Deborah Raffin

An American actress, model and audiobook publisher, Deborah Raffin was born in Los Angeles and followed her mother into modeling, appearing on covers for magazines such as Seventeen and Good Housekeeping. She moved into films in the 1970s and starred opposite Joseph Bottoms in the Gregory Peck production The Dove (1974). Her television movie Nightmare in Badham County (1976) became a theatrical success in mainland China, turning her into a star there; she was the first Western actress to promote a film in that country. For Touched by Love in 1981 she earned Golden Globe and Razzie nominations, and that year she also led a TV version of Foul Play with Barry Bostwick. In 1988 she appeared in James Clavell's Noble House, and in 1991 she played a telepath in Scanners II: The New Order (1991). Later television work included 7th Heaven and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.