Rebecca Schaeffer
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 killed by Robert John Bardo, a 19-year-old obsessed fan who had been stalking her. Schaeffer’s death helpe...
Known For
Amazing Stories
Miss Crowningshield
Hollywood Demons
Self (archive footage)
My Sister Sam
Patti Russell
Radio Days
Communist's Daughter
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Zandra Lipkin
The End of Innocence
Stephanie (18-25 years old)
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Cheryl
Out of Time
Pam Wallace
Filmography
Hollywood Demons
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
as Cheryl
The End of Innocence
1990
as Stephanie (18-25 years old)
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
as Zandra Lipkin
Out of Time
1988
as Pam Wallace
Radio Days
1987
as Communist's Daughter
My Sister Sam
1986
as Patti Russell
Amazing Stories
1985
as Miss Crowningshield