Lisa Niemi
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Niemi and her late husband Patrick Swayze on the red carpet at the 1989 Academy Awards
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Lisa Anne Haapaniemi May 26, 1956 Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | Houston Ballet Dance Company(High school diploma, 1974) |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer, director, writer, choreographer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Patrick Swayze (m. 1975; d. 2009) Albert DePrisco (m. 2014) |
Lisa Anne Haapaniemi Swayze DePrisco (born May 26, 1956), also known by her stage name, Lisa Niemi, is an American writer, director, actress and dancer. She is the widow of actor, singer, and dancer Patrick Swayze. They were married for 34 years, from 1975 until his death in 2009.
Lisa Anne Haapaniemi was born in Houston, Texas, the only daughter of six children born to Edmond Haapaniemi, then Director of Water Safety Services at the Red Cross, and registered nurse Karin Haapaniemi Niemi has said her father and her mother's profession were her inspiration and encouragement. She graduated from the Houston Ballet Dance Company in 1974. She shortened her surname from Haapaniemi to just Niemi in 1977 for her theatre stage name.
Niemi Swayze wrote, directed and starred in the 2003 film One Last Dance alongside Swayze.One Last Dance was based on Without a Word, a successful play written 18 years before which had won six Drama Critics Awards. Niemi said, "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). Niemi 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. Patsy Swayze choreographed the films Urban Cowboy and Grandview, U.S.A. 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 "My Brother's Keeper", aired on April 9, 2009. It was his last performance before his death.
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