a major figure in the Million Mom March.{{cite news|last=Paulson |first=Amy |title='Million Mom March' organizers hope to spur congressional action on gun legislation |work=CNN |date=May 8, 2000 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/05/08/million.mom/index.html |access-date=February 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124102228/http://edition.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/05/08/million.mom/index.html |archive-date=January 24, 2011 }} During the April 19, 1999, broadcast of her talk show, she stated, "You are not allowed to own a gun, and if you do own a gun, I think you should go to prison."{{cite web|last1=Gallant |first1=Paul |last2=Eisen |first2=Joanne |last3=Kopel |first3=Dave |title=Her Own Bodyguard |work=National Review |date=January 24, 2002 |url=http://old.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopelprint012402.html |access-date=February 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810205722/http://old.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopelprint012402.html |archive-date=August 10, 2011 }} O'Donnell previously had remarked, "I don't personally own a gun, but if you are qualified, licensed and registered, I have no problem."{{cite magazine|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|title=A Bodyguard for Rosie's Kid|magazine=People|date=September 11, 1998|url=http://people.com/celebrity/a-bodyguard-for-rosies-kid/|access-date=July 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826031954/http://people.com/celebrity/a-bodyguard-for-rosies-kid/|archive-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=dead}} In May 1999, a month after the Columbine shootings, O'Donnell interviewed Tom Selleck, who was promoting The Love Letter. O'Donnell interrogated him about his recent unpaid commercial for the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and questioned him about the NRA's position on the use of "assault weapons". She said at the end of the segment the conversation had "not gone the way I had hoped" and added "if you feel insulted by my questions, I apologize because it was not a personal attack. It was meant to bring up the subject as it is in the consciousness of so many today."{{cite web|title=TRANSCRIPT: Tom Selleck Visits "The Rosie O'Donnell Show"|publisher=NRA Winning Team|url=http://www.nrawinningteam.com/norosie.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991004011259/http://nrawinningteam.com/norosie.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 1999|access-date=July 11, 2007}}{{cite web|author =Otherone|title=Transcript of Tom Selleck & Rosie O'Donnell's NRA Discussion|publisher=JLRweb|url =http://www.geocities.com/rofaq/nradebate.html|access-date=July 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302075026/http://www.geocities.com/rofaq/nradebate.html |archive-date=March 2, 2008}} Ironically, O'Donnell at that time was a multi-million dollar paid spokesperson for 5 years for Kmart, which was the largest volume firearms retailer in the United States.{{cite web |title=ROSIE O'DONNELL CALLS IT QUITS WITH KMART |date=November 25, 1999 |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-11-25-9911250029-story.html |publisher=South Florida Sentinel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701160304/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-11-25-9911250029-story.html |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=O'Donnell, NRA conflict over Kmart ads |date=August 20, 1999 |url=https://variety.com/1999/voices/columns/o-donnell-nra-conflict-over-kmart-ads-1117750581/ |work=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205000537/https://variety.com/1999/voices/columns/o-donnell-nra-conflict-over-kmart-ads-1117750581/ |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |url-status=live}} Around the same time, the cast from Annie Get Your Gun was to appear on the show but refused O'Donnell's request to remove the line "I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge" from the song "Anything You Can Do" and agreed to perform "My Defenses Are Down" instead.{{cite news|title=Report: Lyrics Riled Rosie|work=People|date=March 1, 1999|url=http://people.com/celebrity/report-lyrics-riled-rosie/feed/|access-date=February 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826030737/http://people.com/celebrity/report-lyrics-riled-rosie/feed/|archive-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}

Later in 1999, O'Donnell discontinued her contract with Kmart as their spokeswoman, as gun enthusiasts complained that she should not be the spokesperson for the largest gun retailer. O'Donnell countered that Kmart sells hunting rifles, not handguns or assault weapons and does so legally, which she supports. Both Kmart and O'Donnell denied publicly that Kmart had terminated the contract.{{cite news|last1=Fink|first1=Mitchell|last2=Rubin|first2=Lauren|title=Rosie Sticks to Her Guns by Unloading Kmart Gig|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/rosie-sticks-guns-unloading-kmart-gig-article-1.857102|access-date=February 15, 2014|newspaper=Daily News|date=November 19, 1999|location=New York|archive-date=February 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225133738/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/rosie-sticks-guns-unloading-kmart-gig-article-1.857102|url-status=dead}} In May 2000, O'Donnell's bodyguard applied for a concealed firearm permit. O'Donnell stated that the security firm contracted by Warner Bros. requested the gun. O'Donnell stated that because of threats, she and her family need protection.{{cite web|first=J. A. Jr.|last=Johnson|title=Request for gun by O'Donnell bodyguard raises concern|publisher=Southern Connecticut Newspaper|website=The Advocate Online|date=May 25, 2000|url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/Advocate/release/05-25-2000/article1.html|access-date=June 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000620145923/http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/Advocate/release/05-25-2000/article1.html |archive-date=June 20, 2000}}

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Broadway and tourism in New York City was down and many shows were in danger of closing. O'Donnell was among many in the entertainment field who encouraged viewers to visit and support the performing arts. She announced that she would donate 1 million dollars for aid in the rescue efforts and encouraged other celebrities and citizens alike to "give till it hurts".{{cite news|title=O'donnell donates $1 million in aid|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/09/20/usn_millionin.shtml|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=Amarillo Globe-News|date=September 20, 2001|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227155752/http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/09/20/usn_millionin.shtml|archive-date=February 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}

In 2002, she left her talk show.{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jeannie|title=Rosie, coy on TV, 'comes out' on stage|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2002/2002-02-27-rosie.htm|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=USA Today|date=February 27, 2002}} The show was replaced by The Caroline Rhea Show, with comedian Caroline Rhea, which ran for one additional season.

O'Donnell was a guest star on an episode of HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm entitled "The Bowtie".{{Cite web |author= |date=March 23, 2020 |title=Every Episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' Ranked |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/3/23/21188827/curb-your-enthusiasm-episode-rankings-updated |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}

File:Rosie O'Donnell 2 by David Shankbone.jpg premiere for the I Am Because We Are documentary, about the millions of orphans in the African country of Malawi who lost parents and siblings to HIV and AIDS.]]

In September 2006, O'Donnell replaced Meredith Vieira as a co-host and moderator of The View, a daytime women-oriented talk show.{{cite news|last=Steinberg|first=Jacques|title=Rosie O'Donnell to Join the Cast of 'The View'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/29/arts/television/29rosi.html|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 29, 2006}} Star Jones, a co-host on the show, quit, with some speculating Jones's conservative views would be in constant tension with O'Donnell's more liberal counterpoint. O'Donnell had also disputed Jones's route of rapid weight loss, alluding that it must have been through gastric bypass surgery, rather than dieting and exercise alone as Jones had insisted, which also fed speculation about certain tension between the two. (Jones later confirmed that surgery was involved.) O'Donnell is credited with keeping the show's "buzz factor up".[https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/view/192276 "The Future of The View"] TV Guide, June 3, 2006. Retrieved on June 5, 2007. She is also credited with making it more news-focused, though it still embraced the "fluff" of daytime TV talk shows (celebrities, fashion, and food).{{cite news|last=Tucker|first=Ken|title=The View Review|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20013740,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304080122/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20013740,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2007|access-date=February 15, 2014|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 2, 2007}} Despite an overall downward trend for most daytime broadcast shows, ratings rose by 27% during O'Donnell's first year on The View.{{cite news|last=Adalian|first=Josef|title=O'Donnell brings big ratings to 'The View'|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/news/o-donnell-brings-big-ratings-to-the-view-1117955333/|access-date=February 15, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=December 7, 2006}} The show was the fourth-most-watched in all of daytime in the key demographic of women ages 18–49 and scored record ratings in the total viewer category with an average of 3.4 million viewers—up 15% versus the same time in 2005. O'Donnell moderated the opening "Hot Topics" portion of the show, where news items were discussed. 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. As a conservative counterpoint, Elisabeth Hasselbeck would usually support the Bush administration's policies and the two would get into an adversarial give-and-take.

