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Alice Hirson
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Born
March 10
,
1929
·
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birth name
Alice C. Thorsell
Mini Bio
Alice Hirson was born on March 10, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for
Being There (1979)
,
The Glass House (2001)
and
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
.
Family
Spouses
Stephen Elliott
(January 1, 1980 - May 21, 2005) (his death)
Roger O. Hirson
(June 6, 1952 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
Trivia
Character actress best known for playing
Ellen DeGeneres
' mom on the comedienne's sitcom,
Ellen (1994)
, from 1994-1998.
Was a guest star on
Full House (1987)
as Danny Tanner's mother. She was the very first character to appear on screen in the first episode.
Her paternal grandparents were Swedish and her maternal grandparents were Norwegian.
First met husband actor
Stephen Elliott
while both were appearing on Broadway in "Traveller Without Luggage" in 1964. They did not marry until 1980.
Mother of playwright
David Hirson
(La Bete, Wrong Mountain).
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