 Healy's true career goal, however, was not to be a figure skater, but to become a professional ballet dancer.She was trained in George Balanchine's School of American Ballet, and performed the character of Marie (more often known as Clara) in the New York City Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" in 1978 and 1979.In 1982, Healy had a major role in the film "Six Weeks", with Mary Tyler Moore and Dudley Moore, portraying a young ballet dancer with terminal leukemia.