In November 2006, Rosie commented on Kelly Ripa's complaints to Regis Philbin about guest co-host Clay Aiken on Live with Regis and Kelly. Kelly said she was angry at Aiken for jokingly putting his hand over her mouth during an interview segment. Rosie told the other panelist on The View that Kelly made a homophobic comment about Clay. Kelly was watching the segment and quickly called into the live segment to tell Rosie that Kelly's complaint about Aiken was not about homophobia; the issue was it is flu season.{{cite web |title=Kelly Ripa and Rosie O'Donnell Fuel Aiken Controversy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2672565&page=1 |website=ABC News |access-date=28 February 2025 |date=22 November 2006}}

Kelly has in the past placed her hand over Regis' mouth as a joke during non-flu season.{{cite web |last1=Wegner |first1=Stephanie |last2=McNeil |first2=Liz |title=Kelly Ripa on Her Complicated Relationship with Regis Philbin: 'There Were Good and Bad Days' |url=https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-on-her-complicated-relationship-with-regis-philbin/ |website=People |access-date=28 February 2025 |date=26 September 2022}}

Encouraged by the show to be outspoken, O'Donnell sometimes provoked debate, at one time stating "radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam."{{Cite news |date=December 23, 2006 |title=Ratings, conflict up with O'Donnell |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-et-quick23.4-story.html |access-date=May 25, 2022 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}} On the February 24, 2003, episode of Phil Donahue's talk show, O'Donnell referred to the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Boston resulting in $157 million awarded to 983 claimants,{{cite news|last=Mozingo|first=Joe|title=Disagreements persist despite abuse settlement|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/16/local/me-priests16/2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904042927/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/16/local/me-priests16/2|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2015|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 16, 2007}} stating "I hope the Catholic Church gets sued until the end of time. Maybe, you know, we can melt down some of the gold toilets in the Pope's Vatican and pay off some of the lawsuits because, the whole tenet of living a Christ-like life, has been lost in Catholicism."{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=2015: Rosie O'Donnell leaves 'The View' (Again) |url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/2017/10/06/2015-rosie-odonnell-leaves-view-again |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=out.com}}

O'Donnell joked about communion rituals alongside co-host Behar's drunk priest comments.{{cite web|title='Scarborough Country' for October 2|publisher=NBC News|date=October 3, 2006|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15117630|access-date=November 25, 2007}} On April 19, 2007, the panel discussed the Supreme Court of the United States's ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart, a decision upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. O'Donnell cited a Florynce Kennedy quote, "If men could get pregnant abortion would be a sacrament" and asked rhetorically "How many Supreme Court judges are Catholic?" and "How about separation of church and state?"{{cite news|last=Crawford Greenburg|first=Jan|title=Abortion Ruling Sparks a Backlash for Catholic Justices|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3071697&page=1&singlePage=true|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=ABC News|date=April 24, 2007}} Some conservative commentators deemed her statements "anti-Catholic bigotry" and suggested that such statements against other religions would not be tolerated.{{cite news|last=Zagano|first=Phyllis|title=Abortion debate brings anti-Catholicism into focus|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=April 27, 2007}}{{cite news|last=Reinhard|first=David|title=How many Supreme Court judges are Catholic?|url=https://www3.nd.edu/~newsinfo/pdf/2007_05_09_pdf/How%20Many%20Supreme%20Court%20Judges%20Are%20Catholic.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308042013/https://www3.nd.edu/~newsinfo/pdf/2007_05_09_pdf/How%20Many%20Supreme%20Court%20Judges%20Are%20Catholic.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2014|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=Idaho Mountain Express|date=May 9, 2007}}{{cite news|title=Out Of 'View' After A Year of Fireworks, Rambling Rosie's Hanging Up Her Coffee Cup|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=April 26, 2007|page=40}} O'Donnell's outspokenness and spontaneousness sometimes led to her views being recirculated by other media outlets, often surprising The View co-hosts including O'Donnell.{{cite news|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|title=The Drama of Daytime: Friendships, Feuds and Fury|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/arts/television/27morn.html|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 27, 2007}}{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Ed|title=Rosie O'Donnell Says Viewers Should Look Outside the U.S. for Their News|url=http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2007/03/29/jmer1-03-29-07/|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=Media Village|date=March 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209090133/http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2007/03/29/jmer1-03-29-07/ |archive-date=December 9, 2008}}"Hot Topics", The View, December 4, 2006. Frequently portrayed unfavorably by conservative media outlets and what she deemed as Republican pundits,"Hot Topics", The View, May 23, 2007. O'Donnell lamented that they were focusing on her comments instead of more important national and world issues.

On December 5, 2006, O'Donnell used a series of ching chongs to imitate newscasters in China.{{cite news|last=Kelly|first=Liz|title=Timeline: A Brief Compendium of Rosie Quotes|date=April 25, 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2007/04/timeline_a_brief_compendium_of_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005175317/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2007/04/timeline_a_brief_compendium_of_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2012|access-date=March 15, 2011}}{{cite news|title=Asian Leaders Angered by Rosie O'Donnell's 'Ching Chong' Comments|first=Sara|last=Bonisteel|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/asian-leaders-angered-by-rosie-odonnells-ching-chong-comments|work=Fox News|date=December 11, 2006|access-date=August 28, 2010 |quote="The View" co-host is in hot water for using the expression "ching chong" to describe Chinese people talking about Danny DeVito's drunken appearance on her show.}} Vanessa Hua of the San Francisco Chronicle expressed disappointment in O'Donnell, given the comedian's championing of LGBT rights.{{cite news|title=O'Donnell apologizes for Chinese parody / But comedian warns she is likely to spoof languages again|first=Vanessa|last=Hua|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/O-Donnell-apologizes-for-Chinese-parody-But-2465454.php|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=December 15, 2006|access-date=August 28, 2010|quote=Spoofing a language belittles the people who speak it, her critics said. It also was disappointing to hear such insensitivity from O'Donnell, who has championed gay and lesbian rights and attacked others for being homophobic, they said.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104163724/http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-12-15/news/17323548_1_asian-americans-chinese-americans-danny-devito|archive-date=January 4, 2013}} On December 14, O'Donnell apologized to those she offended, explaining that "Some people have told me it's as bad as the n-word. I was like, really? I didn't know that."{{cite news|title=Rosie Apologizes for Asian Joke on The View|first=Stephen M.|last=Silverman|url=https://people.com/celebrity/rosie-apologizes-for-asian-joke-on-the-view/|magazine=People|date=December 14, 2006|access-date=August 28, 2010}} O'Donnell warned that "there's a good chance I'll do something like that again, probably in the next week, not on purpose. Only 'cause it's how my brain works." Time called it a "pseudo-apology".{{cite news|title=Apologies: a Great Tradition|magazine=Time.com|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/apologies/article/0,28804,1602994_1608522_1608584,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415035105/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/apologies/article/0,28804,1602994_1608522_1608584,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2007|access-date=March 15, 2011|date=April 10, 2007}} O'Donnell later wrote in Celebrity Detox that "I wish I had been a bit more pure in my public apology."{{cite book|last=O'Donnell|first=Rosie|title=Celebrity Detox: (The Fame Game)|url=https://archive.org/details/celebritydetoxfa00odon|url-access=registration|access-date=March 8, 2014|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|isbn=978-0-446-19993-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/celebritydetoxfa00odon/page/81 81], 130–133}}

In December 2006, O'Donnell criticized Donald Trump for holding a press conference to reinstate Miss USA Tara Conner, who had violated pageant guidelines, accusing him of using her scandal to "generate publicity for the Miss USA Pageant" (to which he owns the rights) by announcing he was giving her a second chance.{{cite news|last=Grossberg|first=Josh|title=Trump Wants His MTV|url=http://au.eonline.com/news/55443/trump-wants-his-mtv|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=E! Online|date=June 20, 2007}}{{cite news|last=Lauer|first=Matt|title=Confessions of a beauty queen|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/16908534/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216011209/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16908534/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2014|publisher=NBC News|date=February 4, 2007|author-link=Matt Lauer}} 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. She stated, "Left the first wife, had an affair. Left the second wife, had an affair – but he's the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America." In response, Trump began a "vicious" mass media blitz in which he appeared on various television shows, either in person or by phone, threatening to sue O'Donnell (he never did).{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|title=Rosie O'Donnell bids adieu to 'The View'|newspaper=Chicago tribune|date=April 27, 2007|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/04/27/rosie-odonnell-bids-adieu-to-the-view/|access-date=July 13, 2007}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He called her names, threatened to take away her partner Kelli, and claimed that Barbara Walters regretted hiring her.{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|title=Rosie Speaks Out on The View|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20005257,00.html|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=People|date=December 21, 2006|archive-date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216002941/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20005257,00.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.q-notes.com/editorial/editorsnote_011307.html|title=Q-Notes Online|work=q-notes.com|access-date=November 13, 2007|archive-date=November 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120040019/http://www.q-notes.com/editorial/editorsnote_011307.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|title=Barbara Walters: I Don't Regret Hiring Rosie|work=People|date=January 3, 2007|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20005940,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104225740/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20005940,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2007|access-date=July 13, 2007}} Walters was stuck in the middle as a social acquaintance of Trump's, and said O'Donnell did not feel like Walters defended her enough, which led to what both women agreed was an unfortunate confrontation in one of the dressing rooms. "I had pain and hurt and rejection," O'Donnell said, "sometimes [my emotions] overwhelm me. Sometimes I get flooded." Walters denied that she was unhappy with O'Donnell, saying, "I have never regretted, nor do I now, the hiring of Rosie O'Donnell."

