Career
She is most known for portraying the perky lisping blonde on the American television series Hee Haw for 19 years. She and several other of the "honeys" were notable for performing in cleavage inducing halter tops, "Daisy Duke" shorts, and country-style minidresses. Rowe was often Junior Samples" assistant during the used car comedy segments of Hee Haw.
She is also known for portraying Marilyn Monroe in the films Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976) and Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989), Minnie Pearl in another, Maid Marian in Mel Brooks" When Things Were Rotten, Patsy Cline in a Broadway musical, being a 1976 Playboy model, and appearing in early seasons of the classic television sitcom Happy Days as Wendy, a carhop at Arnold"s Drive-In.
Other films include The Hitchhikers (1972), Loose Shoes (1980), The Manitoba with Bogart"s Face (1980), National Lampoon"s Class Reunion (1982), Meatballs Participant II (1984), and the television movie Special Security Team: Death Flight (1977). A mid-80s television appearance included Airwolf as a country & western singer.
She also appeared for a time on the game show The Cross-Wits. 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! She is also starring in the new broadway musical "Fandance: The Legend of Sally Rand" on April 25, 2010.
Austin, Texas rock band 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". Rowe once appeared on a Valentine"s Day special episode of The Dating Game.