Judith Barsi - wikipedia Judith Barsi This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 September 2017. Judith Barsi Barsi on an episode of Punky Brewster Judith Eva Barsi ( 1978 - 06 - 06 ) June 6, 1978 Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 25, 1988 ( 1988 - 07 - 25 ) ( aged 10 ) Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cause of death Homicide Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills Occupation Actress Years active 1984 -- 1988 Parent ( s ) József Barsi ( father ) Maria Virovacz Barsi ( mother ) Judith Eva Barsi ( June 6, 1978 -- July 25, 1988 ) was an American child actress in the mid - to late 1980s. She began her career in television, making appearances in commercials and television shows, and later appeared in the films Jaws : The Revenge, The Land Before Time, and All Dogs Go to Heaven, supplying the voice for animated characters in the latter two. She and her mother, Maria, were both killed in July 1988 as a result of a double murder -- suicide perpetrated by her father, József. Contents 1 Family history 2 Career 3 Abuse and murder 4 Aftermath 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links Family history Her father, József Barsi, fled Communist Hungary after the 1956 Soviet occupation. He relocated to New York in 1964, and then to California, where he met Maria Virovacz, also a Hungarian immigrant escaping the Soviet occupation. They married and Judith 's birth quickly followed in Los Angeles, California, on June 6, 1978, where she was raised. Career Maria began grooming Judith to become an actress, and at the age of five, she was discovered at a skating rink. Barsi 's first role was in Fatal Vision, playing the three - year - old Kimberley MacDonald. She went on to appear in more than 70 commercials and guest roles on television. As well as her career in television, she appeared in several films including Jaws : The Revenge as Thea Brody and provided the voices of Ducky in The Land Before Time, and Anne - Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven. By the time she started fourth grade, Judith was earning an estimated $100,000 a year, which helped her family buy a three - bedroom house in West Hills, Los Angeles. As she was short for her age ( she stood 3 ft 8 in ( 1.12 m ) at age 10 ), she began receiving hormone injections at UCLA to encourage her growth. Her petiteness led casting directors to cast her as children that were younger than her actual age. Her agent was quoted in The Los Angeles Times as saying that when she was ten, `` she was still playing 7, 8. '' Abuse and murder As Judith 's career success increased, József became increasingly angry and would routinely threaten to kill himself, Maria, and Judith. His alcoholism worsened, causing the police to arrest him three separate times for drunk driving. In December 1986, Maria reported his threats and physical violence toward her to the police. After police found no physical signs of abuse, she decided not to press charges against him. After the incident with police, József reportedly stopped drinking, but again he continued to threaten Maria and Judith. His various threats included cutting their throats as well as burning down the house. He reportedly hid a telegram informing Maria that a relative in Hungary had died, in an attempt to prevent her and Judith from leaving America. Physical violence continued, with Judith telling a friend that her father threw pots and pans at her, resulting in a nosebleed. As a result of his abuse, Judith began putting on weight and exhibited disturbing behavior, which included plucking out all her eyelashes and pulling out her cat 's whiskers. After breaking down in front of her agent during a singing audition for All Dogs Go to Heaven, she was taken by Maria to a child psychologist, who identified severe physical and emotional abuse and reported her findings to Child Protective Services. The investigation was dropped after Maria assured the case worker that she intended to begin divorce proceedings against József and that she and Judith were going to move into a Panorama City apartment she had recently rented as a daytime haven from him. Friends urged her to follow through with the plan, but she resisted, reportedly because she was afraid that she would lose the family home and belongings. Barsi 's grave decorated with roses in 2004 Judith was last seen riding her bike on the morning of July 25, 1988. That evening, József shot her in the head while she was sleeping, and then murdered Maria. He spent the next two days wandering around the house, and said during a phone conversation with Judith 's agent the next