On April 25, 2007, ABC announced that O'Donnell would be leaving the show before the end of the year because of a failure to reach agreement on a new contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/04/25/rosie-odonnell-leaving-view-after-contract-negotiations-fail/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512234637/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/04/25/rosie-odonnell-leaving-view-after-contract-negotiations-fail/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2013|title=Rosie O'Donnell Leaving 'The View' After Contract Negotiations Fail|work=Fox News | date=April 25, 2007}}

O'Donnell condemned many of the Bush administration's policies, especially the war in Iraq and the resulting occupation.{{cite news|last=O'Donnell|first=Rosie|title=Burned Up and Burned Out by Politics|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rosie-odonnell/burned-up-and-burned-out-_b_84868.html|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=February 4, 2008}} She also questioned the official explanation for the destruction of the World Trade Center, and stating in one episode, "I do believe that it's the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel".Nizza, Mike (May 16, 2007). [http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/rosie-odonnells-911-question/ "Rosie O'Donnell's 9/11 Question"]. The New York Times.[http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/4213805 "Rosie O'Donnell 9/11 Conspiracy Comments: Popular Mechanics Responds"]. Popular Mechanics. October 1, 2009. She consistently mentioned recent military deaths and news about the war and criticized the U.S. media for its lack of attention to these issues compared to media coverage throughout the world. This led to a series of heated exchanges with co-host Hasselbeck, as well as "the most-discussed moment of her professional life." On May 17, 2007, O'Donnell rhetorically asked, "655,000 Iraqi civilians dead. Who are the terrorists? ... if you were in Iraq and another country, the United States, the richest in the world, invaded your country and killed 655,000 of your citizens, what would you call us?"{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18739523|title='Scarborough Country' for May 17|date=May 18, 2007|publisher=MSNBC|access-date=August 23, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117063829/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/18739523/|archive-date=November 17, 2007}} (Transcript) Conservative commentators criticized O'Donnell's statements, saying that she was comparing American soldiers to terrorists. On May 23, 2007, a heated discussion ensued, in part, because of what O'Donnell perceived as Elisabeth Hasselbeck's unwillingness to defend O'Donnell from the criticisms; O'Donnell asked Hasselbeck, "Do you believe I think our troops are terrorists?" Hasselbeck answered in the negative but also stated "Defend your own insinuations."{{cite news|last=Orloff|first=Brian|title=Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O'Donnell Square Off|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20039945,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111091243/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20039945,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=People|date=May 23, 2007}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1K6TYssa4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/Ek1K6TYssa4| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title= Rosie O'Donnell VS Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View 5/23/07| date=May 23, 2007|publisher=YouTube|access-date=August 23, 2007}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|last=Olbermann|first=Keith|title=Countdown with Keith Olbermann for May 23|work=CNN|date=May 24, 2007|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18842749|access-date=February 4, 2008}} O'Donnell was hurt and felt Hasselbeck had betrayed her friendship: "there's something about somebody being different on TV toward you than they are in the dressing room. It didn't really ring true for me."[http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Rosie-ODonnell-on-Life-Love-and-Family/print/1 Rosie O'Donnell on Life, Love and Family]{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, The Oprah Winfrey Show, January 25, 2010. O'Donnell stated that Republican pundits were mischaracterising her statements and the right-wing media would portray her as a bully, attacking "innocent pure Christian Elisabeth" whenever they disagreed. O'Donnell decided to leave the show that day, but afterwards stated that the reason was not the argument itself, but rather the fact that she saw on the studio monitor that the camera had shown a split screen, with her and Hasselbeck on either side. O'Donnell felt that the show's director and producer "had to prepare that in advance ... I felt there was setup egging me into that position. The executive producer and I did not gel." O'Donnell and ABC agreed to cut short her contract agreement on May 25, 2007.{{cite news|last=Steinberg|first=Jacques|title=O'Donnell Leaving 'The View' 3 Weeks Early|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/25/arts/television/25cnd-rosie.html?hp|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 25, 2007}} ABC News reported that her arguments with Hasselbeck brought the show its best ratings ever.ABC Eyewitness News; May 28, 2007. O'Donnell was replaced by Whoopi Goldberg as the moderator of The View.

In May 2007, Time magazine included O'Donnell in their annual list of the 100 most influential people.{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1595332_1616693,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505053011/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1595332_1616693,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2007|magazine=Time|title=The Time 100|date=May 3, 2007|access-date=May 22, 2010|first=Barbara|last=Walters}}{{cite news|last=Freydkin|first=Donna|title=Rosie O'Donnell is ready to 'Live' a little on variety show|date=November 27, 2008|newspaper=USA Today|url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-11-25-rosie-live_N.htm|access-date=March 16, 2011}} O'Donnell was named "The Most Annoying Celebrity of 2007" by a PARADE reader's poll, in response she said, "Frankly, most celebrities are annoying ... and I suppose I am the most annoying, but, whatever."{{cite news|title=Rosie Responds to 'Most Annoying' Title|url=http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/tv-news-story/ar/_a/rosie-named-most-annoying-celebrity/20071228151209990003|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=AOL News|date=January 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101163552/http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/tv-news-story/ar/_a/rosie-named-most-annoying-celebrity/20071228151209990003 |archive-date=January 1, 2008}}

In 2008, The View won an Emmy for "Outstanding Special Class Writing" for a specially themed Autism episode that O'Donnell helped create. Janette Barber, O'Donnell's longtime friend and producer/writer of The Rosie O'Donnell Show, accepted the award on behalf of herself and the other two winners, Christian McKiernan and Andrew Smith.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_creative_winners.html|title=The Emmy Awards – Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards – Creative Winners|work=emmyonline.org}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPB1yrVdFT4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/wPB1yrVdFT4| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=The View Writers Win 2008 Emmy Award!|date=June 14, 2008|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

In March 2007, O'Donnell started a video blog, Jahero, on her website Rosie.com answering fans questions, giving behind the scenes information and serving as a video diary. Originally featuring only O'Donnell and her hair and makeup artist Helene Macaulay they were soon joined by her writer from The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Janette Barber.{{cite news|title=Rosie's "View" Review: Too Bad It's Beige|work=TMZ|date=September 5, 2007|url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/09/05/rosies-view-review-too-bad-its-beige/|access-date=February 20, 2008}} Called Jahero, a name composed of the first two letters of each of their first names, they occasionally had short cameo appearances by View co-hosts Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Barbara Walters. Jenny McCarthy appeared once briefly, as has Hasselbeck's mother-in-law and O'Donnell's mother-in-law, her (now) ex-wife Kelli's mother. Kathy Griffin also appeared, where she read some of the questions. It became so popular that O'Donnell and her creative team considered an "on the road" version of the video blog using fan-submitted suggestions. O'Donnell was the front runner for the "best celebrity blogger" category in the 2007 Blogger's Choice Awards which she won.{{cite news|last=Matheson |first=Whitney |title=Pop Candy: As if you don't read enough blogs ...|newspaper=USA Today |date=April 26, 2007 |url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2007/04/as_if_you_dont_.html |access-date=July 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702231006/http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2007/04/as_if_you_dont_.html |archive-date=July 2, 2007 }}

O'Donnell expressed interest in replacing long time host Bob Barker when he retired from CBS's game show The Price Is Right. Barker was a frequent guest on her talk show and told reporters that she "would make a fine host". Although it was reported he had "endorsed" her as a "possible successor", Barker said that he had no role in choosing his replacement.{{cite news|last=Massey|first=Liz|title=Barker Says O'Donnell Could Replace Him|work=todaysthv.com|agency=Associated Press|date=June 18, 2007|url=http://www.todaysthv.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=47600|access-date=March 16, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/barker-remarks-not-a-rosie-endorsement/|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|title=Barker: Remarks not a Rosie endorsement|date=June 20, 2007|access-date=March 16, 2011}} In June 2007, she announced on her blog it was not going to happen and noted she was reluctant to uproot her family to move to California.

In 2008, O'Donnell starred in and executive produced America, a Lifetime channel film in which she plays the therapist of the title character, a 16-year-old boy aging out of the foster care system. The film is based on the E.R. Frank book of the same name.{{cite news|last=Eng|first=Joyce|title=Rosie O'Donnell Is Coming to America|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Rosie-Donnell-Star-27543.aspx|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=TV Guide|date=October 22, 2008}} In October 2009, she appeared in the original cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore.{{cite news|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/theater/reviews/02love.html|title=Spandex Agonistes: Why Don't You Try It On?|access-date=April 21, 2011|date=October 2, 2009|author=Isherwood, Charles|work=The New York Times}}

In November 2009, "Rosie Radio", a daily two-hour show with O'Donnell discussing news and events on Sirius XM Radio, premiered. O'Donnell said she was approached by the company after she appeared on Howard Stern's Sirius XM show.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Bryant|title=Rosie to launch radio show|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Rosie-ODonnell-Radio-1007242.aspx|work=TV Guide Online|date=June 25, 2009|access-date=June 25, 2009}}

[https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-10-25-rosie-odonnell-radio_N.htm Outspoken Rosie O'Donnell gets serious about radio show] Ann Oldenburg, USA Today, October 26, 2009. The radio show ended in June 2011. In 2009, O'Donnell made another guest appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm, where she beat up Larry twice, in an episode titled Denise Handicapped.

