Lisa Niemi, the widow of actor Patrick Swayze, appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, October 30, 2009, in one of her first interviews since Swayze's death from pancreatic cancer.http://www.oprah.com/article/pressroom/pressrelease/20091027-orig-lisa-niemi-patrick-swazye-oprah
Niemi will speak with Oprah Winfrey about her life with the Dirty Dancing actor and how her life has changed since his death during the live episode.http://www.oprah.com/article/pressroom/pressrelease/20091027-orig-lisa-niemi-patrick-swazye-oprah
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Fast Facts
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Lisa Niemi to appear on Oprah
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Live episode will air on Friday, October 30, 2009
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Niemi is the widow of actor Patrick Swayze
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One of her first interviews since his death
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Swayze died on September 14, 2009, from pancreatic cancer
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Will discuss her life with Swayze, how she is coping with his death and the book they co-authored, The Time Of My Life
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Birth name
Lisa Haapaniemi
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Born
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Married to Patrick Swayze since June 12, 1975
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Met Patrick Swayze when she was 15
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Niemi was taking dance lessons from Swayze's mother
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Parents are Edmond and Edna Haapaiemi
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Starred in the Patrick Swayze film Steel Dawn
