Davenie Johanna "Joey" Heatherton (born September , ) is an American
actress, dancer, and singer. A sex symbol of the s and s, she is best
known for her many television appearances during that time,
particularly as a frequent variety show performer, although she also
appeared in acting roles. She performed for over a decade on USO tours
presented by Bob Hope, and starred in several feature films including
My Blood Runs Cold () and The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
().Davenie Johanna Heatherton was born in New York City and raised in
Rockville Centre, New York, a suburb of New York City. She was
nicknamed "Joey" as a child, a combination of her first name Davenie
and her middle name Johanna. Her father, Ray Heatherton, was a
Broadway star (Babes in Arms) and television pioneer. He was famous in
the greater New York area as the star of the long-running children's
television show The Merry Mailman. Her mother, also named Davenie, was
a dancer who met Ray Heatherton when both were performing in Babes in
Arms. Heatherton has a brother, Dick (born October , ), who later
became a disc jockey.Heatherton attended Saint Agnes Academy, a
Catholic grade and high school. At the age of six, she began studying
ballet at the Dixon McAfee School of Dance, and went on to four years
of study under George Balanchine, and went on to study modern jazz
dance, voice, and dramatics.
actress, dancer, and singer. A sex symbol of the s and s, she is best
known for her many television appearances during that time,
particularly as a frequent variety show performer, although she also
appeared in acting roles. She performed for over a decade on USO tours
presented by Bob Hope, and starred in several feature films including
My Blood Runs Cold () and The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
().Davenie Johanna Heatherton was born in New York City and raised in
Rockville Centre, New York, a suburb of New York City. She was
nicknamed "Joey" as a child, a combination of her first name Davenie
and her middle name Johanna. Her father, Ray Heatherton, was a
Broadway star (Babes in Arms) and television pioneer. He was famous in
the greater New York area as the star of the long-running children's
television show The Merry Mailman. Her mother, also named Davenie, was
a dancer who met Ray Heatherton when both were performing in Babes in
Arms. Heatherton has a brother, Dick (born October , ), who later
became a disc jockey.Heatherton attended Saint Agnes Academy, a
Catholic grade and high school. At the age of six, she began studying
ballet at the Dixon McAfee School of Dance, and went on to four years
of study under George Balanchine, and went on to study modern jazz
dance, voice, and dramatics.
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