Deborah Raffin

Deborah Iona Raffin (March 13, 1953 – November 21, 2012) was an American actress, model, and audiobook publisher. Born in Los Angeles, California, she was the daughter of actress Trudy Marshall and restaurateur Phillip Jordan Raffin. Raffin gained recognition as a model, appearing on the covers of magazines such as 'Teen, Seventeen, and Good Housekeeping in the 1970s and 1980s. She also had a successful acting career, starring in several Hollywood films during the 1970s. One of her notable roles was in the Gregory Peck-produced film The Dove (1974). Raffin achieved great popularity in mainland China after her television movie Nightmare in Badham County (1976) became a hit there. She was the first Western actress to undertake a movie promotion tour in China.More