Rebecca Schaeffer Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) was an American model and television and film actress.Schaeffer 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 sitcom My Sister Sam. After the series was canceled in 1988, Schaeffer appeared in several films, including the black comedy Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, which was released six weeks before her death.In July 1989, Schaeffer was fatally shot in the doorway of her West Hollywood apartment building by Robert John Bardo. Bardo was obsessed with Schaeffer and had been stalking her for three years. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder. Schaeffer's death prompted the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.
Danna Schaeffer, Benson Schaeffer, 10. Life, Death and Admiral Andy, 9. Ol' Green Eyes Is Back, 8. Play It Again, Sam
Movies
The End of Innocence, Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Out of Time, Radio Days
TV Shows
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair, My Sister Sam
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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Died on the 5 year anniversary of the McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California.
2
Episode MacGyver: The Gun (1990) of the TV Series MacGyver (1985) was produced in reaction to her murder.
3
Her killer was dressed as a flower delivery man when she was fatally shot once in the heart at the downstairs doorway of her apartment building.
4
Her murder helped lead to the classification of stalking as a felony in California. The law has since provided recourse for such celebrities as Madonna, Jeri Ryan and David Letterman.
5
The movie Moonlight Mile (2002), written and directed by Brad Silberling, has taken the story from his own experiences as her former boyfriend.
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Lived with costar Pam Dawber and Dawber's actor husband Mark Harmon in Los Angeles after landing the role of Patti Russell on My Sister Sam (1986).
Bardo also attempted to meet singers Deborah Gibson and Tiffany, but says he was most obsessed with Schaeffer. He once tried to sneak on to the studio lot to give her a stuffed teddy bear.
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Three years before the murder, Robert Bardo began writing letters to Schaeffer.
As with John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman before him, Bardo, was found to have in his possession a copy of J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" at the time of his arrest.
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Her stalking/murder shed light on the horrors that celebrities often face with deranged fans turned stalkers. Since her stalker was able to find out so much personal information about her, including her home address from DMV records, laws have been established to protect celebrities' private information.
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Interred at Ahavai Sholom Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
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Shot to death in Los Angeles, California at age 21. Her murderer, Robert John Bardo, was sentenced to life in prison.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The End of Innocence
1990
Stephanie (18-25 years old)
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
TV Movie
Cheryl
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
Zandra
Out of Time
1988
TV Movie
Pam Wallace
My Sister Sam
1986-1988
TV Series
Patti Russell
Radio Days
1987
Communist's Daughter
Amazing Stories
1986
TV Series
Miss Crowningshield
One Life to Live
1968
TV Series
Annie Barnes (1985)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
1987
TV Special
Herself
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
1986
TV Special
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2014
TV Series
Herself
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
TV Series documentary
Herself
Investigative Reports
1993
TV Series
Herself
Known for movies
One Life to Live (1968) as Annie Barnes (1985)
My Sister Sam (1986-1988) as Patti Russell
Radio Days (1987) as Communist's Daughter
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) as Zandra
$1.4 Million
