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Deborah Raffin
Born
Deborah Iona Raffin

(1953-03-13)March 13, 1953
Los Angeles, California, United States
DiedNovember 21, 2012(2012-11-21) (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of deathLeukemia
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active1973-2011
Spouse
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(m. 1974; div. 2005)​
Children1
Parent(s)Phillip Jordan Raffin
Trudy Marshall

Deborah Iona Raffin (March 13, 1953 - November 21, 2012) was an American film and television actress who later became an audiobook publisher.

Career

Raffin appeared in several 1970s Hollywood films.[1] She co-starred with Joseph Bottoms in the Gregory Peck-produced film The Dove (1974). Her 1976 television movie, Nightmare in Badham County, became a theatrical hit in mainland China, making Raffin a star there and leading to her later becoming the first Western actress ever to undertake a movie promotion tour in that country.[2] She was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and a Razzie Award for Worst Actress for her performance in Touched by Love in 1981. That same year, she starred in the TV series adaptation of the hit 1978 film Foul Play, in which she and Barry Bostwick took over the roles played by Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase.

In 1988, she starred in James Clavell's Noble House with Pierce Brosnan. In 1991, she appeared as Julie Vale, a telepath, in the cult film Scanners II: The New Order alongside actor David Hewlett. She later appeared as Julie Camden Hastings on the television show 7th Heaven and as Dr. Hightower in the ABC Family teenager series The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Personal life

Raffin was born in Los Angeles to Trudy Marshall, a Brooklyn-born former movie actress, and Phillip Jordan Raffin, a restaurateur and business executive.[3][4] Her father was Jewish and her mother was from a Christian background; Raffin identified with Judaism.[5][6]

Raffin married movie producer Michael Viner in 1974. The couple later became audiobook publishers.[4] They had one child, and divorced in 2005.[7]

Death

Raffin died from leukemia in her native Los Angeles on November 21, 2012, aged 59.[8]

Awards

Select filmography

References

  1. ^ Sue Reilly, "As for Marriage, Deborah Raffin & Michael Viner Say Once Is Quite Enough" People, October 1, 1979.
  2. ^ "People: Nov. 8, 1982", TIME, November 8, 1982.
  3. ^ "Mark of the Gorilla". Geostan.ca. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Michael Viner and Deborah Raffin; Selling Books to a Generation That Won't Sit Still". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ "MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST ... Actress Deborah Raffin can't shake Christmas. It's as much a part of her life in July as it is in December". Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ "NewsLibrary Search Results". Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. ^ Elaine Woo, "Michael Viner dies at 65; tabloid book publisher", Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2009.
  8. ^ Elaine Woo, "Deborah Raffin dies at 59; actress was also a force in audio books", Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2012.
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