Ellen DeGeneres receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles

Television personality Ellen DeGeneres (C) holds a replica plaque as she poses with her wife, actress Portia de Rossi (L) and mother Betty DeGeneres (R), during an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,477th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on September 4, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen