Portia de Rossi takes wife Ellen Degeneres' name
LOS ANGELES, CA
A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner granted De Rossi's
request to take the last name of her partner during a closed
hearing Thursday. The television star will now legally be known as
Portia Lee James DeGeneres.
The couple was married in August 2008. The 37-year-old
Australian-born actress asked for the name change last month.
Neither woman attended the hearing. They married during the
five-month window in which gay marriage was legal in California.
Portia DeGeneres is well-known for her roles on several
television series, including "Ally McBeal," "Arrested
Development" and "Better Off Ted."