Rebecca Schaeffer, born Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer on November 6, 1967, in Eugene, Oregon, was an American actress and model <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>. She began her career as a teen model before transitioning to acting. Schaeffer gained recognition for her role as Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS sitcom My Sister Sam (1986-1988) <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>.Raised in Portland, Oregon, Schaeffer attended Lincoln High School and initially aspired to become a rabbi <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>. However, she began modeling during her junior year and appeared in department store catalogs and television commercials<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>. At 16, she moved to New York City to pursue modeling with Elite Model Management <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>. Schaeffer also had a short-term role on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light and appeared on One Life to Live <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>.In 1986, Schaeffer landed the role in My Sister Sam, which brought her national fame <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>. Despite the show's initial success, it was canceled in 1988. Schaeffer continued her acting career with roles in films such as Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>.Tragically, on July 18, 1989, Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan who had been stalking her <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>. Her death led to significant changes in laws regarding stalking and privacy, including the creation of the LAPD's Threat Management Unit <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="http://rebeccaschaeffer.net/biography.htm">[2]</a>.Rebecca Schaeffer's legacy continues to impact the entertainment industry and the laws protecting celebrities from stalking <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer">[1]</a>.

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