Judith Barsi

Judith Eva Barsi (June 6, 1978 - July 27, 1988) was an American actress and was a victim of a murder-suicide.

Judith Barsi was born in Los Angeles, California on June 6, 1978. Her parents, Jozsef and Maria Barsi both of whom were Hungarian immigrants; both separately fled the 1956 Soviet Occupation.

When Judith was born he mother dream of her becoming an actress, as she once made an effort to do so herself. When Judith was five years old she was "discovered" at a skating rink. Looking younger than she was, she was mistaken for a three year old. She was immediately put into commercials (by the end of her life she had appeared in over seventy of them) and soon was in films.

As Judith became more famous her father, an alcoholic, became abusive and paranoid. Her father would mentally abuse Judith and once held a knife to her throat. He was convinced his wife and daughter would leave for a photo or movie shoot and never come back so he would threaten Judith before she would leave.

In July of 1988 her father finally seemed to give up when he moved out of the family home (which Judith's money bought). However, on July 27 he snuck into the home while his wife and child were sleeping and shot them. He tried unsuccessfully to burn the bodies before finally shooting himself.

Judith and her mother were buried in an unmarked grave at the Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills cemetry in Los Angeles. Recently a headstone fund has been set up to get Judith her headstone.

Filmography

• Fatal Vision (1984) (TV)
• There Were Times, Dear (1985)
• Do You Remember Love (1985) (TV)
• Kids Don't Tell (1985) (TV)
• Eye of the Tiger (1986)
• Slamdance (1987)
• Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
• A Family Again (1988)
• The Land Before Time (1988) (voice)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

TV Appearances

• The Twilight Zone (1985)
  • Character: Bertie
  • Episode: A Little Peace and Quiet
  • Episode #: 1.2
  • Airdate: September 27, 1985
• The Fall Guy (1981)
  • Character: Little Girl
  • Episode: "Escape Claus"
  • Episode #: 5.8
  • Airdate: December 21, 1985
• Punky Brewster (1984)
  • Character: Anna
  • Episode: Changes: Part 2
  • Episode #: 2.18
  • Airdate: February 9, 1986
• Remmington Steele
  • Character: Laurie Beth
  • Episode: "Suburban Steele"
  • Episode #: 78
  • Airdate: February 11, 1986
• Punky Brewster (1984)
  • Character: Anna
  • Episode: Changes: Part 2
  • Episode #: 2.19
  • Airdate: February 16, 1986
• Cheers (1982)
  • Character: Child #1
  • Episode: Relief Bartender
  • Episode #: 4.23
  • Airdate: March 27, 1986
• Cagney and Lacey (1982)
  • Character: Shauna Bard
  • Episode: Disenfranchised
  • Episode #: 6.4
  • Airdate: October 27, 1986
• Growing Pains (1985)
  • Character: Little Carol
  • Episode: Graduation Day
  • Episode #: 3.26
  • Airdate: May 4, 1988
• St. Elsewhere (1982)
  • Character: Debbie Oppenheimer
  • Episode: The Abby Singer Show
  • Episode #: 6.20
  • Airdate: May 18, 1988