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Lisa Niemi Biography | Niemi Swayze
Lisa Niemi born Elisabeth Anne Haapaniemi DePrisco is an American writer, director, actress, and dancer. She is also the widow of actor, singer, and dancer Patrick Swayze.
In 2019, Niemi made a documentary “I Am Patrick Swayze where she opens up about his life. Niemi and Swayze were married for 34 years from 1975 until his death in 2009.
She was made an honorary citizen of the Canadian city while filming One Last Dance in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Niemi became the Chief Ambassador of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Action Network after her husband’s death. She was also made a Dame of The Royal Order of Francis I of the Two Sicilies.
Niemi graduated from the Houston Ballet Dance Company in 1974. In 1977, she shortened her surname from Haapaniemi to Niemi for her theatre stage name.
Lisa Niemi Age
Elisabeth Anne Haapaniemi was born on 26 May 1956 in Houston, Texas, U.S. She is 63 years old as of 2019. She is also known as Niemi Swayze.
Lisa Niemi Family | Lisa Niemi Edmond Melvin Haapaniemi
Niemi was born the only daughter of six children born to Edmond Haapaniemi (1914–1984), then Director of Water Safety Services at the Red Cross, and registered nurse Karin Haapaniemi (1927–2018). She has said that her parent’s professions were her inspiration and encouragement.
Lisa Niemi Patrick Swayze
Lisa Niemi was the wife of the late actor Patrick Swayze. They were married for 34 years until Swayze’s death in 2009. Niemi is also an actress and dancer, and she appeared in several films, including “Steel Dawn” and “One Last Dance,” which she also directed and co-wrote.
She and Swayze were known for their close relationship and their work together on dance projects, including the film “Dirty Dancing.” After Swayze’s death, Niemi continued to work in the entertainment industry and also became an advocate for pancreatic cancer research, which is the disease that took her husband’s life.
Lisa Niemi Albert Deprisco | Albert Deprisco Lisa Niemi | Lisa Niemi and Albert Deprisco
Niemi and Albert Deprisco are a married couple. Lisa Niemi is an American actress, dancer, and writer, known for her work in the film industry. She was married to actor Patrick Swayze until his death in 2009. Albert Deprisco is a businessman and jewelry designer. The couple got married in May 2014 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Lisa Niemi Home
She began living on a 5-acre (20,000 m2) homestead near the Angeles National Forest, in 1985. She lived there along with a “menagerie of dogs, prized Arabian horses, and rodeo cattle.” Niemi also had a 20,000-acre (81 km2) ranch in New Mexico.
Lisa Niemi Career
She has co-starred in Steel Dawn (1987) with Swayze and co-starred in Beat Angel (2004). Lisa also appeared in Letters from a Killer, Next of Kin, Younger and Younger, Live! From Death Row, She’s Having a Baby and Slam Dance.
Lisa Niemi One Last Dance
She wrote, directed and starred in the 2003 film One Last Dance alongside Swayze. The American-Canadian romantic drama film was based on Without a Word, a successful play written 18 years before which had won six Drama Critics Awards. Niemi Swayze said, “It was basically based on our experiences as concert dancers in New York, and it affected people a lot.”
Lisa Niemi Documentary
I Am Patrick Swayze is a 2019 documentary made by Niemi. In the film, Niemi claims that Patrick’s mother Patsy physically abused him as a child. The documentary aired on the Paramount Network on August 18, 2019.
Lisa says that Patsy’s perfectionism and high-expectations often turned into physical abuse. In an interview, Niemi told Patrick’s story of the day the abuse finally ended. “Patrick privately recounted the story of his 18th birthday when Patsy was ‘laying into him’ before his father [Jesse] told his wife [Patsy] that he would divorce her if she touched their son again.” “She never hit him after that.”
In the film, Patrick’s brother Don Swayze says: “He always thought Mom was so strict and so hard on him. But the way I saw it she just used that to spur him on. He was everything to my mother.”
Lisa Niemi Net Worth
The director and producer have an estimated net worth of $40 million.
Lisa Niemi Books
Lisa released a memoir, The Time of My Life on 29 September 2009 which became a New York Times Best Seller. It had been co-written by Patrick Swayze and was finished just shortly before his death. She released her New York Times Best Selling memoir, “Worth Fighting For” on 2 January 2012.
Lisa Swayze Today
Swayze continues with her writing career as well as her film producing career.
