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Rebecca Schaeffer

1967 - 1989

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Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Rebecca Schaeffer is the 7,011th most popular actor (up from 7,044th in 2024), the 10,841st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,407th in 2019) and the 3,232nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rebecca Schaeffer ranks 7,011 out of 13,578Before her are Taylor Momsen, Adam Arkin, Mindy Sterling, Ty Hardin, Katee Sackhoff, and Faye Grant. After her are Marcello Novaes, Richard Brake, Rebecca Mader, Louis Mandylor, Stefano Dionisi, and Michel Muller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Rebecca Schaeffer ranks 369Before her are Yūki Amami, Richey Edwards, Marie NDiaye, John Barrowman, Vicente Amigo, and Kevin Moore. After her are Ali Babacan, Gabriele Muccino, Hossein Shahabi, Boris Novković, Artūrs Irbe, and Alberto Puig. Among people deceased in 1989, Rebecca Schaeffer ranks 280Before her are Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Egon Orowan, Stella Gibbons, Ewan MacColl, Elaine de Kooning, and S. David Griggs. After her are Frank Henry, Woody Shaw, Jim Backus, Joseph Van Ingelgem, Beatrice Lillie, and Fernando Martín Espina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rebecca Schaeffer ranks 10,843 out of 20,380Before her are Katee Sackhoff (1980), Faye Grant (1957), Bill Prady (1960), Greg Maddux (1966), Chance the Rapper (1993), and Yolanda King (1955). After her are Bebe Rexha (1989), Blanche Barton (1961), Hugh Howey (1975), Francis Hopkinson (1737), Kenneth Burke (1897), and G. William Miller (1925).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rebecca Schaeffer ranks 3,233Before her are Taylor Momsen (1993), Adam Arkin (1956), Mindy Sterling (1953), Ty Hardin (1930), Katee Sackhoff (1980), and Faye Grant (1957). After her are Gretchen Mol (1972), D. W. Moffett (1954), Phyllis Thaxter (1919), Priscilla Dean (1896), Kate Bruce (1860), and Larry Storch (1923).