Deana Martin | |
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Born |
Deana Martin August 19, 1948 Manhattan, New York, United States |
Residence | Beverly Hills, California & Branson, Missouri |
Alma mater | Dartington College of Arts |
Occupation | American singer, actor, author, performer |
Spouse(s) | John Griffeth |
Relatives |
Dean Martin (father) Elizabeth Anne McDonald (mother) Dean Paul Martin (brother) Ricci Martin (brother) Claudia Martin (sister) Gina Martin (sister) Sasha Martin (sister) Craig Martin (brother) Barbara Gail Martin (sister) |
Website | http://www.deanamartin.com |
Dean Martin (father) Elizabeth Anne McDonald (mother) Dean Paul Martin (brother) Ricci Martin (brother) Claudia Martin (sister) Gina Martin (sister) Sasha Martin (sister) Craig Martin (brother)
Deana Martin (born August 19, 1948) is an American singer, actor, author, performer and daughter of well-known entertainer, Dean Martin.
Martin was born in Manhattan, New York, United States, to Dean Martin and his first wife, Elizabeth (Betty) MacDonald. She moved to Beverly Hills, California with her family by the age of one. She later went to live with Dean and his second wife, Jeanne Biegger. During her childhood, it was not unusual for her dad’s Rat Pack friends, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr., to stop by for a visit. Being around her father and his friends led Deana to decide that she wanted a career in the entertainment industry.
She made her television debut in 1966, performing on The Dean Martin Show She became a frequent guest, taking part in both musical and comedy numbers with a wide array of entertainers including Frank Sinatra. She trained professionally as an actress at the Dartington College of Arts in the United Kingdom. She has performed in theater productions in a variety of leading roles onstage including “Romeo & Juliet," "A Shot In The Dark" and the national touring company of The Star-Spangled Girl with George Hamilton. The entertainer has been in movies, co-starring alongside Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson and David Carradine in the 1969 western Young Billy Young; Vito Scotti in “Pisano A Voice In The Night”; and in “Strangers at Sunrise" with George Montgomery in 1969's unusual western, which was set in Africa during the Boer war.