Portia de Rossi Takes Wife Ellen DeGeneres' Name

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Portia de Rossi has officially taken wife Ellen DeGeneres' last name.

A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner granted De Rossi's request to take the last name of her partner during a closed hearing Thursday.

She will now legally be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.

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The 37-year-old Australian-born actress asked for the name change last month.

The couple didn't attend the hearing. They married in August 2008, during the five-month window in which gay marriage was legal in California.

Portia DeGeneres is best known for her roles on several television series, including "Ally McBeal," "Arrested Development" and "Better Off Ted."