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Profile of Judith Barsi on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Judith Barsi  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 6th June 1978
   
Place of Birth: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Judith Eva Barsi (June 6, 1978 - July 25, 1988) was an American actress and was a victim of a murder suicide.

Judith Barsi was born in Los Angeles, California on June 6, 1978. Her parents, Jozsef and Maria Barsi both of whom were Hungarian immigrants; both separately fled the 1956 Soviet Occupation.

When Judith was born, her mother dreamt of her becoming an actress, as she once made an effort to do so herself. When Judith was five years old she was "discovered" at a skating rink. Looking younger than she was, she was mistaken for a three year old. She was immediately put into commercials (by the end of her life she had appeared in over seventy of them) and soon was in films.

As Judith became more famous her father, an alcoholic, became abusive and paranoid. Her father would mentally abuse Judith and once held a knife to her throat. He was convinced his wife and daughter would leave for a photo shoot or movie shoot and never come back so he would threaten Judith before she would leave.

Maria rented an apartment for her and Judith as a daytime safe haven away from Jozsef. However, on July 25, Jozsef entered Judith's bedroom and shot her in her head. Maria heard the gun shot and came running down the hall where she was met by Jozsef; he then shot his wife. He then drenched the bodies in gasoline and set the house on fire before finally shooting himself in the garage.

Judith and her mother were buried in an unmarked grave at the Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills cemetry in Los Angeles. In June 2004, a fund was setup to get Judith and her mother headstones. Judith's marker was placed Monday August 23, 2004 and Maria's was placed Friday January 28, 2005. Future donations will go toward donating Beanie Babies to hospitalized children.

Filmography

  • Fatal Vision (1984) (TV)
  • There Were Times, Dear (1985)
  • Do You Remember Love (1985) (TV)
  • Kids Don't Tell (1985) (TV)
  • Eye of the Tiger (1986)
  • Slamdance (1987)
  • Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
  • A Family Again (1988)
  • The Land Before Time (1988) (voice)
  • All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

TV appearances

  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    • Character: Bertie
    • Episode: A Little Peace and Quiet
    • Episode #: 1.2
    • Airdate: September 27, 1985
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
    • Character: Little Girl
    • Episode: "Escape Claus"
    • Episode #: 5.8
    • Airdate: December 21, 1985
  • Punky Brewster (1984)
    • Character: Anna
    • Episode: Changes: Part 2
    • Episode #: 2.18
    • Airdate: February 9, 1986
  • Remington Steele
    • Character: Laurie Beth
    • Episode: "Suburban Steele"
    • Episode #: 78
    • Airdate: February 11, 1986
  • Punky Brewster (1984)
    • Character: Anna
    • Episode: Changes: Part 3
    • Episode #: 2.19
    • Airdate: February 16, 1986
  • Cheers (1982)
    • Character: Child #1
    • Episode: Relief Bartender
    • Episode #: 4.23
    • Airdate: March 27, 1986
  • Cagney & Lacey (1982)
    • Character: Shauna Bard
    • Episode: Disenfranchised
    • Episode #: 6.4
    • Airdate: October 27, 1986
  • Growing Pains (1985)
    • Character: Little Carol
    • Episode: Graduation Day
    • Episode #: 3.26
    • Airdate: May 4, 1988
  • St. Elsewhere (1982)
    • Character: Debbie Oppenheimer
    • Episode: The Abby Singer Show
    • Episode #: 6.20
    • Airdate: May 18, 1988

External Links

  • Judith Barsi at the Internet Movie Database
  • Judith Barsi at TV.com
  • Find A Grave - Judith Barsi
  • Judith Barsi Memorial Page
  • The Concrete Angel: Judith Barsi
  • Judith Barsi In Memoriam

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