In 2011, O'Donnell began producing material for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). In May 2011, The Doc Club with Rosie O'Donnell premiered, a show where O'Donnell moderated live panel discussions following premieres of OWN Documentaries. She has hosted specials for Becoming Chaz in May 2011 and Miss Representation in October 2011. In fall 2011, O'Donnell began full-time work on her new show, The Rosie Show, for OWN. The show taped at the Chicago studio formerly home to The Oprah Winfrey Show. The show debuted on October 10, 2011, to generally positive reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/spirit/OWN-Sneak-Preview-The-Rosie-ODonnell-Show#ixzz1ZU82zpPt|title=OWN Sneak Preview – The Rosie O'Donnell Show|publisher=Oprah.com|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=March 5, 2012}} OWN canceled The Rosie Show on March 16, 2012, with the last show taped March 20, on the eve of O'Donnell's 50th birthday. The final show aired on OWN on March 29, 2012. In a statement, Oprah Winfrey said:

{{Blockquote|I thank Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey. She has been an incredible partner, working to deliver the best possible show every single day. As I have learned in the last 15 months, a new network launch is always a challenge and ratings grow over time as you continue to gather an audience. I'm grateful to Rosie and the dedicated Rosie Show team for giving it their all.{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Liz Kelly|title=Rosie O'Donnell's OWN show canceled after 5 months|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/03/rosie-odonnells-own-show-canceled-after-5-months.html|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=Zap2it|date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308013850/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/03/rosie-odonnells-own-show-canceled-after-5-months.html|archive-date=March 8, 2014|df=mdy-all}}}}

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

{{Blockquote|I loved working with Oprah in the amazing city of Chicago. I was welcomed with open arms and will never forget the kindness of all I encountered. It was a great year for me—I wish the show was able to attract more viewers—but it did not. So I am headed back to my home in New York—with gratitude. On we go!}}In 2011, O'Donnell made another guest appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm, competing for the affection of a bisexual woman with Larry in an episode called "The Bi-Sexual".{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Bradford |date=August 22, 2011 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm Recap: "The Bi-Sexual" |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/curb-your-enthusiasm-recap-the-bi-sexual.html |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}

In 2013, O'Donnell appeared in a number of television shows. First, she played "brash but astute" reporter Dottie Shannon in an episode of Bomb Girls,{{cite news|last1=Szklarski|first1=Cassandra|title=Rosie O'Donnell guests on Bomb Girls April 8|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/04/05/rosie_odonnell_guests_on_bomb_girls_april_8.html|access-date=November 11, 2016|work=The Star|date=April 5, 2013}} followed by playing the voice of the Bouncing Bumble Queen in Jake and the Never Land Pirates.{{cite news|last1=Rock|first1=Amanda|title=Popular Characters from Jake and the Never Land Pirates|url=https://www.verywell.com/popular-characters-from-jake-and-the-never-land-pirates-2765095|access-date=November 11, 2016|publisher=Very Well|date=June 9, 2016|archive-date=November 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112081030/https://www.verywell.com/popular-characters-from-jake-and-the-never-land-pirates-2765095|url-status=dead}} After that, also in 2013, she appeared in two episodes of Smash as herself.{{cite news|title=Rosie O'Donnell Books 'Smash' Cameo|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/13/rosie-odonnell-smash_n_2294618.html|access-date=November 11, 2016|work=Huffington Post|date=December 13, 2012}} That same year she also appeared as herself in an episode of Impractical Jokers called "Everything's Rosie".{{cite news|last1=Steussy|first1=Lauren|title=Staten Island on 'The View': Impractical Jokers visit Rosie O'Donnell (notice the resemblance?)|url=http://www.silive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/dopplegangers_unite_staten_isl.html|access-date=November 11, 2016|publisher=Silive|date=January 29, 2015}}

In 2014, 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."{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=Rosie O'Donnell Joins ABC Family's 'The Fosters'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rosie-odonnell-joins-abc-familys-fosters-630547|access-date=November 11, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 17, 2013}} The character lasted through their 2016 season.{{cite news|last1=Aguilera|first1=Leanne|title=EXCLUSIVE: Rosie O'Donnell Is Back on 'The Fosters' and She Calls Callie Out on Her 'Teenager' Behavior!|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/182626_exclusive_rosie_o_donnell_is_back_on_the_fosters_and_she_calls_callie_out_on_her_teenager_behavior/|access-date=November 11, 2016|publisher=ET Online|date=February 19, 2016}}

In the fall of 2014, 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/rosie-o-donnell-confirmed-return-view-article-1.1861945|title=Rosie O'Donnell confirmed to return to 'The View' as co-host|first=Cristina|last=Everett|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=July 10, 2014|access-date=July 10, 2014}} On February 6, 2015, representatives for O'Donnell confirmed she would once again exit the panel. In a statement, made to The Hollywood Reporter, O'Donnell said, "[My health] got a little bit worse right before the holidays — [my doctor] was kind of concerned. ... I can't really fix [my personal life] right away, but I can fix [my job]."{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Hilary|last2=Gajewski|first2=Ryan|title=Rosie O'Donnell Explains Why She's Leaving 'The View'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/view-rosie-odonnell-explains-why-771118|access-date=February 8, 2015|agency=Prometheus Global Media|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 7, 2015|location=United States}}

In 2015, O'Donnell made a cameo in Pitch Perfect 2, playing a co-host on The View. Deadline called the cameo "a bit that already seems dated."{{cite magazine|last1=Hammond|first1=Pete|title='Pitch Perfect 2' Review: Anna Kendrick And Crew Have Something To Sing About – A Fun Sequel|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/pitch-perfect-2-review-anna-kendrick-elizabeth-banks-rebel-wilson-1201425265/|access-date=November 11, 2016|magazine=Deadline|date=May 13, 2015}} That same year, she appeared in an episode of Empire, playing Pepper O'Leary, "a tough criminal who shared a cell for years with Cookie Lyon."{{cite news|title=Rosie O'Donnell goes from 'Empire' fan to guest star|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-goes-from-empire-fan-to-guest-star|access-date=November 11, 2016|work=Fox News|date=November 25, 2015}} In preparation for the role, she hired an acting coach and stated, "I prepared for this like I've never prepared for anything in my career, because I didn't want to disappoint and I understood the pace at which they work." O'Donnell also appeared as herself in two documentaries that same year. In April 2015, Roseanne For President! was released, a film about Roseanne Barr's presidential bid in 2012. O'Donnell appeared in the film alongside Michael Moore and Sandra Bernhard.{{cite news|last1=Murthi|first1=Vikram|title='Roseanne for President!' Trailer: A 'Serious' Comedian Runs For President|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/roseanne-for-president-trailer-barr-michael-moore-rosie-odonnell-1201690045/|access-date=November 12, 2016|work=Indie Wire|date=June 17, 2016}} In September 2015, the documentary Everything Is Copy was released, a film by Jacob Bernstein about his mother Nora Ephron. O'Donnell appeared in the documentary to help "bring his mother into focus" along with a number of other celebrities.{{cite magazine|last1=Berkshire|first1=Geoff|title='Everything Is Copy': Jacob Bernstein Talks Nora Ephron's Legacy and His Documentary Debut|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/everything-is-copy-nora-ephron-documentary-jacob-bernstein-1201735352/|access-date=November 12, 2016|magazine=Variety|date=March 21, 2016}}

In 2016, O'Donnell made a two-episode appearance in the CBS series Mom, playing Jeanine, "the ex-girlfriend of Bonnie (Allison Janney)".{{cite magazine|last1=Rice|first1=Lynette|title=Mom is bringing back Rosie O'Donnell|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/06/mom-rosie-odonnell-allison-janney-cbs|access-date=November 11, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 6, 2016}} That same year, she was also a regular panelist on Match Game and appeared in one episode of The $100,000 Pyramid, where she competed against Kathy Najimy.{{cite news|title=S1 E10 Jon Lovitz vs Deion Sanders and Rosie O'Donnell vs Kathy Najimy|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/the-100000-pyramid/episode-guide/season-1/10-episode-10|access-date=November 11, 2016|publisher=ABC|date=September 12, 2016}} Later that year, O'Donnell also played the role of the gym teacher in Hairspray Live!{{cite magazine|last1=Snetiker|first1=Marc|title=Rosie O'Donnell, Sean Hayes join cast of Hairspray Live!|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/02/hairspray-live-cast|access-date=November 11, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 2, 2016}}

In November 2016, Showtime announced she had joined the cast of the comedy pilot SMILF.{{cite news|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=Rosie O'Donnell Joins Showtime's Comedy Pilot 'SMILF'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/rosie-o-donnell-joins-showtime-comedy-pilot-smilf-180257320.html|access-date=November 11, 2016|publisher=Yahoo|date=November 9, 2016}} The series aired from November 5, 2017, until March 31, 2019, and O'Donnell received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Tutu. On April 3, 2019, it was announced that O'Donnell would play the role of Lisa Sheffer in the HBO series I Know This Much Is True.{{cite news|last1=Yang|first1=Rachel|title=Melissa Leo, Rosie O'Donnell Among Cast Added to Mark Ruffalo's 'I Know This Much Is True'|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/melissa-leo-rosie-odonnell-joins-ruffalo-i-know-this-much-is-true-hbo-1203179692/|access-date=April 8, 2019|publisher=Yahoo|date=April 3, 2019}}

