Shes become the Queen of Daytime T.V., dancing her way into the hearts of tens of millions...shes the gal from Metairie, LA....Yep....Ellen Lee DeGeneres. The daughter of Elizabeth Jane Betty Pfeffer, a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, an insurance agent. She has one brother, Vance, a musician and producer. She is of French, English, German, and Irish descent. She was raised as a Christian Scientist until age 13. In 1973, her parents filed for separation and were divorced the following year. Shortly after, Ellens mother married Roy Gruessendorf, a salesman. Betty Jane and Ellen moved with Gruessendorf from the New Orleans area to Atlanta, Texas. Vance stayed with his father. On a February 2011 episode of her show, she told her studio audience of a letter from the New England Historic Genealogical Society confirming she is 15th cousin to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge via their shared common ancestor Thomas Fairfax. https://youtube/watch?v=P-WdrMLLpPg
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 22:47:57 +0000
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