Celebrity | Portia de Rossi Meet Portia DeGeneres De Rossi's name change becomes official By Evann Gastaldo Posted Sep 24, 2010 9:20 AM CDT Copied Ellen DeGeneres, right, and Portia de Rossi arrive at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Portia de Rossi is no more. The actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneres has officially changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres, PopEater reports. “I just got some amazing news. The court has granted Portia's name change. She's now officially Portia Winfrey,” DeGeneres joked via Twitter yesterday. Speaking of Ellen, if you missed her Fashion Week appearance, click here to see what she wore. Read These Next Want to know how the economy is doing? Check Dollar Tree's stats. New York Times digs into the 'dreaded irony' of Generation X. Marjorie Taylor Greene keeps up criticism of Trump on 60 Minutes. A kidney recipient died of rabies from the infected donor. Report an error