In 2021, O'Donnell guest starred on the series Run the World and The L Word: Generation Q. On June 15, 2021, it was announced that she would star as Detective Sunday, alongside Jon Bernthal, in a series reboot of American Gigolo on Showtime, premiering in 2022.{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='American Gigolo' Reboot Starring Jon Bernthal Gets Showtime Series Order|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/american-gigolo-jon-bernthal-showtime-series-order-1234775778/|access-date=August 3, 2021|publisher=Yahoo|date=June 15, 2021}} In 2022 she voiced the role of the MTA subway announcements in the second season of Netflix series Russian Doll starring Natasha Lyonne.{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rosie-odonnell-russian-doll-cameo-1235135647/|title= Natasha Lyonne on Landing Rosie O'Donnell for Secret Cameo in 'Russian Doll'|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= April 30, 2022|accessdate= August 9, 2023}} That same year she appeared as Vi in the Amazon Prime Video series A League of Their Own (2022).{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/tv/rosie-odonnell-a-league-of-their-own-tv-show-first-look/|title= See Rosie O'Donnell's return in A League of Their Own TV show|magazine= Entertainment Weekly|accessdate= August 9, 2023}}

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In 2000, O'Donnell partnered with the publishers of McCall's to revamp the magazine as Rosie's McCall's (or, more commonly, Rosie).{{cite news|last=Jacobson|first=Aileen|title=Tv Host O'donnell to Add Name to Venerable Mccall's Magazine|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-11-18/lifestyle/0011170650_1_jahr-usa-namesake-magazine-rosie-o-donnell|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|date=November 18, 2000|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045941/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-11-18/lifestyle/0011170650_1_jahr-usa-namesake-magazine-rosie-o-donnell|url-status=dead}} The magazine was launched as a competitor to fellow talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey's monthly magazine O. Rosie covered issues including breast cancer, foster care, and other matters of concern to O'Donnell. In the September 2000 issue, she shared that "she has struggled with depression her entire life" and decided to start medications when she realized her fears were affecting her family.{{cite news |title=How Rosie O'Donnell Beat Depression |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Depression/story?id=126783 |access-date=2024-05-09 |publisher=ABC News |date=2006-08-04}} With a strong start and a circulation close to 3.5 million, things looked promising, but the magazine stumbled as conflicts emerged between O'Donnell and the editors.{{cite news|last=Carr|first=David|title=O'Donnell and Her Publisher Are in Clash Over Magazine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/23/business/media/23MAG.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 23, 2002}} The contract gave O'Donnell control over editorial process and editorial staff but veto power remained with publisher Gruner+Jahr USA.{{cite news|last=Offman|first=Craig|title=O'Donnell countersues in mag war|url=https://variety.com/2002/biz/news/o-donnell-countersues-in-mag-war-1117874695/|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=October 21, 2002}} O'Donnell quit the magazine in September 2002, following a dispute over editorial control. "If I'm going to have my name and my brand on the corner of a magazine, it has to be my vision" she told People.{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Julia|title=Rosie O'Donnell Biography|url=http://www.people.com/people/rosie_odonnell/biography/0,,20033874_10,00.html|work=People|access-date=February 19, 2014|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101135603/http://www.people.com/people/rosie_odonnell/biography/0,,20033874_10,00.html|url-status=dead}}

Rosie magazine folded in 2003. In late 2003, O'Donnell and the publishers each sued the other for breach of contract. The publishers said that, by removing herself from the magazine's publication, she was in breach of contract. The trial received considerable press coverage. O'Donnell would often give brief press interviews outside of the courtroom responding to various allegations. Of note was a former magazine colleague and breast cancer survivor who testified that O'Donnell said to her on the phone that people who lie "get sick and they get cancer. If they keep lying, they get it again".{{cite news |title=Cancer survivor says Rosie O'Donnell told her liars get cancer |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-11-05-rosie-suit_x.htm |access-date=February 18, 2014 |newspaper=USA Today |date=November 5, 2003 |agency=Associated Press}} O'Donnell apologized the next day and stated, "I'm sorry I hurt her the way I did, that was not my intention." The judge, Ira Gammerman of the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, dismissed the case, ruling that neither side should receive damages.{{cite book |last=Prono |first=Luca |title=Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture |year=2008 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313335990 |page=205}}{{tertiary source inline|date=May 2024}}

In 1997, Rosie released the children's book Kids are Punny: Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O'Donnell Show, which contained jokes she had received from children. A sequel titled Kids are Punny 2: More Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O'Donnell Show was released a year later in 1998, and an HBO special was made based on the books. In April 2002, O'Donnell released Find Me, a combination of memoir, mystery and detective story with an underlying interest in reuniting birth mothers with their children.{{cite news|last=Kuczynski|first=Alex|title=She's Out of the Closet. Now What?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/style/she-s-out-of-the-closet-now-what.html|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 3, 2002}} In addition to cataloging her childhood and early adulthood, the book delved into O'Donnell's relationship with a woman with dissociative identity disorder who posed as an underage teen who had become pregnant by rape. The book reached number two on The New York Times bestseller list.

In October 2007, she released Celebrity Detox, her second memoir which focuses on the struggles with leaving fame behind, noting her exits from The Rosie O'Donnell Show and The View.

In 2003, O'Donnell and Carpenter partnered with travel entrepreneur Gregg Kaminsky to launch R Family Vacations catering to LGBT families, "the very first all gay and lesbian family vacation packages" where "gays and lesbians can bring their kids, their friends, and their parents."{{cite web|last=Kaminsky|first=Gregg|title=Rosie O'Donnell Announces R Family Vacations|publisher=Out in Buffalo|date=August 11, 2003|url=http://www.outinbuffalo.com/home/news.asp?articleid=4916|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030929064549/http://www.outinbuffalo.com/home/news.asp?articleid=4916|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 29, 2003|access-date=June 21, 2007}} Although O'Donnell is not involved on a day-to-day basis, she does contribute to the creative aspects of "advertising and marketing materials" and initiated the idea for the company when she filled in as a last-minute replacement headliner on one of Kaminsky's Atlantis Events gay cruises and also came up with the name "R Family Vacations".{{cite web|last=Salvato |first=Ed |title=R Family Vacations plies uncharted gay waters |publisher=Planet Out |url=http://www.planetout.com/travel/article.html?sernum=9101 |access-date=June 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508152020/http://www.planetout.com/travel/article.html?sernum=9101 |archive-date=May 8, 2006 }} On July 11, 2004, the first cruise was held with 1600 passengers{{cite web|title=Q and A with Rosie and Kelli on "All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise" |publisher=Planet Out |year=2006 |url=http://www.planetout.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=1227 |access-date=June 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526042807/http://www.planetout.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=1227 |archive-date=May 26, 2006 }} including 600 children.{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Andrew|title=Getting Away with R Family Vacations|newspaper=Windy City Times|date=January 12, 2005|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=7108|access-date=June 21, 2007|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402161139/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=7108|url-status=dead}} In addition to traditional entertainment and recreational activities, the company partnered with Provincetown's Family Pride, a 25-year-old Washington, D.C.–based organization that advocates for LGBT families{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Bradley David|title=Families, Ahoy!|work=Out Smart Magazine|date=May 2004|url=http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/issue/i05-04/f-2-Families_Ahoy.php|access-date=June 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808173903/http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/issue/i05-04/f-2-Families_Ahoy.php |archive-date=August 8, 2007}} to host discussions on "adoption, insemination, surrogacy, and everything else that would be helpful to gay parenting."{{cite web|last=Wieder|first=Judy|title=R We Ready for R Family Vacations?|publisher=Out Traveler|year=2003|url=http://www.outtraveler.com/detail.asp?did=233|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208124533/http://www.outtraveler.com/detail.asp?did=233|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2006|access-date=June 21, 2007}} (Fall issue) All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise, a documentary film about the trip debuted on HBO on April 6, 2006, and was nominated for three Emmy Awards. Of the experience, O'Donnell stated "we didn't really realize the magic that was going to take place. People who had never met another gay family met other families and it was powerful."

In late 2003, O'Donnell brought the musical Taboo to Broadway. She hired Charles Busch to re-write the book, and the story became "bitchier" and more focused on the rise to fame of the character based on Boy George.{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Scott|title=Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZkPAYsbhHMUC&pg=PT405|access-date=January 1, 2013|date=October 11, 2011|publisher=UPNE|page=405}} It closed on February 8, 2004, after about 100 performances and "mostly bad" reviews.{{cite news|last=Shirley|first=Don|title=A $10-million Broadway flop for O'Donnell|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-15-wk-quick15-story.html|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 15, 2004}} O'Donnell described the show's production as "by far the most fulfilling experience of my career". She has stated that she intends to bring the show back to Broadway, although Scott Miller writes that people are hesitant to get involved after the "train wreck" of the original production.

Over her career, O'Donnell has developed a reputation for raising funds and her own philanthropy to charitable causes. In May 1996, Warner Books advanced O'Donnell $3 million to write a memoir. She used the money to seed her For All Kids Foundation to help institute national standards for day care across the country.

