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Biography of Myrna Colley-Lee
| Date of Birth: | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Name | Myrna Colley-Lee |
| nick’s name | Myrna |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Hamlets, North Carolina |
| Religion | Christian |
| ethnicity | African |
| Profession | Costume Designer, Art Director, Set Designer |
| Net worth | $170 million |
| body measurements | 35-27-34 |
| breast size | 35 |
| waist size | 27 |
| hip size | 3. 4 |
| weight in kg | 60kg (2018) |
| Tattoo(s) | Nope |
| Famous for | Morgan Freeman’s ex-wife |
| Married | One time |
| Married to | Morgan Freeman |
| Kids | Nope |
| Divorce | Yes |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Temple University |
Myrna Colley-Lee is a costume designer and an experienced set designer and art director. She rose to fame after marrying Hollywood star Morgan Freeman. Freeman is famous for her roles in movies like ‘Shawshank Redemption’, ‘Seven’ and ‘The Dark Knight Trilogy’.
Early life and biography of Myrna Colley-Lee
Myrna Colley-Lee was born in 1941, in Hamlet, North Carolina. She has an American nationality and is African-American according to her ethnicity. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina. Subsequently, she received her master’s degree in Scenic and Costume Design from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Myrna Colley-Lee Career
After completing her master’s degree, Myrna Colley-Lee began working as a costume designer for many television shows and movies. She also worked as a costume designer for stage productions such as The Piano Lesson , Forest City and Wedding Band: A Black and White Love/Hate Story .
In addition, he has also worked for Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard. Not only did she work as a costume designer, but she also worked as an art director and set designer for many movies and television productions. Colley-Lee ventured into the field of commercial interior design of late.
In addition, Myrna Colley-Lee also serves as a commissioner for the Mississippi Commission on the Arts .
Myrna Colley-Lee Net Worth
Myrna Colley-Lee’s net worth is estimated to be around $170 million. Lee received the huge amount of money from her divorce settlement from her longtime husband. Morgan Freeman. But, according to sources, she got over $170 million; there was speculation that it would be around $400 million in the divorce settlement, which is apparently the fifth largest divorce settlement in history.
She earns a certain amount of money while working as a costume designer for movies. To talk about her ex-husband, Morgan Freeman’s net worth is estimated to be around $200 million. As a famous American actor, he has appeared in many movies in his career. Some of his successful movies are:
| Date | movie name | Ticket office | Budget | IMDb rating |
| 2013 | Now you see Me | $351.7 million | $75 million | 7.3 |
| 2012 | the dark knight rises | $1.085 billion | $250-300 million | 8.4 |
| 2013 | Olympus has fallen | $170.3 million | $70 million | 6.5 |
| 2003 | bruce almighty | $484.6 million | $81 million | 6.7 |
| 2010 | Net | $199 million | $58 million | 7.1 |
| 2015 | ted 2 | $216.7 million | $68 million | 6.3 |
The personal life of Myrna Colley-Lee
Myrna Colley-Lee is living a single life after divorcing from her ex-husband Morgan Freeman. Myrna and Morgan first met through mutual friends. They began dating after their few meetings and dated for a while before getting married on June 16, 1984. It was her first marriage where Morgan was a divorcee who was previously married and divorced his first wife. Jeanette Adair Bradshaw .
They decided to live in Tallahatchie County in northern Mississippi after their marriage instead of living in the glitz and glamor of Hollywood. The two did not give birth to any children together, but they did adopt their granddaughter, E’dena Hines from their previous marriage.
It took 23 beautiful years of marriage before Mryna Colley-Lee filed for divorce from Morgan in 2007. News of their split didn’t hit the headlines until Morgan was in a car accident in Mississippi. The divorce lasted 3 years and was finalized in 2010.
Morgan cheated on his wife several times, which was the reason for their separation. Morgan was allegedly in an extramarital affair with a schoolteacher named Mary Joyce Hays. Not only the teacher, but he was also accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with his granddaughter , E’Dina Hines, who was murdered in New York in 2015.
Morgan Freeman had been married to his first wife Jeanette Adir Bradshaw since October 22, 1967. Their marriage lasted 12 years before they divorced on November 19, 1979.
Myrna Colley-Lee Body Measurement
- Height: Stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches.
- Body Measurement: She has a beautiful body measurement of 35-27-34 inches.
- Weight: His body weight is measured at around 60 kg as of 2018
In the following video we can see Morgan Freeman’s lawyer talking about his divorce after 24 years of married life with his ex-wife Myrna Colley-Lee.