Joey Heatherton is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She was a sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s, best known during that time for her many television appearances, particularly as a regular variety show performer, though she also appeared in acting roles.
Heatherton is 75 years old as of 2019, she was born Davenie Johanna Heatherton on September 14, 1944, in Rockville Centre, New York, the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on September 14th every year.
Heatherton stands at a height of 5 ft 5 inches (1.65 m). He is a man of average stature, he also appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos. She also weighs 130 lbs (59 kgs).
She attended the Catholic Grade and High School in Saint Agnes Academy. At the age of six, including four years of study under George Balanchine, she began studying ballet and went on to study modern jazz dance, music, and drama.
She was born in Rockville Centre, New York to Ray Heatherton (father) a Broadway star (Babes in Arms) and television pioneer, and Davenie Ross Watson (mother) was a dancer. Her parents met while both were performing in Babes in Arms.
Heatherton has a brother named Dick Heatherton who was born on October 19, 1943, and later became a disc jockey.
She was married to Lance Rentzel, a former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, in New York City in April 1969. In November 1970, her then-husband Rentzel was arrested for exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl.
He pleaded guilty to the charge and promised to undergo psychiatric treatment and was given a suspended sentence. Heatherton filed for divorce in September 1971 which was finalized the following year. It is not known whether Heatherton has any children.
Heatherton has an estimated Net Worth of $5 million dollars as of 2020. This includes his Assets, Money, and Income. His primary source of income is his career as an actress, singer, and dancer. Through her various sources of income, Heatherton has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
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Heatherton performed on USO tours for over a decade presented by Bob Hope. She starred in several feature films including The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977) and My Blood Runs Cold (1965).
She began her career as a child actress. Her first appearance on television was on her father’s show, The Merry Mailman, a popular children’s show in New York.
She started her career as a child actress. Her first television appearance was on the show of her father, The Merry Mailman, a popular New York children’s show.
She became a member of the chorus and an understudy in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music in 1959 when Heatherton was 15 years of age, and gained her first consistent national exposure that same year as a semi-regular on The Perry Como Show, portraying an exuberant teenager with a persistent crush on Perry Como.
Heatherton released her first single that year, entitled “That’s How It Goes”/”I’ll Be Seeing You,” but she didn’t hit with it, or the three additional singles she released over the next few years.
In 1960, Heatherton had her first television role as a dramatic actress when she guest-starred as a wealthy, spoiled teen on an early episode of Route 66. During the early 1960s, she was frequently cast as a troubled teenager due to her “sexy-kid look”.
Heatherton began to gain attention in the mid-1960s for her sensual television dance, which some viewers considered shocking, and some critics derided as “sleazy eroticism”
In 1964, Heatherton appeared on The Tonight Show, where she coached Johnny Carson on the finer points of dancing “The Frug.”
In January 1965, she received major publicity following her guest appearances on the premiere episode of the teen dance show Hullabaloo.
Heatherton was also featured on several more episodes of the show, and released “Hullabaloo”, a song that she had performed on the show, on Coral Records.
In July 1985, Heatherton was arrested and charged with theft of services for refusing to pay a $4,906 bill from a hotel and spa in Long Island where she stayed in 1984. She pleaded not guilty to the charge.
On July 8, 1985, Heatherton was arrested and charged with interfering with a government agent’s duties and disturbing the peace after she allegedly slapped and pulled the hair of a clerk at Manhattan’s U.S. Passport Agency office. In September 1986, she was acquitted of both charges.
On August 30, 1986, Heatherton was arrested for assault after she stabbed Jerry Fisher, her former boyfriend, and ex-manager, in the hand with a steak knife during an argument in Hillcrest, Rockland County, New York. Jerry Fisher was later treated at a local hospital and released. He later dropped the charge of assault against Heatherton.
After her arrest, Heatherton told police who she was, but they did not believe her, she then handed one of the officers her purse to verify her identity.
While looking through Heatherton’s purse, the officer found a foil packet with less than a gram of cocaine, and Heatherton was charged with assault and misdemeanor drug possession.
In October 1987, a court ruled that the search was unconstitutional as Heatherton was not advised that she could refuse a purse search. As a result, the misdemeanor drug possession was dropped.
Heatherton is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Year | Award | Category | Title of work |
1964 | Golden Laurel Award | Top Female New Face | |
1966 | Golden Laurel Award | New Faces, Female | |
1964 | Golden Globe Awards | Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Twilight of Honor |
Heatherton is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She was a sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s, best known during that time for her many television appearances, particularly as a regular variety show performer, though she also appeared in acting roles.
Heatherton is 75 years old as of 2019, she was born on September 14, 1944, in Rockville Centre, New York, the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on September 14th every year.
Heatherton stands at a height of 5 ft 5 inches (1.65 m).
She was married to Lance Rentzel, a former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, in New York City in April 1969. Heatherton filed for divorce in September 1971 which was finalized the following year.
Heatherton has an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars which she has earned through her acting, singing and dancing career.
There are no details showing her annual or monthly earnings, her salary figures will be updated as soon as they are available.
She is a resident of Rockville Centre, New York, USA, we shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.
She is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Heatherton is still an active participant in the creative entertainment industry.
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