Since 1997, Rosie's For All Kids Foundation, overseen by Elizabeth Birch, has awarded more than $22 million in Early Childhood Care and Education program grants to over 900 nonprofit organizations.{{cite web|url=http://www.forallkids.org|title=Rosie's For All Kids Foundation|access-date=August 23, 2007|archive-date=May 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509133538/http://www.forallkids.org/|url-status=dead}} On October 30, 2006, she was honored by the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.{{cite news|last=Grippi|first=Mike|title=Rosie O'Donnell to be honored for protecting children|url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2006/10/06/rosie-o%E2%80%99donnell-be-honored-protecting-children|access-date=February 19, 2014|newspaper=The Advocate|date=October 5, 2006}} "It's our privilege to be honoring and hosting Rosie," said NYSPCC president David Stack in a statement. "Her Rosie's for All Kids Foundation has awarded more than $22 million in grants to over 1,400 child-related organizations, and that's just one of her many impressive activities on behalf of children." In November 2006, Nightline aired a video report about the opening of The Children's Plaza and Family Center in Renaissance Village, a FEMA trailer park in Louisiana.{{cite news|title=Rosie O'Donnell returns to Louisiana to help Katrina victims|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video?id=2622927|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=Nightline|date=November 1, 2006}} This was an emergency response initiative of Rosie's For All Kids Foundation with the help of many local nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses, all efforts were to assist the families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

San Francisco public relations firm Fineman Associates awarded top prize to Procter & Gamble's designation of O'Donnell as "unkissable" in a promotion for Scope mouthwash on the 1997 annual list of the nation's worst public relations blunders.{{cite news|date=December 24, 1997|title=P&G wins top 'PR blunder' honor|work=Bizjournals|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/1997/12/22/daily11.html|access-date=March 16, 2011}} In response to the promotion, O'Donnell partnered with Warner–Lambert's competitor Listerine, who donated bottles of mouthwash to the studio audience and donated $1,000 to charity every time a hosted guest would kiss her in exchange for O'Donnell promoting their product. On occasion, the guests would offer multiple kisses, and People reported O'Donnell "smooched her way to more than $350,000".

In 2003, O'Donnell and Kelli O'Donnell collaborated with Artistic Director Lori Klinger to create Rosie's Broadway Kids, dedicated to providing free instruction in music and dance to New York City public schools or students. Rosie's Broadway Kids serves more than 4,500 teachers, students, and their family members at 21 schools.[http://www.rosiesbroadwaykids.org/site.php Rosie's Broadway Kids] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429202914/http://www.rosiesbroadwaykids.org/site.php |date=April 29, 2008 }} Currently, programs are in Harlem, Midtown West, Chelsea, Lower East Side, East Village, and Chinatown. All net profits from O'Donnell's 2007 book Celebrity Detox are also being donated to Rosie's Broadway Kids.

In December 2006, at a one-night charity event on the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship, Elizabeth Birch, executive director for the Rosie's For All Kids Foundation, confirmed that $50 million from O'Donnell's five-year contract were donated in an irrevocable trust to charity.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=14168 O'Donnell is Godmother of the 'Pearl;' Benefit Held 12/15] BroadwayWorld.com She is also reported to have contributed several hundred thousand dollars for rehabilitation therapies for war veterans who have lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan wars. On The Tyra Banks Show,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITsvOxiDmsM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/ITsvOxiDmsM| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=Rosie O'Donnell (America) – Tyra (Part 3)| date=February 27, 2009|publisher=YouTube|access-date=March 5, 2012}}{{cbignore}} Banks brought up to O'Donnell that people don't realize that O'Donnell has given more than $100 million to charity.The Tyra Banks Show, 2/26/09 In May 2007, O'Donnell and Pogo.com announced a joint effort to raise money for Rosie's All Kids Foundation.{{cite news|title=EA's Pogo.com and Rosie O'Donnell Team up to Launch 'Pogo Cares Benefiting Rosie's for All Kids Foundation'|url=http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=314439|access-date=February 19, 2014|newspaper=Electronic Arts|date=May 4, 2007|archive-date=February 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225104800/http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=314439|url-status=dead}} EA, which owns Pogo.com, committed $30,000 and more money can be raised based on the amount of playing time people spend on certain games. They also held a sweepstakes in which winners get to fly to New York and meet O'Donnell and attend a charity function as her guest.

During the summer of 2007, O'Donnell was a guest on the multi-artist True Colors Tour, which traveled through 15 cities in the United States and Canada.{{cite news|last=Hochman|first=Steve|title=Cyndi and Rosie (but no Britney) at Human Rights Campaign's 'True Colors' concert|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 2, 2007|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-02-et-colors2-story.html|access-date=March 16, 2011}} The tour, sponsored by the gay cable channel Logo, began on June 8, 2007. Hosted by comedian Margaret Cho and headlined by Cyndi Lauper, the tour also included Debbie Harry, Erasure, The Gossip, Rufus Wainwright, The Dresden Dolls, The MisShapes, Indigo Girls, The Cliks, and other special guests. Profits from the tour helped to benefit the Human Rights Campaign as well as P-FLAG and The Matthew Shepard Foundation.{{cite news|last=Chonin|first=Neva|title=Gay icons rock Berkeley for a cause in post-Pride 'True Colors' celebration O'Donnell is cattily amusing|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 2, 2007|url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/02/DDGQUQOII31.DTL&hw=true+colors+tour&sn=003&sc=863|access-date=July 11, 2007}} She appeared again on True Colors Tour 2008.

O'Donnell was a resident of Nyack, New York, after the purchase in 1996 of "Pretty Penny", a Victorian river home that was previously the home of Helen Hayes. O'Donnell sold the home to businessman Edward M. Kopko in 2000.{{cite news|last=Paik|first=Felicia|title=Private Properties|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB949622673396879408|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=February 4, 2000}} She has lived in South Nyack, New York,[http://patch.com/new-york/nyack/nyack-s-rosie-o-donnell-welcomes-baby-girl South Nyack's Rosie O'Donnell Welcomes Baby Girl – Opinion | Nyack-Piermont, New York Patch] Retrieved September 12, 2014. and owns a home in West Palm Beach, Florida.{{Cite web |url=http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/business/real-estate/rosie-odonnell-buys-house-opposite-palm-beach/nnDdP/ |title=Rosie O'Donnell buys house opposite Palm Beach |access-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220202952/http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/business/real-estate/rosie-odonnell-buys-house-opposite-palm-beach/nnDdP/ |url-status=dead }} O’Donnell relocated to the West Coast in the early 2020s.{{Cite news |last=Marino |first=Vivian |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Rosie O'Donnell Lists Her Manhattan Penthouse (as Malibu Beckons?) |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/realestate/rosie-odonnell-penthouse-listing.html |access-date=May 15, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}

O'Donnell is a Democrat.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2007/05/a-not-so-rosie-view-004241|website=Politico|title=A Not-So-Rosie 'View'|last=Andrews|first=Helena|date=May 30, 2007}} She has contributed funds to multiple political campaigns, including to the campaign to elect Senator Doug Jones of Alabama.{{cite news |last=Koplowitz |first=Howard |date=May 7, 2018 |title=Rosie O'Donnell donations to Doug Jones campaign exceeded federal legal limit |url=https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/05/rosie_odonnell_donations_to_do.html |work=The Birmingham News |access-date=May 8, 2018 }}
{{cite news |last=Lawson |first=Brian |date=May 7, 2018 |title=U.S. Sen. Doug Jones plans to return Rosie O'Donnell campaign donation that exceeded federal limits |url=http://whnt.com/2018/05/07/u-s-sen-doug-jones-plans-to-return-rosie-odonnell-campaign-donation-that-exceeded-federal-limits/ |work=WHNT |location=Huntsville, Alabama |access-date=May 8, 2018 }}

On numerous occasions, O'Donnell has been outspoken about controversial topics. In 2007, she announced her opinion concerning the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, in which she questioned the NIST conclusions, and alleged the U.S. government's involvement in the attacks.{{cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Alyssa |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/08/11/rosie-odonnell-jenny-mccarthy-and-the-dangers-of-vaccine-deniers-and-911-truthers/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Rosie O'Donnell, Jenny McCarthy and the dangers of vaccine deniers and 9/11 truthers |date=August 11, 2014 |language=en}}

In March 2025, O'Donnell revealed in a TikTok video that she had moved to Ireland with her child, Clay, in January of that year. Explaining her decision to move, O'Donnell said “It’s been heartbreaking to see what’s happening politically and hard for me personally as well. The personal is political, as we all know.” She went on to say that she and Clay “just felt like we needed to take care of ourselves and make some hard decisions and follow through”.{{Cite web |last=Heching |first=Dan |date=2025-03-12 |title=Rosie O'Donnell reveals why she moved to Ireland: 'It's been pretty wonderful' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-moved-ireland/index.html |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=CNN |language=en}} O'Donnell was reported to be in the process of securing Irish citizenship through descent.{{Cite news |title=Rosie O'Donnell moving to Ireland to escape Trump administration |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2025/03/12/rosie-o-donnell-ireland-united-states-donald-trump/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}

In her January 31, 2002, appearance on the sitcom Will & Grace, she played a lesbian mother. A month later, as part of her act at the Ovarian Cancer Research benefit at Caroline's Comedy Club, O'Donnell came out as a lesbian, announcing "I'm a dyke! ... I don't know why people make such a big deal about the gay thing. ... People are confused, they're shocked, like this is a big revelation to somebody."{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jeannie|title=Rosie, coy on TV, 'comes out' on stage|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2002/2002-02-27-rosie.htm|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=USA Today|date=February 27, 2002}} The announcement came two months before the end of her talk show. Although she also cited the need to put a face to gays and lesbians, her primary reason was to bring attention to LGBTQ adoption issues. O'Donnell is a foster and adoptive mother. She protested against adoption agencies, particularly in Florida, that refused adoptive rights to gay and lesbian parents.

