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Deborah Raffin

 
Actor: Deborah Raffin
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  • Born: Mar 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Action
  • Career Highlights: Wilde, Morning Glory, Touched by Love
  • First Major Screen Credit: 40 Carats (1973)

Biography

Deborah Raffin is the daughter of 1940s cinema actress Trudy Marshall. A model in her teens, Raffin turned to films in the early '70s, projecting an image of easily outraged innocence. Her largest film assignments included the starring role in Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1977) and as the (literally) bedeviled heroine in The Sentinel (1977). She also played Goldie Hawn's part in the weekly television version of Foul Play (1981) and was prominently cast in several made-for-TV movies, as well as the 1988 miniseries Noble House. While her acting career has not been spectacular, Deborah Raffin has managed a successful book-on-tape service called Dove Audio, and was co-producer and co-writer of the 1993 feature film Morning Glory. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Deborah Raffin
Born Deborah Iona Raffin
March 13, 1953 (1953-03-13) (age 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1973–present

Deborah Iona Raffin (born March 13, 1953) is an American film and television actress.

Raffin was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Trudy Marshall, a Brooklyn-born former movie actress, and Phillip Jordan Raffin, a restaurateur and meat/brokerage executive.[1][2]

She appeared in several 1970s Hollywood films[3] 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 make a movie promotion tour in that country.[4] 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 the movie Touched by Love in 1981. She also appeared as Aunt Julie on the television show 7th Heaven, and as Dr. Hightower in the ABC Family teenager series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Raffin was married to the movie producer Michael Viner in 1974, and they later became active as publishers in the audiobook field[2]; they divorced in 2005.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mark of the Gorilla
  2. ^ a b Profile/Michael Viner and Deborah Raffin; Selling Books to a Generation That Won't Sit Still - New York Times
  3. ^ Sue Reilly, "As for Marriage, Deborah Raffin & Michael Viner Say Once Is Quite Enough" People, October 1, 1979.
  4. ^ "People: Nov. 8, 1982", TIME, November 8, 1982.
  5. ^ Elaine Woo, "Michael Viner dies at 65; tabloid book publisher", Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2009.

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