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Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something.

Paula Deen

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Paula Deen
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 19
Actor
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Albany
Georgia
Paula Ann Hiers Deen
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