Mimi Lesseos

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Mimi Lesseos
Birth name Mimi Diane Lesseos
Born February 25, 1964 (age 57)[1]
Children 2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Magnificent Mimi
Billed height 5'8"
Billed weight 130 lb (59 kg)
Debut 1980
Retired 1994
Mimi Diane Lesseos[1] (born February 25, 1964) is an American female professional
wrestler, actress, model and stuntwoman best known by her ring name Magnificent
Mimi.

Contents
1 Early life
2 Professional wrestling career
2.1 American Wrestling Association
2.2 Later career
3 Acting career
4 Personal life
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Lesseos was raised in Hollywood, California. She is the youngest of five children
born to a Greek father and a Latino mother. She began martial arts lessons at age
six, and debuted as a professional fighter at age sixteen.[2]

Professional wrestling career

American Wrestling Association
In 1988, Lesseos debuted in the American Wrestling Association. She competed
against women such as Candi Devine and Lori Lynne (formerly Colonel Ninotchka of
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) to become the top contender for the AWA World Women's
Championship, which was held by Madusa Miceli. Miceli refused to grant her singles
matches, which caused Lesseos to interrupt Miceli's title defenses against other
contenders, such as Susan Sexton and Brandi Mae.[3] She also teamed with Wendi
Richter against Miceli and Sylvia (wife and valet of Robert Fuller) in a series of
tag team matches.[4] She was eventually rewarded with singles matches against
Miceli. They feuded throughout the summer and fall of 1988, but Lesseos was unable
to win the title. While working in the AWA, Lesseos was featured in the December
1989 issue of Playboy magazine posing with the AWA World Women's Championship belt,
even though she never held the title.[1]

Later career
After the AWA closed, Lesseos joined the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association.
She became a contender for the LPWA Championship and competed against women such as
Malia Hosaka, Sindy Paradise, Dawn Marie, Jan Flame, and La Gata. She also formed a
tag team with Denise Storm. The duo feuded with Terri Power and Reggie Bennett.[2]

Acting career
After retiring from professional wrestling in 1994, Lesseos appeared in numerous
television series films as both an actress and stuntwoman. She has written,
produced, and starred in several motion pictures, including Pushed to the Limit
(1992), Beyond Fear (1993), Streets of Rage (1994), Personal Vendetta (1995)[5] and
Double Duty (2009). Her credits also include Million Dollar Baby, Gangs of New
York, The Scorpion King, Man on the Moon, The X-Files, Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman,
and Final Impact. She was also the longtime stuntwoman for Jane Kaczmarek on
Malcolm in the Middle.[2]

Personal life
Lesseos is the single mother of twin children.[1][2]

References
"Magnificent Mimi profile"
. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
"Magnificent Mimi - All Women Wrestling"
. All Women Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
"CLASSIC AWA 6/3 TV REPORT"
. Wrestling Figs. Archived from the original
on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
"The SmarK Rant for AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN Classic � 08.25.11"
. Inside Pulse. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
"Mimi in Action"
, Black Belt, September 2002, p. 93.
External links
Official website
Mimi Lesseos
at IMDb
Categories: 1964 birthsLiving peopleAmerican female professional wrestlersAmerican
film actressesAmerican film producersAmerican female kickboxersAmerican
screenwritersAmerican stunt performersAmerican people of Greek descentHispanic and
Latino American peopleProfessional wrestlers from CaliforniaAmerican women film
producers21st-century American women
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