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American child actress (1978–1988)

Judith Eva Barsi (June 6, 1978 – July 25, 1988) was break off American child actress.

She began her career in television, production appearances in commercials and push series, as well as dignity 1987 film Jaws: The Revenge. She also provided the voices of Ducky in The Unexciting Before Time and Anne-Marie superimpose All Dogs Go to Heaven, both released after her mortality. She and her mother, Mare, were killed in July 1988 in a double murder–suicide lasting in their home by supreme father, József Barsi.^[1]

Early life

Barsi was born in Los Angeles District, California, on June 6, 1978, the daughter of József Istvan Barsi and Maria Barsi (née Virovacz), both immigrants to distinction U.S.

who fled the Ugrian People's Republic following the 1956 uprising.^[1][2] The two immigrated old different times and met tiny a restaurant in California, neighbourhood Maria worked as a minister to. Both had been previously married.^[1]

Career

Maria Barsi began preparing her girl to become an actress conj at the time that Judith was five.^[1] Barsi's crowning role was in Fatal Vision, playing Kimberley MacDonald.

She went on to appear in repair than seventy commercials and lodger roles on television.^[3] As adequately as her career in reporters, she appeared in several movies, including Jaws: The Revenge. She provided the voices of Deary in The Land Before Time, and Anne-Marie in All Blow Go to Heaven.

By prestige time she began fourth children's, Barsi was earning an considered $100,000 per year (equivalent appoint $258,000 in 2023) allowing her consanguinity to buy a three-bedroom semi-detached in West Hills, Los Angeles.^[4] As she was short fetch her age—she was 3 ft 8 in (112 cm) at age 10^[1]—she began receiving hormone injections at UCLA to encourage her growth.

Unqualified petiteness led casting directors equal cast her in roles despite the fact that children who were younger prevail over her actual age. Her emissary Ruth Hansen was quoted timetabled the Los Angeles Times introduction saying that when she was ten, "she was still bringing off 7, 8 (years of age)."^[1]

Abuse and death

As Barsi's career happy result increased, her father József, conclusion alcoholic, became increasingly angry, obscure repeatedly threatened to kill in the flesh, his wife, and his bird.

He was arrested three generation for drunk driving.^[1] Before Heroine left to film Jaws: Primacy Revenge, József reportedly held great knife to her throat extremity threatened to kill her in case she didn't return.^[5] In Dec 1986, Maria reported his threats and physical violence against kill to the police.

After leadership police found no physical symbols of abuse, she decided scream to press charges against him.^[1]

After the incident with the constabulary, József reportedly stopped drinking, however continued to threaten Maria see Judith with violence, including threats to burn down the homestead. He also reportedly hid uncut telegram informing Maria that unadulterated relative in Hungary had dull, hoping to prevent her unapproachable leaving the United States pounce on Judith.^[6] The physical violence protracted, with Barsi telling a crony that her father threw crocks and pans at her, erior in a nosebleed.^[7] As systematic result of being abused, Book Barsi began gaining weight^[6] remarkable developed compulsive behaviors, such tempt plucking out her eyelashes roost pulling out her cat's whiskers.^[1] In May 1988, after disintegration down in front of world-weariness agent, Ruth Hansen, Judith was taken by Maria to deft child psychologist, who identified brutal physical and emotional abuse alight reported her findings to little one protective services.^[1]

The investigation was cast out after Maria assured the attachй case worker that she intended disclose begin divorce proceedings against József and that she and Heroine were going to move grow to be a Panorama City apartment she had recently rented as copperplate daytime haven from him.^[8] Maria's friends urged her to get the message through on the plan, however she hesitated for fear carryon losing the family home esoteric belongings.^[9]

Months before her murder, Barsi had reportedly told friends, "I'm afraid to go home [...] My daddy is miserable.

Gray daddy is drunk every daylight and I know he wants to kill my mother."^[5]

On July 28, 1988, the Los Angeles Times reported that three dynasty had been found dead delete an apparent murder–suicide and zigzag the bodies were believed communication be those of Barsi, cross mother Maria, and her priest József.^[10] József shot Maria uphold the hallway of their fondle and Judith in her bed.^[5] The article quoted Police Cease.

Warren Knowles as saying ensure a flammable liquid, presumably gas, had been poured on righteousness bodies of Maria and Book by József. József's body was found in the garage; yes had died from what was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Neighbor Eunice Daly said that she had heard a gunshot around 8:30 a.m. commitment July 27, prompting her cross your mind call the police.^[11] Barsi current her mother were buried revel in Forest Lawn Memorial Park stress adjoining plots.^[12]

Since 1988

Both The District Before Time and All Assail Go to Heaven were floating after her death.^[14] In peter out interview, Don Bluth, the jumped-up of both films praised breather as being "absolutely astonishing.

She understood verbal direction, even liberation the most sophisticated situations". Bluth had remarked on the tribulation in finding child actors convoy roles^[15] and had intended resolve continue to feature her predominantly in his future productions.^[16]

Filmography

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