Lisa Niemi

Lisa Niemi is a writer, actress, director, and dancer from America. She is famous for writing, directing, and starring in the movie, ‘One Last Dance’. Moreover, her memoirs, ‘The Time of My Life’ and ‘Worth Fighting For’ both were critically acclaimed and are New York Times Best Seller and New York Times Best Selling Memoirs respectively.

Bio, Age, Parents, Nationality

Lisa Niemi was born in Houston, Texas on May 26, 1956. As of 2020, her age is 64 years old. She was born to parents Edmond Happaniemi and Karin Happaniemi. She has five brothers and is the only daughter of her parents. She liked acting from an early age so she enrolled in Alley Theater in Houston when she was only 10 years old. Her ethnicity is Finnish.

Quick Facts About Lisa Niemi

Lisa Niemi – Career, Net worth – 2023

Lisa Niemi has an estimated net worth of around $40 million. She has earned a considerable amount of money as a dancer, writer, actress, and also fortune made by Swayze which was also left to her.

After graduating from Houston Ballet Dance Company, she moved to New York where she began training as a ballet dancer and also performed as a guest dancer. The following year, in 1975, she married the popular actor and dancer, Patrick Swayze whom, she had been dating since her teenage years.

She then continued acting after moving to Los Angeles with Patrick. Not only did she co-star in a number of films such as Next of Kin, One Last Dance, Letters from a Killer, etc but she also experienced as a scriptwriter, filmmaker, and director. In addition to this, she also had roles in TV shows and performed in Broadway where she became a well-known and respected figure.

In addition to being an actress and dancer, she is also a writer. She co-authored a memoir with her husband Patrick titled ‘The Time of My Life‘ which became critically acclaimed and became a global bestseller. in 2012, she released a second memoir titled ‘Worth Fighting For’ which was also successful and became a national best-selling memoir.

Body Measurements – Height, Weight

Niemi stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches and weighs around 65 kilograms. Her hair color is blonde and she has blue eyes.

Relationship Status of Lisa Niemi

Lisa Niemi was married to the famous actor and director Patrick Swayze. The couple exchanged wedding vows in the year 1975 and their marriage lasted for over three decades. They dated for 4 years before getting married. Although they didn’t have any kids, they had a loving married life. There were rumors that Niemi abused him and cheated on him. However, they were never actually proven.

Unfortunately, Patrick sadly passed away due to pancreatic cancer in 2009. After 34 years of marriage, Lisa lost her husband.

Lisa did find love again and is currently married to a jeweler named Albert DePrisco. They exchanged wedding vows in 2015 after dating for two years.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

The writer is active on social media sites. She has over 6.5k and 2.1k followers on Twitter and Instagram respectively.

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