Lifestyle Home Home Décor 'Cardi E,' Snooki's Hair and 17 Other People and Things Ellen DeGeneres Has Been for Halloween The former daytime talk show host has worn some iconic costumes over the years By Andrea Wurzburger Andrea Wurzburger Andrea Wurzburger is a former features writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 29, 2021 02:45PM EDT Comments Close 01 of 20 2003: Ellen as Dr. Phil Jaffe/ Warner Bros. When The Ellen DeGeneres Show premiered in 2003, DeGeneres poked fun at a fellow daytime talk show host by the name of Dr. Phil. 02 of 20 2004: Ellen as Scarlett O'Hara Chris Polk/ Warner Bros. In 2004, DeGeneres showed off a Scarlett O'Hara costume inspired by 1939's Gone with the Wind. 03 of 20 2005: Ellen as a Cowboy Chris Polk/ Warner Bros. Yeehaw, y'all! DeGeneres said "Howdy" to her audience on Halloween dressed as a cowboy with an inflatable horse. 04 of 20 2006: Ellen as Her Evil Twin Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. Meet Sabrina DeGeneres, the actress and TV host's evil twin! 05 of 20 2007: Ellen as Jennifer Lopez Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. The year 2007 was a big one for Jennifer Lopez, who announced she was pregnant with twins! But before she officially told the world her good news, Lopez spent an entire concert tour hiding her belly under flowy outfits. DeGeneres paid homage to the moment by sporting a huge baby bump on her Halloween episode. 06 of 20 2008: Ellen as Barack Obama's "Change" Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. DeGeneres took Barack Obama's presidential campaign slogan literally, dressing up as "Change" ... pocket change. 07 of 20 2009: Ellen as 'O, The Oprah Magazine' Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. If Oprah wasn't going to give DeGeneres the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine, DeGeneres was going to take it by force. 08 of 20 2010: Ellen as Snooki's Pouf Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. In 2010, DeGeneres channeled the most important star on Jersey Shore: Snooki's pouf. 09 of 20 2011: Ellen as Sophia Grace Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. DeGeneres dressed as Nicki Minaj superfan Sophia Grace in 2011. 10 of 20 2012: Ellen as Sofia Vergara Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. Ay dios mio! DeGeneres showed up to her show on Halloween 2012 dressed as her pal, Sofia Vergara. 11 of 20 2012: Ellen as Sophia Vergara Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. The back of DeGeneres' costume was the true star. Don't worry, Vergara was in on the joke! 12 of 20 2013: Ellen as Nicki Minaj Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. DeGeneres showed off plenty of cleavage as the "Anaconda" rapper in 2013. 13 of 20 2014: Ellen as Amal and George Clooney Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. To mark a cultural milestone and the death of a bachelor, DeGeneres created a two-for-one costume by dressing as Amal and George Clooney from their 2014 nuptials. 14 of 20 2015: Ellen as Karla Kardashian Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. In 2015, DeGeneres went as the lesser-known Kardashian. Introducing: Karla! 15 of 20 2016: Ellen as Sia Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. DeGeneres dressed up as Australian singer-songwriter Sia in 2016, sporting a wig over her eyes and an all-black ensemble. 16 of 20 2017: Ellen as a Pregnant Karla Kardashian Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros. DeGeneres reappeared as Karla Kardashian, the Kardashian Kousin, sporting a baby bump. If you recall, 2017 was the year that pretty much every Kardashian-Jenner was expecting. 17 of 20 2018: Ellen as a 'Bachelor' contestant Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. DeGeneres got the first impression rose after arriving at her show dressed as the World's Most Dramatic Bachelor Contestant. 18 of 20 2019: Ellen as "Cardi E" Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. We like it like that! In 2019, DeGeneres transformed into "Cardi E," giving Cardi B a run for her money. 19 of 20 2020: Ellen as a Nurse Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, DeGeneres chose to go as someone she called a "real-life hero" — a nurse. 20 of 20 2021: Ellen as Future Ellen The Ellen Degeneres Show/Instagram Looking forward from the final season of her long-running show, DeGeneres dressed as a future version of herself — gray hair, glasses and all.