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Portia de Rossi takes wife Ellen DeGeneres' surname

Actress Portia de Rossi is thrilled

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres did not attend yesterday's hearing

Portia de Rossi has officially taken wife Ellen DeGeneres' surname.

The actress filed papers at Los Angeles Superior Court last month to change her name and yesterday a judge granted her request at a closed hearing.

Portia, 37, will now legally be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.

'I am thrilled to legally adopt my wife's name,' reads a statement.

'I will continue to use
Portia de Rossi for professional purposes.'

Portia and Ellen, 52, got married at their Beverly Hills home in August 2008 after 4 years of dating.