Ellen DeGeneres carries a notebook featuring her Pixar character Dory as she gets into her Porsche

Ellen DeGeneres carries a notebook featuring her Pixar character Dory as she gets into her Porsche in Montecito after recovering from Covid-19

She recently returned to her hosting duties on her long-running daytime talkshow after recovering from the novel coronavirus.

And Ellen DeGeneres looked to be in good spirits on Sunday, when she was seen getting into her light gray Porsche in Montecito, California.

The embattled comedian, 62, was seen holding what looked to be a notebook featuring the blue fish from the Pixar films Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, which famously featured DeGeneres’s voice. 

She found Dory: Ellen DeGeneres looked to be in good spirits on Sunday, when she was seen getting into her light gray Porsche in Montecito

Ellen smiled at the shutterbugs has she headed towards her car, dressed in casual sweat clothes that included a dark hoodie and lighter gray sweatpants.  

Her footwear was also light gray, featuring a bright stripe of orange down the center.

She wore a white face mask in light of the ongoing pandemic, and it hung from her neck.

Getting into her ride: Ellen headed towards her car dressed in casual sweat clothes that included a dark hoodie and lighter gray sweatpants

Getting into her ride: Ellen headed towards her car dressed in casual sweat clothes that included a dark hoodie and lighter gray sweatpants

DeGeneres reportedly had several items in her car, including paintings.

Ellen lent her voice to the character of Dory, the famously forgetful fish, in the blockbuster Disney Pixar hits Finding Nemo in 2003 and the sequel of Finding Dory in 2016.

Ahead of the Christmas holiday last year, the daytime queen had to temporarily cancel her talkshow after testing positive for COVID-19.

One fish, two fish: Ellen lent her voice to the character of Dory, the famously forgetful fish, in the blockbuster Disney Pixar hits Finding Nemo in 2003 and the sequel of Finding Dory in 2016

One fish, two fish: Ellen lent her voice to the character of Dory, the famously forgetful fish, in the blockbuster Disney Pixar hits Finding Nemo in 2003 and the sequel of Finding Dory in 2016

Ahead of the Christmas holiday last year: The daytime queen had to temporarily cancel her talkshow after testing positive for COVID-19

Ahead of the Christmas holiday last year: The daytime queen had to temporarily cancel her talkshow after testing positive for COVID-19

She returned to work in the middle of this month, saying she felt ‘very fortunate and feeling OK now’ after her bout with the virus.

By way of symptoms, she told viewers she slept for 16 hours a day and experienced extreme back pain.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been on the air since 2003, and has won an impressive bevy of awards including some 30 Daytime Emmys.

Back in action: She returned to work in the middle of this month, saying she felt 'very fortunate and feeling OK now' after her bout with the virus

Back in action: She returned to work in the middle of this month, saying she felt ‘very fortunate and feeling OK now’ after her bout with the virus