Debbie Higgins

Family Member

Birth Year 1950

Birthplace United States

DEATH DATE Jan 1, 2014

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About

First wife of television show host and clinical psychologist Dr. Phil, aka Dr. Phil McGraw. She married Dr. Phil in a 1970 ceremony at Southridge Presbyterian Church in Roeland Park, Kansas. After three years of marriage, she divorced him. 

Before Fame

She and Phil met during high school. She was a high school cheerleader. 

Trivia

She worked as a film editor on the 2013 film Demon Hunters: Fear the Silence. She was also the owner of a liquor store in Kansas. She sadly passed away in early 2014 following a long and extensive battle with cancer.

Family Life

She had two biological children with Dr. Phil named Marci and Jeff. She was also the mother of two stepchildren named David and Kim. 

Associated With

In the year 2011, she appeared in a documentary called Christy Mathewson Day.