Betty DeGeneres
Writer, Award Winner
1930 –
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Who is Betty DeGeneres?
Betty DeGeneres is an American LGBT rights activist. She is the mother of Ellen and Vance DeGeneres and the first non-gay spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project and an active member of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. She gained notability following her daughter Ellen's highly publicized coming out in 1997.
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- Born
- May 20, 1930
New Orleans - Also known as
- Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer
- Spouses
- Elliott DeGeneres
(1952 - 1974) - Roy Gruessendorf
- Elliott DeGeneres
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Louisiana State University
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on July 23, 2013
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