Lisa Niemi Biography
Lisa Niemi Swayze is an American writer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and director. She is the widow of actor and dancer Patrick Swayze. She is well known for One Last Dance (2003), She’s Having a Baby (1988) and Super Force (1990). She has been married to Albert DePrisco since May 25, 2014.
How old is Lisa Niemi? – Age
The American writer is 64 years old as of 26th May 2020. She was born in 1956 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Who are Lisa Niemi Parents? – Father and Mother
The American dancer was raised in Houston, Texas with five of her siblings being the only daughter in the family. She was born to Edmund, a Red cross worker, and Karin Haapaniemi, a registered nurse. Niemi has said her father and her mother’s professions were her inspiration and encouragement. She is of Finnish ancestry.
Lisa Niemi Education
She graduated from the Houston Ballet Dance Company in 1974. She shortened her surname from Haapaniemi to Niemi in 1977 for her theatre stage name.
Who is Lisa Niemi Married to? – Spouse
The American is now married to her second husband, Albert DePrisco. On December 28, 2013, it was announced that she was engaged to Albert DePrisco, a jeweler. On May 25, 2014, the couple were married. At age 14, at the Houston Ballet Dance Company, the dancer met the owner and director’s son, Partrick Swayze; the two eventually began dating when she was 19 years old. Both were married on June 12, 1975 and remained married until Swayze’s death from Pancreatic Cancer on September 14, 2009. The Swayzes had no children with Lisa, She had a miscarriage. Partrick had a son known as Jason Whittle.
Lisa Niemi Career
In the 1970s, the dancer and her husband pursued dance careers in New York City. The American writer wrote, directed and starred in the 2003 film One Last Dance alongside her husband. One Last Dance was based on Without a Word, a successful play written 18 years before which had won six Drama Critics Awards.
The writer said that It was basically based on our experiences as concert dancers in New York, and it affected people a lot. She co-starred in Steel Dawn (1987) with Swayze and co-starred in Beat Angel (2004).
The writer 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. Niemi directed Dance, a 1990 film.
Niemi co-starred as Carla Frost in 23 episodes of the TV series Super Force from 1990 to 1991. She once again directed her husband, this time in an episode of his TV series The Beast. The episode, titled “No Turning Back”, aired on April 9, 2009. It was his last performance before his death.
On September 29, 2009, the writer released a memoir, The Time of My Life, which became a New York Times Best Seller, and had been co-written by Patrick Swayze, and was finished just shortly before his death. On January 2, 2012, the writer released her New York Times Best Selling memoir, Worth Fighting For.
Lisa Niemi Net Worth
The American dancer has an estimated net worth of around $40 million as of 2020.
