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Nov 3, 2021 · The actress chose the last name "de Rossi" because it just sounded exotic to her then-15-year-old self. According to Biography, de Rossi later said she might have also changed her name at such a young age as she was struggling with her own sexual identity.
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On 6 August 2010, de Rossi filed a petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres. The petition was granted on 23 September 2010. She became a United States citizen in September 2011.
Legally changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres on September 23, 2010, taking the last name of her spouse Ellen DeGeneres. First husband Mel Metcalfe left her to be with de Rossi's brother Michael Roger's wife, Renee Kappos.
- January 31, 1973
Apr 2, 2014 · By the age of 15, she legally changed her name to Portia de Rossi—taking "Portia" from the heroine in the Shakespearean play The Merchant of Venice, and the Italian surname "de Rossi" because...
Legally changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres on September 23, 2010, taking the last name of her spouse Ellen DeGeneres.
- January 1, 1
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- Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Aug 12, 2020 · So, when she was 15 years old, she legally changed her name to Portia de Rossi. According to Best Life, she got the inspiration to change her name to “Portia” after reading Shakespeare’s...
Jul 26, 2021 · Portia de Rossi legally changed her name when she was 15, she told The Advocate. "In retrospect, I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay," she detailed.
