Heather told The New York Times, “My father was a Marine colonel, very loving, but there would be a look in his eyes when he was displeased.”
Unfortunately, tragedy shattered Heather’s apparently perfect existence. Her uncle killed himself when she was sixteen, and her cousin,
Who was twenty-seven at the time, too killed himself in 1986. Her family was rocked by these terrible losses, and Heather is still troubled by them whenever the topic comes up.
Heather was seen as a “nice girl” as her acting career flourished, but after her first marriage, that opinion changed. She dated well-known actors and rock singers during her rise to fame in Dynasty,
Including a memorable night out with Tom Cruise in the early 1980s. Their fleeting acquaintance never developed into a romantic partnership.
His strange dancing skills were subsequently recalled by Heather, who said, “You just kind of stand there and don’t know what to do.” Are you dancing in his presence?
