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It is catalogued under topics including 1967 births, 1989 deaths and 1989 murders in the United States.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
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" 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…
Known for
- Hollywood Demons — Self (archive footage)2025
- Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair — Cheryl1990
- The End of Innocence — Stephanie (18-25 years old)1990
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills — Zandra Lipkin1989
- Out of Time — Pam Wallace1988
- Radio Days — Communist's Daughter1987
- My Sister Sam — Patti Russell1986
- Amazing Stories — Miss Crowningshield1985
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Key facts
- Born
- Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer , ( 1967-11-06 ) November 6, 1967, Eugene, Oregon , U.S.
- Died
- July 18, 1989 (1989-07-18) (aged 21), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Gunshot wound (homicide)
- Resting place
- Ahavai Sholom Cemetery, Portland, Oregon , U.S., 45°27′25″N 122°40′46″W / 45.4569°N 122.6795°W / 45.4569; -122.6795
- Occupations
- Actress model
- Years active
- 1985–1989
- Partner
- Brad Silberling (1987–1989; her death)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Eugene
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.rebeccaschaeffer.com
- Image
- Rebecca Schaeffer 86-88.JPG
- Height
- 1.7
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- date of birth
- 1967-11-06
- date of death
- 1989-07-18
- Commons category
- Rebecca Schaeffer
- manner of death
- homicide
- killed by
- Robert John Bardo
- birth name
- Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- place of burial
- Oregon
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (/ˈʃeɪfər/ SHAY-fər; November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) 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.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rebecca Schaeffer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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