60s screen icon who starred with Jane Fonda looks sensational at 80 (2025)

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A 60s sex symbol looked gorgeous while doing some yard work at her Los Angeles home.

A singer, actress, and dancer, this legend stunned while tending to her property.

Her flowing curls were beautifully styled into a fashionable half-up, half-down look as she hosed down her yard during a recent sighting.

This star, 80, was just 11-years-old when she launched her acting career, which included performances on variety shows, USO tours presented by Bob Hope, and numerous roles on TV, the big screen, and even a job acting opposite Jane Fondain the 1960 Broadway play There Was A Little Girl.

The actress even earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

Can you guess who this star is?

A 60s sex symbol was recently spotted doing some yard work at her Los Angeles home

It's Joey Heatherton!

Heatheron's film roles include the 1965 film My Blood Runs Cold followed by the 1977 flick The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington.

In 1964, Heatherton was nominated for a Golden Globe for New Star Of The Year - Actress for her role in the Richard Chamberlain led film, Twilight of Horror.

The daughter of Ray Heatherton, a Broadway star and TV personality in the Big Apple, Joey was just a kid when her career in front of the spotlight officially began.

As an adult, Joey even teamed up with her father for a four-week musical variety series, 1975's Joey & Dad.

She made multiple appearances on talk shows including The Tonight Show and The Dean Martin Show.

Her career also included music, with Joey releasing her studio album, The Joey Heatherton Album, in 1972.

During this decade, she alsoappeared in commercials for Serta Mattresses and RC Cola.

It's Joey Heatherton, a singer, dancer, and actress who was a 60s/70s sex symbol

The star made headlines for her dancing, singing, and acting; pictured 1968

She made multiple appearances on talk shows and performed on USO tours presented by Bob Hope

She acted opposite Jane Fonda in the Broadway play There Was A Little Girl

The gorgeous icon pictured at the gala premiere of The Fall of the Roman Empire in 1964

Heatherton hosed down her yard

Her dog dutifully followed after her

She kept it casual in a black sweatshirt and grey sweats for her day

Joey's latest acting credit is the 1990 Johnny Depp-led him, Cry-Baby.

In her personal life, Joey was briefly married to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lance Rentzel.

She has also had various run-ins with the law over the years, including one in 1986 when she was accused of pulling a passport clerk's hair after the clerk allegedly refused to change a $100 bill.

She was later acquitted of charges of disorderly conduct and obstruction of governmental administration by a U.S. Magistrate, according to the LA Times.

In 1964, Heatherton was nominated for a Golden Globe for New Star Of The Year - Actress for her role in the Richard Chamberlain led film, Twilight of Horror

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