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Rebecca Schaeffer
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer was an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russe…
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Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer was an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS comedy My Sister Sam. The series was canceled in 1988, and she appeared in several films, including the black comedy Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills. At the age of 21, she was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, a 19-year-old obsessed fan who had been stalking her. Schaeffer’s death helped lead to the passage in California of legislation aimed at preventing stalking.
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2025
Hollywood Demons
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1990
The End of Innocence
Movie Stephanie (18-25 years old)
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1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Movie Cheryl
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1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Movie Zandra Lipkin
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1988
Out of Time
Movie Pam Wallace
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1988
School Daze
Movie Wardrobe Assistant
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1987
Radio Days
Movie Communist's Daughter
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1986
My Sister Sam
TV show Patti Russell
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1985
Amazing Stories
TV show Miss Crowningshield
