Leigh Anne Tuohy is known as an American interior designer and motivational speaker. She is most famous for being the adoptive parent of pro football player, Michael Oher.
Leigh Anne Tuohy was born on August 9, 1960, in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born to Virginia and Stanley Roberts. Her father served the country as a U.S. Air Marshal. She grew with a brother named Stanford Roberts. Tuohy was raised close to her maternal grandmother, Virginia "Virgie" Cummings.
Tuohy attended Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee. She went on to graduate from the University of Mississippi where she was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority and a cheerleader. She graduated from college with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Interior Design.
Tuohy met her future husband while attending college. After graduating from the University of Mississipi, she married her husband Sean Tuohy who played basketball for Ole Miss Rebels in 1982. Sean turned into a record-breaking SEC basketball champion and still holds a few SEC assist records. The couple has three children including their adopted son Michael Oher who is a former Ole Miss Rebels football player and a Baltimore Ravens first-round draft selection.
Their son, Oher went on to win the Super Bowl XLVII Championship and the film "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" was based on his and Tuohy's lives and the process of her adopting him into the family. The film "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" even featured Sandra Bullock who played Tuohy. Bullock went on to win an Acadamy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Tuohy.
The Tuohy family is effectively engaged with numerous city and religious associations, including Grace Evangelical Church, of which they are establishing members. In 2010, Leigh Anne was granted a privileged doctorate from Christian Brothers University for her remarkable responsibility to Christian assistance and sprightly giving.
Leigh Anne Tuohy's speeches move audiences to perceive the maximum capacity of people in their locale and to discover an incentive in the individuals who society has esteemed valueless. One of the nation's most popular inspirational orators, Leigh Anne has offered talks to an expansive range of crowds from strict gatherings and town corridors to a portion of the nation's biggest enterprises.
Named a "warrior princess" by author Michael Lewis in his smash hit book The Blind Side, Leigh Anne Tuohy is the persuasive matron of the Tuohy family. Leigh Anne is a New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book, Turn Around: Reach Out, Give Back, and Get Moving, provokes perusers to reconsider what giving truly implies The book utilizes sacred text as a springboard to reevaluate giving conciliatorily, liberally, and immediately without leaving your own locale. The book was released in June 2015.
Leigh Anne claims "Flair I" an interior design firm. Her work has been featured on HGTV and in various other distributions. She has designed for such famous customers as Peyton Manning, Scottie Pippen, Isaac Bruce, and OJ Mayo and was a member of the design group for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Season 8 during the 2010-11 season.
| Birth Date: | 9 Aug, 1960 |
| Age: | 59 yrs |
| Occupations: | Interior designer |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Memphis |
| Education: | University of Mississippi |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American interior designer |
| Net Worth 2020: | 25 million |
| Net Worth 2021: | 50 million |