Diane Sawyer interviewed O'Donnell in a March 14, 2002, episode of PrimeTime Thursday. 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. She told Sawyer if that was done, "I would like to talk about my life and how (the case) pertains to me." She spoke about two gay men in Florida who faced having a foster child they raised removed from their home. State law wouldn't let them adopt because Florida banned gay or bisexual couples from adopting. O'Donnell's coming out drew criticism from some LGBTQ activists, who cited her repeated references to being enamored of Tom Cruise on The Rosie O'Donnell Show as deceptive. She responded in her act stating, "I said I wanted him to mow my lawn and bring me a lemonade. I never said I wanted to blow him."{{cite news|last=Musto|first=Michael|title=NY Mirror|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-03-05/columns/ny-mirror/full/|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=The Village Voice|date=March 5, 2002|archive-date=January 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102045959/http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-03-05/columns/ny-mirror/full/|url-status=dead}} After leaving her show and coming out, O'Donnell returned to stand-up comedy and cut her hair, telling the press that her haircut was meant to mimic that of former Culture Club backup singer Helen Terry.{{cite magazine|last1=Tauber|first1=Michelle|first2=Cynthia|last2=Wang|first3=Mark|last3=Dagostino|first4=Lynda|last4=Wright|first5=Liza|last5=Hamm|first6=Linda|last6=Trischitta|first7=Tom|last7=Duffy|title=The War of the Rosies|magazine=People|date=October 7, 2002|volume=58|issue=15|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20138165,00.html|access-date=March 8, 2014|archive-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308060833/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20138165,00.html|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|title=Rosie Takes Another Stab at a Magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,626129,00.html|access-date=March 16, 2014|newspaper=People|date=May 9, 2003|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164203/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,626129,00.html|url-status=dead}} The magazine's editor-in-chief, Judy Wieder, stated, "Today, Rosie's long and brave journey has led her not only to the cover of The Advocate – Rosie was honored with the magazine's Person of the Year Award for 2002 – but now to its chorus of voices, as a columnist."

O'Donnell adopted her first child, Parker Jaren O'Donnell, as an infant in 1995.[http://www.wnyc.org/story/299360-rosie-odonnell/transcript/ "Rosie O'Donnell"]. WYNC. June 24, 2013.[http://www.people.com/people/rosie_odonnell/ "Rosie O'Donnell: Snapshot"]. People. Retrieved December 9, 2013. Later, Kelli Carpenter also adopted Parker. Parker is an aficionado of military history and in 2011 successfully lobbied his mother to send him to Valley Forge Military Academy.Johnson, Zach (November 8, 2011). [http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/rosie-odonnells-son-parker-begged-her-to-attend-military-academy-2011811 "Rosie O'Donnell's Son Parker 'Begged' Her to Attend Military School""]. People.Gross, Dan (August 15, 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216095044/http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-15/entertainment/29889340_1_shyamalan-town-meeting-ali-fedotowsky "Dan Gross: Military-academy parents to Rosie O'Donnell: Get in line, soldier!"]. Philly.com.

On February 26, 2004, O'Donnell married Carpenter,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124302&page=1|title=Kelli Carpenter O'Donnell Chat|author=|work=ABC News}} a former Nickelodeon marketing executive, in San Francisco two weeks after Mayor Gavin Newsom authorized the granting of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Her decision to go to San Francisco to marry Carpenter was seen as a show of defiance against then-President George W. Bush over his support for the Federal Marriage Amendment. She said in 2004, "We were both inspired to come here after the sitting President made the vile and hateful comments he made ... [O]ne thought ran through my mind on the plane out here – with Liberty and Social justice for all."{{cite news|author1=Gordon, David Gordon |author2=O'Driscoll, Sean |title=Rosie O'Donnell Weds Longtime Girlfriend|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|date=August 13, 2004|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/|access-date=July 14, 2007}}{{Cite web |last=Phang |first=Jennifer |date=March 21, 2022 |title=Rosie O'Donnell With Her Family: Photos Of The Comedian With Her 5 Kids |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/pics/rosie-odonnell-family-photos/ |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US}} The couple was married by San Francisco Treasurer Susan Leal, one of the city's highest ranking lesbian officials, and serenaded by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. O'Donnell said during the trial over Rosie magazine she had decided to marry Carpenter, in part because even though they acted as spouses they legally were no closer than friends: "We applied for spousal privilege and were denied it by the state. As a result, everything that I said to Kelli, every letter that I wrote her, every e-mail, every correspondence and conversation was entered into the record ... I am now and will forever be a total proponent of gay marriage."

Carpenter and O'Donnell have four children together.{{cite news|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|title=Rosie O'Donnell announces arrival of new baby|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/01/09/rosie-odonnell-announces-arrival-of-new-baby/1821063/|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 9, 2013}} In 2000, the family took in a foster child Mia (born in 1997), and announced intentions to adopt her. In 2001, the state of Florida removed Mia from their home, and O'Donnell has since worked extensively to bring an end to the Florida law prohibiting same-sex family adoption.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Rosie_ODonnell/189622|title=Rosie O'Donnell|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=March 22, 2016}}[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0207/06/lklw.00.html CNN.com transcript of Larry King Live Interview of O'Donnell]

In mid-November 2009, O'Donnell disclosed that Carpenter had moved out of their home in 2007. Their marriage had ended in August 2004 when it was among the thousands voided by the California Supreme Court.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/fashion/weddings/kelli-carpenter-and-anne-steele-vows.html| title=Vows: A Bond Forged Over Time on the Open Sea| work=The New York Times | date=June 7, 2013| access-date= September 3, 2015|first=Kathryn | last=Shattuck | quote=She and Ms. O'Donnell married in San Francisco in 2004 and broke up three years later, but divorce wasn't necessary as the union was later annulled, along with those of about 4,000 other couples, by the California Supreme Court.}}{{cite news | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5685429| title= Court annuls San Francisco gay marriages | date= August 12, 2004|access-date= September 3, 2015| agency=Associated Press|publisher= NBC News | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130629125524/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5685429/ns/politics/t/court-annuls-san-francisco-gay-marriages/ | archive-date = June 29, 2013 | url-status=live}}

O'Donnell began dating 40-year-old executive-search consultant Michelle Rounds in mid-2011. On December 5, 2011, during a break in the taping of The Rosie Show, O'Donnell announced to her studio audience that she and Rounds were engaged.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/12/rosie-odonnell-engaged-to-michelle-rounds/|title=Rosie O'Donnell Engaged to Michelle Rounds|publisher=ABC News|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=March 5, 2012}} The two married in a private ceremony in New York on June 9, 2012.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/rosie-odonnell-married-michelle-rounds-couple-wed-privately-in-june/|title=Rosie O'Donnell & Michelle Rounds Are Married|first1=Liz|last1=McNeil|first2=Maggie|last2=Coughlan|work=People|date=August 27, 2012|access-date=August 27, 2012}} On January 9, 2013, the couple announced they had adopted a baby girl.{{cite web|title=Rosie O'Donnell Welcomes Baby Girl|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/01/rosie-odonnell-welcomes-baby-girl/|work=ABC News|access-date=January 10, 2013}} In February 2015, O'Donnell filed for divorce from Rounds after two years of marriage.{{Cite web |last= |title=Rosie O'Donnell Files for Divorce from Michelle Rounds |url=https://people.com/celebrity/rosie-odonnell-files-for-divorce-from-michelle-rounds-2/ |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} Their divorce was settled in October 2015.{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2015 |title=Rosie O'Donnell and Ex Michelle Rounds Get Joint Custody of 2-Year-Old Daughter {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/174449_rosie_o_donnell_and_ex_michelle_rounds_get_joint_custody_of_2_year_old_daughter |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=www.etonline.com |language=en-US}} O'Donnell was awarded full custody of the child.{{cite web|url=http://rare.us/story/rosie-odonnell-surprised-fans-when-she-confirmed-something-about-her-ex-and-their-baby/|title=Rosie O'Donnell surprised fans when she confirmed something about her ex and their baby|date=July 4, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=July 5, 2016|archive-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707011810/http://rare.us/story/rosie-odonnell-surprised-fans-when-she-confirmed-something-about-her-ex-and-their-baby/|url-status=dead}} Rounds died by suicide on September 15, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rosie-odonnells-ex-wife-michelle-rounds-dead-of-suicide|title=Rosie O'Donnell's ex-wife Michelle Rounds dead of suicide|work=FOX News Entertainment|date=September 15, 2017}}

In August 2015, O'Donnell tweeted that her 17-year-old daughter, Chelsea, had gone missing from their Nyack, New York, home along with her therapy dog.{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/170188_rosie_o_donnell_daughter_chelsea_o_donnell_reported_missing/ |title=Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter Chelsea Reported Missing, Family Believes She Ran Away, Source Says |work=Entertainment Tonight |first=Antoinette |last=Bueno |date=August 18, 2015 |access-date=May 23, 2016}} Chelsea was found a week later in Barnegat, New Jersey.

