Career
As a teenager she became a studio session singer, appearing on television and film soundtracks with The Jimmy Joyce Singers. She dubbed the singing voice for Patty Duke in Valley of the Dolls , [1] [2] and played the girl singer with co-stars Kim Milford and the rock band Moon in ABC's The Wide World of Mystery , produced by Don Kirshner. [3] Her song "Hollywood Movie Girls" was recorded by Dusty Springfield and became the title and theme for the TV special Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls, for which she also wrote special material. [4]
Heidemann's rock and roll impressions were featured on stage and film in Stars on 45 in Concert; [5] Dream Street in Las Vegas, which won the Eppie Award for Best Show of the Year; and Forbidden Broadway in San Francisco. The Olsen twins performed nine of her songs in their musical party series, You're Invited To Mary-Kate and Ashley's Camp Out Party ("Raptor") [6] and Ballet Party, including "Dancing Your Dreams", [7] "Practice, Practice, Practice" [8] and "Moonbounce Madness", all co-written with Adam Fields. She wrote, sang, produced and appears in "Obama Girl's Mama", the YouTube parody of the Obama Girl election videos directed by John Moffitt. [9] Heidemann has voiced over a hundred commercials, including national campaigns for clients such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Toyota, and Goodyear Tires. Her interview is featured in Bill Filipiak's Voice Over Etiquette. [10]
She co-wrote and produced Chuck & Di – the Tabloid Musical! for a standing-room-only run at the Long Beach Playhouse. [11]
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