Lisa Marie Smith (born December 5, 1968) is an American model and actress.

Early life

Lisa Marie was born in

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, where she was raised by her father and grandparents. She studied ballet for eight years at the New Jersey Ballet and learned

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. She moved to New York City at age 15 to study

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, dance and music.

Career

She was a model for

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and was featured in photographer Bruce Weber's ad campaign for designer

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and ...

's Obsession perfume. Marie went on to appear briefly in '' Let's Get Lost'', Weber's documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter

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, and had a small role in

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's film ''

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''. In 1989 she appeared on

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's song "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" from his 1989 album ''

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''. From 2000–2002 she hosted the short film series ''Exposure'' on the Sci-Fi Channel. Marie has appeared in magazines including '' Maxim'', ''Playboy'', and ''

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''. She has also had her own photographs exhibited and published in magazines; '' Vanity Fair'' ran side-by-side photos taken by her and her partner film director

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...

. Marie appeared in several of Burton's films including portraying actress/1950s television horror movie hostess Vampira in the 1994 biopic ''

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''. In 2015, Marie starred in the horror film '' We Are Still Here'' with

Barbara Crampton Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958) is an American actress and producer. She began her career in the 1980s in television soap operas before starring in horror and thriller films—both paths would define her continued accolade-winning care ...

, Andrew Sensenig,

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, and Susan Gibney.

Personal life

Marie met

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at Starbucks in New York on New Year's Eve in 1992, when she had just quit modeling for Calvin Klein, and Burton had been having difficulty in his four-year marriage. According to a ''

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'' article, they claimed to have bonded over mutually witnessing two

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sightings in

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. She was engaged to him from

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1993 to 2001 and appeared in small roles in most of his productions made during this time. Burton abruptly ended their relationship following the premiere of 2001's ''

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'', which he directed. Marie had a small role in the film, while Burton's new girlfriend Helena Bonham Carter was one of its lead actresses. Marie responded in 2005 by holding an auction of personal belongings that Burton had left behind, much to his dismay.

Filmography

TV appearances

* ''

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'', Cinder – in the episode "Baseballs of Death" (1988) * ''

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'', herself – in the episode dated December 12, 1996 * ''

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'', herself – in the episode dated December 11, 1999 * '' Exposure'', herself as

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(2000–2001)

References

External links

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