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Joanne DiVito Biography (1941-)

Born March 10, 1941, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Uldrich Vincenzo (a naprapath) and Genevieve (a naprapath; maiden name, Gulizia) DiVito; married Chick Yennera (an actor), May 15, 1970 (divorced 1982); children: Nicole. Addresses: AGENT--Christopher Nassif Agency and Associates, 8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 202, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Birth Details

March 10, 1941

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
• Jockeys, 1976.
• Gangs, 1978.
• Flashdance Fever, Marina Hotel, 1983-84.
• Growing Pains, NY, 1985.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
• Almost Summer, Universal, 1977.
• Thank God It's Friday (also known as TGIF), Columbia, 1978.
• Eddie and the Cruisers, Aurora Productions, 1980.
• Little Treasures, Tri-Star Productions, 1982-83.
• Director, Body Rock, New World Productions, 1984.
• Once Bitten, Nite-Life Productions, 1985.
• Bad Guys, Tomorrow Entertainment, 1985.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
• First Annual Cheerleading Championship, CBS, 1977.
• Second Annual Cheerleading Championship, CBS, 1978.
• Fourth Annual Cheerleading Champanionship, CBS, 1980.
• Credits; VIDEOS
• San Say, Hiroshima, 1983.
• Street Beat (fashion), Norma Kamali, 1983.
• You Are, Lionel Richie, 1983.
• Human Touch, Rick Springfield, 1983.
• Supernatural Love, Donna Summer, 1984.
• Swear, Sheena Easton, 1984.
• I Feel for You, Chaka Khan, 1984.
• Like a Surgeon, Weird Al Yankovic, 1985.
• (And director) Bad Guys, Precious Metal, 1985.
• STAGE DEBUT--Ababu Princess, Kismet, New York State Theatre, 1965- 67.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Minnie Minerva, By Jupiter, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1967.
• dancer, Annie Get Your Gun, New York State Theatre, 1967-68.
• West Side Story, South Shore Music Circus, MA, 1968.
• Molly Yanoff, The Education of Hyman Kaplan, Alvin Theatre, NY, 1969.
• Ababu Princess, Kismet, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 1976-77.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Ababu Princess, Kismet, National tour, 1966-67.
• dancer, Annie Get Your Gun, National tour, 1967-68.
• Wicked Witch, Disney on Parade, Canada, U.S., 1970-72.
• dancer, Really Raquel, Las Vegas, 1972-73.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
• 79 Park Avenue, NBC, 1977.
• Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill, NBC, 1978.
• Jayne Mansfield Story, CBS, 1979.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Goodtime Girls, ABC, 1979.
• Dreams, CBS, 1984.
• Santa Barbara, NBC, 1985.
• Dance Fever, CBS, 1978.