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- Birth nameDeborah Iona Raffin
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Deborah Raffin was born on March 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Death Wish 3 (1985), God Told Me To (1976) and Touched by Love (1980). She was married to Michael Viner. She died on November 21, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseMichael Viner(August 4, 1974 - 2005) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenTaylor Rose Viner
- ParentsPhilip Jordan Raffin
- RelativesWilliam Phillip Raffin(Sibling)Judy Raffin(Sibling)
- Second choice for the part of Sandy in Grease (1978) after Susan Dey. Dey passed and producer Allan Carr had Raffin in mind before a fateful dinner at Helen Reddy's house where she invited a fellow Australian singer, Olivia Newton-John.
- Was spotted by a talent scout while on an elevator.
- Starred in the made-for-TV movie Nightmare in Badham County (1976), which was a huge hit as a theatrical feature in China. Raffin became the unofficial ambassador from Hollywood to China. She arranged meetings between Hollywood luminaries and Chinese leaders and filmmakers to secure distribution of Chinese films in America and American films in China.
- Was originally supposed to play Molly Bell in The Jazz Singer (1980). The part went to Lucie Arnaz instead.
- Co-founder, with then-husband, music producer Michael Viner, of Dove Books-on-Tape a successful audio book business started in 1985 out of their garage after Viner won a $8,000 backgammon game with Sidney Sheldon who, rather than paying, agreed to have two of his books released on tape. The company was sold in 1997.
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