In September 2024 Chelsea was arrested in Marinette County, Wisconsin on charges involving child neglect, domestic abuse, maintaining a drug trafficking facility, possession of methamphetamine, illegally obtaining prescriptions and drug paraphernalia, and misdemeanor possession of THC after her 11 month old child was found in a house filled with crack pipes, feces and garbage.{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1408872/rosie-odonnells-daughter-chelsea-arrested-for-child-neglect-and-drug-offenses|title=Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter Chelsea Arrested for Child Neglect and Drug Offenses|first=Corinne|last=Heller|publisher=E News|date=October 19, 2024|accessdate=October 19, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/rosie-odonnells-daughter-arrested-for-child-neglect-meth-possession-cops/|title=Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter Chelsea Arrested for Child Neglect, Baby Found Near Meth Pipe: Police|first=Ryan|last=Naumann|publisher=In Touch Weekly|date=October 19, 2024|accessdate=October 19, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/?slug=/rosie-odonnells-daughter-chelsea-odonnell-arrested-for-child-neglect-drugs/|title=Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter Arrested for Child Neglect, Drugs|first=Lily Mae|last=Lazarus|publisher=Daily Beast|date=October 19, 2024|accessdate=October 19, 2024}} In October 2024, Chelsea was again arrested, this time in Oconto County, and soon afterwards charged with bail jumping, felony possession of methamphetamine and narcotic drugs, and misdemeanor counts involving possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting or obstructing an officer. In November 2024, Chelsea was arrested for a third time in Wisconsin, this time in Marinette County, on two felony counts of bail jumping, two felony counts of possession of methamphetamine, and a felony count of possession of narcotic drugs.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/rosie-o-donnell-daughter-chelsea-arrested-again-in-wisconsin-while-out-on-bail-8754406|title=Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter Chelsea Arrested Again in Wisconsin While Out on Bail|first=Julia|last=Moore|publisher=People|date=December 3, 2024|accessdate=December 3, 2024}}

O'Donnell has suffered with mental issues her entire life, attributing it to the sexual abuse that was inflicted on her by her father when she was a child. She struggles with major depressive disorder, PTSD, anxiety issues, and body-image issues and takes antidepressants. On her body-image struggles, she said, “I think it’s what your body does to protect you if you’re a kid who’s sexually abused, which I was.”{{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell Says She Was Sexually Abused by Her Father as a Child |url=https://www.etonline.com/rosie-odonnell-says-she-was-sexually-abused-by-her-father-as-a-child-121428 |website=Entertainment Tonight |date=March 13, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell is bingeing on Pop Tarts and stressing about leaving the house |url=https://pagesix.com/2020/05/12/rosie-odonnell-is-being-extra-vigilant-because-of-heart-history/ |website=Page Six |date=May 12, 2020}}{{cite web |title=How Rosie O'Donnell Beat Depression |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Depression/story?id=126783 |website=ABC News |date=August 8, 2001}}

In the summer of 2000, O'Donnell suffered a staph infection after she accidentally cut the middle finger of her left hand with a knife while cutting a price tag off a fishing pole. The infection incapacitated her for weeks and nearly resulted in doctors amputating her hand.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Rosie O'Donnell Released From Hospital |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=107001&page=1 |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en}} She later quipped that George W. Bush was to blame for the infection, saying that she was preparing to go on a fishing trip at the time to avoid seeing Bush on television during the then-ongoing 2000 Republican National Convention. O'Donnell has acknowledged her struggles with recurrent major depressive episodes during the fall and winter months consistent with seasonal affective disorder.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/07/AR2007030700984.html|title=Rosie Says She's Treated for Depression|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 2, 2017}}

In 2008, O'Donnell denied she is an alcoholic and claimed to have temporarily given up alcohol to lose weight. She wrote on her blog: “‘Cause I was drinking too much, ’cause I didn’t want to any more, ’cause it is hard to lose weight when drinking, ’cause I can never have only one.”{{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell Gives Up Alcohol |url=https://people.com/celebrity/rosie-odonnell-gives-up-alcohol/ |website=People |date=February 7, 2008}}

O'Donnell suffered a heart attack in mid-August 2012. She said an artery was 99 percent blocked and a stent was inserted.{{cite news|title=Rosie O'Donnell: Comedian suffers heart attack, gets stent |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/20/rosie-odonnell-has-heart-attack-gets-stent/|newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |date= August 20, 2012|access-date=December 20, 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=http://rosie.com/my-heart-attack/|first=Rosie|last=O'Donnell|publisher=Rosie.com (official site)|title=My Heart Attack|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=August 20, 2012}} She later revealed on Twitter that to reverse her heart disease, she would espouse the whole foods, plant-based diet promoted by Caldwell Esselstyn.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/08/23/rosie-odonnell-embraces-plant-based-diet-after-heart-attack/|title=Rosie O'Donnell Embraces Plant-Based Diet after Heart Attack|last=Koerner|first=Allyson|quote=nine days later – nine pounds lost – eating a plant based diet #likebillclinton pic.twitter.com/8ItILfpl. {{sic}}|date=August 23, 2012|access-date=August 26, 2012|archive-date=August 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826165859/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/08/23/rosie-odonnell-embraces-plant-based-diet-after-heart-attack/|url-status=usurped}}

O'Donnell has type 2 diabetes.{{cite web |title=Rosie O'Donnell, 62, Details 'Shocking' Weight Loss |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-details-shocking-weight-loss |website=Men's Journal |date=March 21, 2025}}

;Daytime Emmy Awards

• 1997 Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show nominated
• 1997 Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 1998 Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 1998 Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won (tied with Oprah Winfrey)
• 1998 Outstanding Writing – Special Class, The Rosie O'Donnell Show nominated
• 1999 Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 1999 Outstanding Talk Show Host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 1999 Outstanding Writing – Special Class, The Rosie O'Donnell Show nominated
• 2000 Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 2000 Outstanding Talk Show Host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 2001 Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 2001 Outstanding Talk Show Host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won (tied with Regis Philbin)
• 2002 Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 2002 Outstanding Talk Show Host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show won
• 2007 Outstanding Talk Show Host, Rosie O'Donnell, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, The View nominated

;Emmy Awards

• 1995 Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Rosie O'Donnell (stand-up comedy special) nominated
• 1996 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, The Larry Sanders Show nominated
• 1999 Outstanding Children's Program, Kids Are Punny nominated
• 1999 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, 52nd Annual Tony Awards won
• 2006 Outstanding Nonfiction Special, All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise nominated

;Kids' Choice Awards

• 1995 Favorite Movie Actress, The Flintstones won{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|293201691}}|title=Auctions|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|last=Kleid|first=Beth|page=2|date=May 22, 1995}}{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-06-08-9506080010-story.html|title=Popular Vote|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|last=Mangan|first=Jennifer|date=June 8, 1995|access-date=June 19, 2020}}
• 2000 Hall of Fame Award

;Tony Award

• 2014 Isabelle Stevenson Award "for her commitment to arts education for New York City's public school children."

;Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards

• 2002 Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.{{cite web |url=http://wif.org/past-recipients |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630083646/http://www.wif.org/past-recipients |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2011 |title=Past Recipients |publisher=Wif.org |access-date=March 5, 2012 }}

;Queerty Awards

• 2024 Icon Award in recognition of her work.

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Host) (1996–2003)
• 54th Annual Tony Awards (Host) (2000)
• 41st Annual Grammy Awards (Host) (1999)
• 42nd Annual Grammy Awards (Host) (2000)

• Rosie Radio SIRIUS XM (2009–11)

• Grease (1994) as Betty Rizzo at the Eugene O'Neill Theater
• Seussical (2001) as the Cat in the Hat (replacement for David Shiner)
• Pippin (2004) (World AIDS Day benefit concert)
• Fiddler on the Roof (2004) (replacement for Andrea Martin in 2005) as Golde
• No, No, Nanette (2008) (for Encores!)
• Love, Loss, and What I Wore (2009)
• Good for Otto by David Rabe (Off-Broadway, 2018), left production prior to opening due to illnessClement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/cheers-star-rhea-perlman-replaces-rosie-odonnell-in-good-for-otto-off-broadway# "Cheers Star Rhea Perlman Replaces Rosie O’Donnell in 'Good for Otto' Off-Broadway"] Playbill, January 26, 2018
• The Music Man (the Kennedy Center, 2019) as Mrs. Paroo

• Find Me (2002)
• Celebrity Detox (2007)
• Rosie O'Donnell's Crafty U: 100 Easy Projects the Whole Family Can Enjoy All Year Long (2008)

• Kids are Punny: Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997)
• Kids are Punny 2: More Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998)

• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of LGBT people from New York City
• NYC Pride March

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