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 America's most popular cooking oil is tied to weight gain. Car buyers appear to be getting fed up with soaring prices. A troubled teen in Brazil climbed into a lioness' enclosure. Kristi Noem issues a warning: 'We don't want them.' Report an error