A biography for Joey Heathertonhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't approve of any of kind of violence, but I'll always support my country.”
“Few people remember that I played a nun in the Broadway musical, 'the Sound of Music.'”
“People forget I'm an actress.”
“I eat what I want, usually one meal In the daytime and one at night.”
“Just making people feel good, that's what I try to do. I love it, I love it!”
“The first thing I do in the morning is get a couple of cups of coffee down my throat to get my heart started. Then, if the weather is pleasant, I jog as much as five miles, if I feel up to it.”
“During my first tour of Vietnam, John Steinbeck and his wife were there and we had Christmas dinner together.”
“I like Los Angeles. I've been able to do a lot there - swim, ski, go riding. But California isn't very stimulating.”
“Yes, people are always predicting a big breakthrough for me, but it has never happened. I don't know why, exactly. But I don't worry about it.”
“I really work at a part to do it to the best of my ability. And I'm studying acting as well as keeping up with my singing and dancing lessons.”
“My real name is Davenie Johanna Heatherton, but my older brother, Dick, couldn't pronounce Johanna when he was a boy. So he called me 'Joey.'”
“People try to turn you into something if they can't pin you down.”
“I think that baking cakes with elaborate icings for an appreciative audience is fun.”
“In the past my career emphasized variety, singing, dancing and only some acting.”
“I'll crumble off a little tuna on a plate, sprinkle with lemon and spear the pieces with colorful toothpicks, so it looks festive and appetizing.”
“I'm not just Joey. I'm a performer. I can sing, dance and I can act.”
“I like working with my father.”
“I can't draw right or left-handed!”
“I never talk money.”
“In 'Of Mice And Men' I play a straight dramatic role and I'm the only female in the play.”