The Ellen DeGeneres Show Season 2, Episode 56 - Movie Intelligence

The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 2, Episode 56
Jamie Lee Curtis, Fantasia

Comedy
Talk

Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates her birthday with Ellen, discussing change, sharing a sweet memory of her mom, and her new movie “Christmas with the Kranks.” Fantasia also joins Ellen to talk about her latest music.

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Ellen DeGeneres

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Release Date: 2003-09-08
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2020

Metacritic: 7.8/10
TMDb: 5.8/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 45

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