Acting
Rebecca Schaeffer
Born — Died
1967-11-06 — 1989-07-18
Place of birth
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
9 titles
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 helped lead to the passage in California of legislation aimed at preventing stalking.
Known for
7.5A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
Amazing Stories
1985
6.6A dysfunctional family tries to help each other navigate the modern dating scene. Recent divorcee Tara and her bachelor brother coach each other through the crazy world of dating (on-line and off), while living under the same roof again for the second time and raising her teenage daughter.
Casual
2015
6.8Six documentaries about Hollywood's darkest scandals with accounts from insiders, project collaborators, and survivors who endured harrowing abuse and struggles
Hollywood Demons
2025
6.7My Sister Sam is an American situation comedy series that aired on CBS from October 1986 to April 1988. The series stars Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer.
My Sister Sam
1986
7.0The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
Radio Days
1987
5.4A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
4.9The story of the hijacking of the Italian luxury liner Achille Lauro by four Palestinians.
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
5.0Seemingly autobiographical story of a woman overwhelmed with trying to please everyone except herself, and not finding any answers until she's admitted to a rehab center by her parents. Eventually here is where she finds her answers.
The End of Innocence
1990
1980s · 3 titles
7.0The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
Radio Days
1987
5.4A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
6.3A cop from the future goes back in time to Los Angeles and teams up with his grandfather to capture a master criminal.
Out of Time
1988
Series credits
7.5A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
Amazing Stories
1985
6.6A dysfunctional family tries to help each other navigate the modern dating scene. Recent divorcee Tara and her bachelor brother coach each other through the crazy world of dating (on-line and off), while living under the same roof again for the second time and raising her teenage daughter.
Casual
2015
6.8Six documentaries about Hollywood's darkest scandals with accounts from insiders, project collaborators, and survivors who endured harrowing abuse and struggles
Hollywood Demons
2025
6.7My Sister Sam is an American situation comedy series that aired on CBS from October 1986 to April 1988. The series stars Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer.
My Sister Sam
1986