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Judith Barsi(1978-1988)

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Judith Barsi
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
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The Land Before Time (1988)
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The only child of Jozsef Barsi and Maria Benko, Judith Eva Barsi beat 10,000-to-1 odds when she was discovered at a San Fernando Valley skating rink at age 5 1/2 in 1983 and mistaken for a three-year-old. Her first commercial was for Donald Duck Orange Juice and she went on to appear in anywhere between fifty and a hundred commercials, several episodes of various T.V. series, and three major motion pictures. Her mother Maria was the main thrust of her career as a Hollywood starlet, but also took great pains to try to give her a normal, happy childhood; bringing her Hungarian meals like duck for her school lunch. But this happy childhood did not last long. Beginning in 1985, Jozsef would often be home drunk instead of working as a plumber, and he refused to let Maria work. As a result, the family briefly went on welfare until Judith's career took off in 1986 and 1987. By the time she entered fourth grade, she was pulling in an estimated $100,000 a year, which bought her family a nice four-bedroom house on a quiet street in West Hill. As her career soared, her father became an increasingly abusive recluse who constantly threatened to kill his wife and daughter. In stressful moods Judith bit her nails and plucked out her eyebrows and eyelashes and her cats' whiskers. C.P.S. was called in numerous times, but as Maria was reluctant to press charges and many of the reports/accounts were emotional and not physical abuse, the case was not pursued.

On Wednesday, July 27th, Eunice Daly, a next-door neighbor, heard a loud bang next door while watering her plants. The house had been set on fire, and later the Barsis' bodies were discovered shot dead. All of Judith's toys that were not destroyed by the fire were given to the local Goodwill, and her best friend continued to feed her cats for months afterward.
BornJune 6, 1978
DiedJuly 25, 1988(10)
BornJune 6, 1978
DiedJuly 25, 1988(10)
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Ted Danson, Judith Barsi, and Edan Gross in Cheers (1982)
Judith Barsi

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Judith Barsi, Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Will Ryan, and Frank Welker in The Land Before Time (1988)
The Land Before Time
7.4
  • Ducky(voice)
  • 1988
Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Kelly Briley, Cyndi Cozzo, and Vic Tayback in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
6.7
  • Anne-Marie(voice)
  • 1989
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Jaws: The Revenge
3.0
  • Thea
  • 1987
Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
Remington Steele
7.2
TV Series
  • Laurie Beth Piper

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Actress

  • Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Kelly Briley, Cyndi Cozzo, and Vic Tayback in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
    All Dogs Go to Heaven
    • Anne-Marie (voice)
    • 1989
  • Judith Barsi, Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Will Ryan, and Frank Welker in The Land Before Time (1988)
    The Land Before Time
    • Ducky (voice)
    • 1988
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    • Billie Foster
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    • Debbie Oppenheimer
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Growing Pains (1985)
    Growing Pains
    • Little Carol
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Tracey Ullman in The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
    The Tracey Ullman Show
    • Karen
    • Little Girl
    • TV Series
    • 1987–1988
  • Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
    Jaws: The Revenge
    • Thea
    • 1987
  • Virginia Madsen in Slam Dance (1987)
    Slam Dance
    • Bean
    • 1987
  • Destination America (1987)
    Destination America
    • Amy
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    • Christmas Angel
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Judith Barsi in Eye of the Tiger (1986)
    Eye of the Tiger
    • Jennifer Matthews
    • 1986
  • The New Gidget (1986)
    The New Gidget
    • Little Girl
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    • Shauna Bard
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Kirstie Alley, Woody Harrelson, Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    • Child #1
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    • Lindsay Christmas
    • TV Series
    • 1986

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  • Height
    • 3′ 8″ (1.12 m)
  • Born
    • June 6, 1978
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 25, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(homicide)
  • Parents
      Jozsef Barsi
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Roman Meal - 1983

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    Spoke fluent Hungarian
  • Nicknames
    • Little one
    • Judy

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