Misty Rowe

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Misty Rowe (born June 1, 1952 in Glendora, California) was the perky lisping blond comedienne who starred on the American television series Hee Haw for 19 years. She also starred in the show's 1978 spinoff Hee Haw Honeys, cast with then newcomer Kathie Lee Gifford as the singing daughters of diner owners Lulu Roman and Kenny Price; it also spawned a national road show. She and several other of the "honeys" were notable for performing in cleavage inducing halter tops and "Daisy Duke" shorts.

Rowe was often Junior Samples' assistant during the used car comedy segments of Hee Haw.

She is also known for portraying Marilyn Monroe in two films, Minnie Pearl in another, Maid Marian in Mel Brooks' When Things Were Rotten, Patsy Cline in a Broadway musical, and being a 1976 Playboy model. Other films include National Lampoon's Class Reunion and Meatballs 2.

Her recent projects include children's theater (Misty's Magic Moo Town) and the Atlantic City production Misty Christmas, Finally a Fruitcake You'll Like!

Austin, TX rockers Young Heart Attack wrote a song called "Misty Rowe". Supposedly the song was written because Misty was the first woman the bassist ever looked at and thought "wow she's not like my mom".

A little known fact is that Misty Rowe once appeared on a Valentines Day special episode of The Dating Game.

Rowe was married and divorced to former One Life to Live star James DePaiva, with whom she has a daughter, Dreama Marie (born 1992).

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Quotes:

"Meatballs Part II is the best work I've ever done. What I don't understand though is why they removed the nudity. I was told the distributors wanted to make it into a children's film, but what we shot was nothing like what is on the screen. I hope, someday, they release the R rated version. It was the only time the nudity was 100% necessary."
"I hated the impression my looks used to give. You know, blonde, big boobs, etc. But now I relish it. I'm famous for my figure."
"I love sex. I always have and always will. Especially if the guy is younger than me."
"I could write a Kama Sutra type book. I'd call it the Misty's Many Sex Positions. All of them would be for very slim but busty women."
"If I could do it all over again, I'd get a boob job and do Playboy every year. In my day, it was a stepping stone. Women now make a whole career out of being in Playboy. My breasts could have gotten me millions!"
"Another reason they probably cut the nude scenes is because of continuity. I wore a padded push up bra and the scenes where I show my breasts don't match up, size wise. It didn't matter in the scene, but it wouldn't have matched up. Not by a long shot. It wasn't a short scene either. It was a 5 minute love scene where my breasts were the main focus. Jaime and I are making out and, without us knowing, some of the teenagers are hiding in the closet. This one character was making a video without us knowing. They made my chest a huge deal in the movie. Larger than life. I mean I've been blessed, don't get me wrong. But they gave my character a cartoon characters chest."
"The character of Fanny was one of my favorites. I am very proud of her and the message she represented. She was very sexual but also reserved. The deleted scenes from the movie are hysterical. There was one scene they cut where Jaime and Fanny try making love in Jaime's cabin. It was a long scene with lots of racy, sensual moments. But, they already had a scene where we tried making love in my cabin, so they cut it. But it was very funny and very very sexy. A bit too sexy for the kiddies, though."
"Yes, I have done some movies that I'm not proud of. Hopefully, they'll never surface. That's all I will say about that."