Deborah Raffin was one of two female co-stars in the hugely popular TV mini-series Noble House (1988) adapted from the 1981 bestseller of the same name by James Clavell. Ms. Raffin played the part of Casey Tcholok, vice-president of corporate raider Par-Con Industries. Her character is clever, beautiful & all-business. She's utterly disrespected ...
Her paternal grandparents, Dora (Arine) and William Raffin, were Russian Jewish immigrants.
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Had one child with husband Michael Viner, a daughter named Taylor Rose Viner.
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Sister of William Raffin.
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Co-founder, with then-husband Michael Viner, of Dove audio-books. Sold the company in 1997.
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Her father, Phillip Raffin, was a meat broker and restaurateur.
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Was spotted by a talent scout while on an elevator.
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With her husband, music producer Michael Viner, she founded Dove Books-on-Tape in 1985, a successful audio book business. They sold the company in 1997.
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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.
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Studied acting with both drama coach Milton Katselas and with Kate Fleming at the National Theater in England.
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Was originally supposed to play Molly Bell in The Jazz Singer (1980). The part went to Lucie Arnaz instead.
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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.
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Daughter of actress Trudy Marshall and restaurateur Philip Raffin.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008-2010
TV Series
Dr. Hightower
ER
2008
TV Series
Nicole
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2006
TV Series
Maia Graves
7th Heaven
1996-2005
TV Series
Julie Camden Hastings
Julie Camden
Julie Hastings
Book of Days
2003
TV Movie
Amelia Hartland
Home Song
1996
TV Movie
Monica Arins
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
TV Movie
Emily Allison
Morning Glory
1993
Elly Dinsmore
The Sands of Time
1992
TV Movie
Sister Megan
Scanners II: The New Order
1991
Julie Vale
Night of the Fox
1990
TV Movie
Sara Drayton
B.L. Stryker
1989
TV Series
Carolann
The Twilight Zone
1989
TV Series
Sharon Miles
Noble House
1988
TV Mini-Series
Casey Tcholok
Claudia
1985
Claudia
Death Wish 3
1985
Kathryn Davis
Lace II
1985
TV Movie
Judy 'Jude' Hale
Threesome
1984
TV Movie
Barbara Jones
Fox Mystery Theater
1984
TV Series
Selena Frankham
Sparkling Cyanide
1983
TV Movie
Iris Murdoch
Dance of the Dwarfs
1983
Dr. Evelyn Howard
Running Out
1983
TV Movie
Elizabeth St. Claire
Grizzly II: The Concert
1983
Samantha Owens
For Lovers Only
1982
TV Movie
Lilah Ward
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
TV Movie
Anna Medley
Foul Play
1981
TV Series
Gloria Munday
Touched by Love
1980
Lena Canada
For the Love of It
1980
TV Movie
Barbara
Haywire
1980
TV Movie
Brooke Hayward
Mind Over Murder
1979
TV Movie
Suzy
Willa
1979
TV Movie
Willa Barnes
The Last Convertible
1979
TV Mini-Series
Chris Farris
How to Pick Up Girls!
1978
TV Movie
Cynthia Miller
Hanging on a Star
1978
Katie Ross
Ski Lift to Death
1978
TV Movie
Lee Larson
Assault in Paradise
1977
Cindy Simmons
The Sentinel
1977
Jennifer
Nightmare in Badham County
1976
TV Movie
Cathy Phillips
God Told Me To
1976
Casey Forster
Once Is Not Enough
1975
January Wayne
The Dove
1974
Patti Ratteree
40 Carats
1973
Trina Stanley
Of Men and Women
1973
TV Movie segment "Margie Passes"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Family Blessings
1998
TV Movie producer
Futuresport
1998
TV Movie executive producer
Unwed Father
1997
TV Movie producer
Wilde
1997
executive producer
Home Song
1996
TV Movie producer
Windmills of the Gods
1988
TV Mini-Series co-producer - 2 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
7th Heaven
2003-2004
TV Series 2 episodes
Family Blessings
1998
TV Movie
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Morning Glory
1993
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011
TV Movie documentary special thanks
The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors
2010
Video documentary special thanks
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
Video documentary short grateful appreciation - as Debra Raffin
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
Video documentary short grateful appreciation - as Debra Raffin
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Interviewee
Intimate Portrait
2002
TV Series documentary
Herself
Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration
1994
TV Movie
Herself
Hollywood Women
1993
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
The Annual Daily Variety Honors. A Salutes to Army Archerd
1993
TV Movie
Herself
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
TV Movie
Herself
The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1981
TV Special
Herself - Nominee
Hour Magazine
1980
TV Series
Herself
Today
1979
TV Series
Herself
The American Sportsman
1979
TV Series
Herself - Diver
The 50th Annual Academy Awards
1978
TV Special
Herself - Performer: Best Costume Design Award
Good Morning America
1978
TV Series
Herself
Circus of the Stars #2
1977
TV Special
Herself - Performer
The Mike Douglas Show
1977
TV Series
Herself - Co-Host
Circus of the Stars
1977
TV Special documentary
Herself - Performer
Dinah!
1975
TV Series
Herself
The 47th Annual Academy Awards
1975
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Best Sound
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself - Actor (In Memoriam)
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself - In Memoriam
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
$800,000
