Meet Lena Gieseke – Tim Burton’s Only Wife

Lena Gieseke (born September 12, 1965; Age: 58 years old) is a German beaux arts technician and visual effects specialist who is celebrated as the only wife Tim Burton has had. Lena Gieseke’s former spouse is an American film producer and animator known for dark fantasy and horror movies like Ed Wood, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Beetlejuice.

In addition to being Tim Burton’s only wife, Lena Gieseke is excellent in her craft. Her brilliance as a 3D craftsman in the film 1½ Knights: In Search of Ravishing Princess Herzelinde contributed significantly to her popularity.

Lena Gieseke is a Native of Germany

Lena Gieseke was welcomed to earth by her family on the 12th of September, 1965. She was born in Bremen, North-West Germany. Tim Burton’s ex-wife is 58 years old, and celebrates her birthday on the 12th of September every year. Her birthdate reveals that her birth sign is Virgo, according to horoscopes.

Furthermore, Gieseke belongs to a white ethnic background and proudly carries her German passport as a citizen of Germany. Generally, information about the former wife of Tim Burton is still sketchy, but we know that her father was a businessman while her mother was a homemaker. However, their names have continued to evade the public, as well as the identities of Lena’s siblings.

Growing up in Germany, Lena Gieseke was nurtured with love and raised to be faithful to the Christian faith, but other specifics with regard to her days as a child are currently unavailable.

The Celebrity Ex-wife is Well-Schooled

Lena Gieseke has always loved art since she was a kid and started her journey in the German School of Athens. Then, she enrolled in the California School of Arts (CalArts) where she obtained a degree in Photography and Fine Arts.

After graduating from CalArts, Gieseke attended Wimbledon College of Arts, then Goldsmith College, both in London. In 2000, she matriculated at the Universitat Koblenz, and four years, she graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Computer Graphics.

Not satisfied by the knowledge she has acquired, Lena Gieseke furthered her education. In 2007, she bagged a Masters Of Fine Arts in Dramatic Media from the University of Georgia. Finally, in 2012, she earned a scholarship to obtain a Ph.D. in the University of Stuttgart’s Digital Media Doctoral program. Then, in 2018, she completed her Ph.D. program.

Lena Gieseke and Tim Burton are no Longer Together

Lena Gieseke and Tim Burton had a short time together as a couple because their union did not last more than four years. The now-former couple met at a party in London shortly after Gieske graduated from CalArts.

Miss Gieske was later invited to a photoshoot for Burton’s 1989 Superhero film, Batman, and following that, they could not help but fall in love with each other. On February 24, 1987, Lena and Tim Burton exchanged marital vows in a closed ceremony. Their nuptials were witnessed by close friends and family members only.

Details of their marital life remained largely a secret, however, on December 31, 1991, the public woke up to the fact that their divorce proceedings were completed, with Lena blaming their separation on Tim’s complex personality. On the other hand, it has been alleged by some sections of the media that the main reason for their divorce is the fact that Lena found out that Burton was in love with Lisa Marie, an American model and actress.

The above is yet to be confirmed by any one of the former lovebirds but be that as it may, they did not have any children together.

Did Lena Gieseke Remarry?

No, Lena Gieseke never got married again. She also hasn’t been publicly involved with another man rather she has committed herself solely to her career. And while Lena Gieseke has remained single since the marriage ended, Tim Burton has gone on from one relationship to another.

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First, he was seen with Lisa Marie and their relationship lasted for nine years – between 1992 to 2001 – but they were never married. Next, he was in another relationship with an English actress named Helena Bonham Carter, with whom he had a son and a daughter. We are not sure if there were married, but they went their separate ways in December 2014.

Currently, Lena’s ex-spouse is in a romantic relationship with Monica Bellucci, an Italian actress and model.

Lena Gieseke Started as a 3D Generalist Intern

After graduating from college, Lena Gieseke worked as an intern 3D generalist with Perpetual Motion in Athens, Georgia. Her internship lasted between March 2005 and May 2005 and fortunately, she was retained by the company till September 2006.

Her first job as a 3D artist was in the German movie titled 1½  Knights: The Search For The Lovely Princess Herzelinde. Furthermore, Gieseke became a 3D freelancer in 2007 at Method in Motion, California. Later in July 2008, she landed a gig with Scanlife VFX in Munich, where she worked as the scripting and pipeline TD and RD until July 2011.

Subsequently, in 2008, Lena Gieseke worked in the visual effects department for the movie Die Jahrhundertlawine. Also, she took a role as the animator on Berlin 36 and Vicky the Viking. In addition to this, Gieseke worked as an application developer in 3DXcite just before her Doctoral program.

It is also worthy of note that Lena Gieseke has made great contributions as a member of the visual effects team of many movies and is a list:

• Immortals (2011)
• When Santa Fell to Earth (2011)
• Hotel Lux (2011)
• Otto’s Eleven (2010)
• Berlin 36 (2009)
• 2012 (2009)
• 1½  Knights: The Search For The Lovely Princess Herzelinde (2008), etc

Lena Gieseke is Also a Professor

Aside from being good at visual arts, Lena Gieseke is also an intellectual. In April 2007, she was honored with a special award by the University of Georgia in recognition of her contributions to the history channel documentaries. Moreso, between February 2012 and January 2015, she was a doctoral researcher at Promotionskolleg Digital Media.

Similarly, she taught graduates Media Design and Business Networking as a visiting lecturer at Furtwangen University. This job started in October 2012 and ended in June 2015. In addition to this, Lena is currently a professor of Visual Media Technologies at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF – a position she has held since 2016.

Taking a look at her net worth, Lena Gieseke makes good money from her career. Her net worth is estimated to be $2 million.