Mistella Rowe (born Misty Rose Thornton; June 1, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the perky, squeaky-voiced blonde on the American television series Hee Haw for 19 years, often appearing as Junior Samples's assistant during used-car comedy segments. Rowe and other "honeys" on the series were notable for performing in cleavage-inducing halter tops, tight shorts, and country-style minidresses. Rowe starred in the 1978 Hee Haw spin-off Hee Haw Honeys, cast with then-newcomer Kathie Lee Gifford (then known as Kathie Lee Johnson) as the singing daughters of country music diner owners portrayed by Lulu Roman and Kenny Price.[1] Rowe later appeared in a national road show version of the series entitled Hee Haw Honey Reunion.[2]
Misty Rowe
Rowe as Maid Marian in When Things Were Rotten, 1975
Rowe's stage credits include children's theater (Misty's Magic Moo Town), appearing as Patsy Cline in the off-Broadway musical Always...Patsy Cline,[3] and the Atlantic City production Misty Christmas, Finally a Fruitcake You'll Like! In 2010, Rowe appeared in the self-written, off-Broadway musical Fandance: The Legend of Sally Rand.[4]
In other media
Austin, Texas rock band Young Heart Attack wrote a song called "Misty Rowe". In a 2004 interview, songwriter Steven Hall said about the song: "I was obsessed with this actress [Rowe] who was on Hee Haw and Happy Days. She was really sexy and Misty Rowe was the first woman on television who made me feel...different."[5]
Personal life
Rowe was formerly married to actor James DePaiva, with whom she has a daughter, Dreama, born in 1992.
References
^Terrace, Vincent (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Vol. 2. New York: New York Zoetrope. p. 189. ISBN978-0918432612.
^"Hee Haw Honeys Plan Reunion Show". Big Bear Grizzly. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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