LOS ANGELES — 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. The television star will now legally be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.

The couple was married in August 2008.

Portia DeGeneres is well-known for her roles on several television series, including “Ally McBeal,” “Arrested Development” and “Better Off Ted.”