Myrna Colley-Lee is an American personality and a costume designer who is best remembered as the ex-wife of American actor Morgan Freeman. She gained more fame during the course of her divorce from Freeman.
Myrna Colley-Lee's early life and education
Myrna Colley-Lee was born in 1941 in the town of Hamlet in North Carolina, United States. She has not disclosed the name of her parents in her bio.
Colley is of American nationality and her ethnicity is African-American.
Talking about her education, she attended the University of North Carolina’s Woman’s College. From there she graduated with a bachelor's degree in arts and arts education.
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Myrna Colley also attended Brooklyn College in the city of New York where she studied properties and scene painting.
In 1980, Lee received a Master's degree in scenic and costume design from Temple University in Philadelphia.
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Myrna Colley-Lee's career
Following her Bachelor's degree, Myrna started working as a costume designer in several films. She is credited for works in films like Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White and Relativity.
Myrna Colley-Lee has also been credited for appearances in the documentaries The Last White Knight and 60 Minutes, featuring Lesley Stahl and Steve Kroft.
Lee currently serves as the commissioner of the Rock River Foundation.
Myrna Colley-Lee's Marriage & Divorce With Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee met each other via a mutual friend, and soon they started dating each other. The couple wed on 16th June 1984.
Together the couple resided at their home in Tallahatchie County, North Mississippi. Colley is Morgan's second wife and was previously married to ex-wife Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from the year 1967 to 1979.
The couple never had a child of their own but adopted a granddaughter named E’ Dina Hines.
Morgan Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee's divorce
After being happily wed for over 23 years, Myrna filed for a divorce against her husband Morgan Freeman.
The news of their separation wasn't out until Morgan Freeman met with an accident, during which Freeman's attorney Bill Luckett informed him that the pair had separated.
The divorce was finalized in the year 2010. Although Myrna didn't publicly give out reasons for the divorce, it was later rumored that Morgan was cheating on her with a school teacher named Mary Joyce Hays.
Myrna Colley-Lee's Net Worth
Myrna Colley-Lee's net worth is estimated to be $170 million as of 2022. She received the amount as a divorce settlement from ex-husband Morgan Freeman.
It has been rumored that the settlement was the fifth largest where Myrn received $400 million.
Her ex Morgan Freeman has an estimated net worth of $200 million.
Myrna Colley-Lee's body measurements
Myrna stands tall with a height of 5 feet and 5 inches (165 cms) and weighs about 60kgs (132 lbs). Her body measurements are speculated to be 35-27-34 inches.
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