
Born in Albany, Georgia, Deen is a notable graduate of Albany High School. She married her first husband after graduating high school in 1965. Her parents both died by the time she was 23, and a resultant fear of death led to chronic agoraphobia. She was a proficient Southern cook, and used it to help deal with her condition. in 1986, she felt okay enough to take a job as a bank teller. She was robbed at gunpoint the next year, and that incident led her to deal with her agoraphobia head-on. After the family moved to Savannah in 1989, she decided to parlay her cooking experience into a clandestine catering service. She made sandwiches and other meals, and her sons delivered them.
2 wins & 4 nominations.
Not My Mama's Meals | Self 37 episodes, 2012-2013 | 2012-01-04 |
Steve Harvey | Unknown | 2012-09-04 |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown | 2010-03-05 |
Masterchef | Unknown | 2010-07-27 |
Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
Top Chef | Unknown | 2006-02-15 |
Iron Chef America: The Series | Unknown | 2005-01-16 |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Unknown | 2005-08-03 |
Food Network Star | Unknown | 2005-06-05 |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Unknown | 2003-12-03 |
The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986 |
Wheel of Fortune | Unknown | 1983-09-19 |