The name might not sound familiar, but you will probably recognize the face. Judith Barsi was born June 6, 1978 in Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of Hungarian immigrants who fled the Soviet take over of Hungary. They later immigrated to the United States right before Judith was born.

She was supposedly discovered at a skating rink at the age of 5 and because of her small size, she was cast in roles for younger children. Unfortunately, her father, an unemployed plumber, suffered from paranoia and delusions. He would often emotional abuse Judith and her mother. The family often had no money and were on welfare for a time. By 1986, Judith was making over $100,000 a year and the family bought a small three bedroom home in California. Judith's father built a fence around the home that was locked and could only be opened from the inside.

Judith's father threatened to kill Judith and her mother numerous times and child protective services were called. The mother, however, refused to press charges and the threats were never followed up by the agency.

On July 27, 1988, firefighters were called to a fire at the Barsi home. Judith and her mother had been shot in the head and doused in gasoline and the house set on fire. Judith's father was found in the garage with a self-inflicted gun shot wound, also dead.

Judith was the original voice of Ducky in The Land Before Time (1988) and also appeared in Fatal Vision, Jaws, The Revenge and All Dogs Go to Heaven (voice of Anne-Marie). She also appeared in numerous television roles.

It is too bad that the movie studios are more interested in investor relations then they are in the well being of their actors.