night that he intended to move out for good, and just needed time to `` say goodbye to my little girl. '' He then poured gasoline on the bodies and set them on fire. After incinerating the bodies, he went to the garage and shot himself in the head with a. 32 caliber pistol. On August 9, 1988, Judith and Maria were interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. Aftermath Judith 's final film, All Dogs Go to Heaven, in which she provided the speaking voice of Anne - Marie, was released in November 1989. Don Bluth, the director of The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven, described her as `` absolutely astonishing. She understood verbal direction, even for the most sophisticated situations, '' and he intended to feature her extensively in his future productions. The end credits song `` Love Survives '' was dedicated in her memory. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1984 Fatal Vision Kimberly ( age 3 ) Miniseries 1984 Jessie Katie Episode : `` Valerie 's Turn '' 1985 Kids Do n't Tell Jennifer Ryan Television movie 1985 Do You Remember Love Kathleen Television movie 1985 The Twilight Zone Gertie Segment : `` A Little Peace and Quiet '' 1985 There Were Times, Dear Molly Reed Television movie 1985 The Fall Guy Little Girl Episode : `` Escape Claus '' 1986 Remington Steele Laurie Beth Piper Episode : `` Suburban Steele '' 1986 Punky Brewster Anna 2 episodes 1986 Trapper John, M.D. Lindsay Christmas Episode : `` Life, Death and Dr. Christmas '' 1986 Cheers Child # 1 Episode : `` Relief Bartender '' 1986 Cagney & Lacey Shauna Bard Episode : `` Disenfranchised '' 1986 The New Gidget Little Girl Episode : `` It 's Only Rock & Roll '' 1986 Eye of the Tiger Jennifer Matthews 1986 The Love Boat Christmas angel Episode : `` The Christmas Cruise : Part 2 '' Destination America Amy Television movie Slam Dance Bean Jaws : The Revenge Thea Brody 1987 -- 88 The Tracey Ullman Show Little Girl / Karen 2 episodes 1988 St. Elsewhere Debbie Oppenheimer Episode : `` The Abby Singer Show '' 1988 Growing Pains Young Carol Episode : `` Graduation Day '' 1988 ABC Afterschool Special Billie Foster Episode : `` A Family Again '' ; Released posthumously 1988 The Land Before Time Ducky ( voice ) Released posthumously All Dogs Go to Heaven Anne - Marie ( voice ) Released posthumously Growing Pains Young Carol Episode : `` The Last Picture Show, part 2 '' ( archive footage ) References ^ Jump up to : Johnson, John ; Fuentes, Gabe ( 1988 - 08 - 07 ). `` A Script of Fear : Repeated Threats by Father of Child Actress Carried to Tragic End ''. latimes.com. Retrieved 26 September 2011. Jump up ^ Barsi, Ági ( 1999 ), What will you do ?, A Better Life, ISBN 0967169399 ^ Jump up to : DEATH OF A FAMILY -- Judith Barsi 's story. Arnold Shapiro Productions. February 15, 1989. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Local News in Brief : Child - Abuse Files Ordered Opened ''. latimes.com. 1988 - 08 - 23. Retrieved 26 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : Donnelley, Paul ( 2005 - 11 - 01 ). Fade to Black : A Book of Movie Obituaries ( 3 ed. ). Omnibus Press. p. 122. ISBN 1 - 84449 - 430 - 6. ^ Jump up to : Barber, Sherry ( 1988 - 09 - 18 ). `` A Lesson Learned From Family Tragedy ''. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Girl who appeared on ' Growing Pains ' told show 's star : My dad says he 's going to kill me ! ''. The National Enquirer. 1988 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ Fuentes, Gabe ( 1988 - 09 - 07 ). `` Inquiry in Barsi Case Dropped Too Soon, Panel Says ''. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Local News in Brief : Bodies Identified as Child Actress, Mother ''. latimes.com. 1988 - 07 - 29. Retrieved 26 September 2011. Jump up ^ Fuentes, Gabe ( July 28, 1988 ). `` Three Dead in Apparent Murder - Suicide ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Child Actress Is Slain, Apparently by Father ''. The New York Times. 1988 - 07 - 30. Retrieved 22 November 2009. Jump up ^ C. Phillips, Deidre ( 1988 - 08 - 10 ). `` Child actress Barsi, mother buried ''. Los Angeles Daily News. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Beck, Jerry ( 2005 ). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 13 -- 14. ISBN 1 - 55652 - 591 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Don Bluth --... on Movies, Games and Visions ''. Retrieved 9 July 2013. Jump up ^ Cawley, John. `` Don Bluth All Dogs Go To Heaven ''. Retrieved 9 July 2013. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Judith Barsi. Biography portal Judith Barsi on IMDb `` Child Actress Judith Barsi : A Life Cut Tragically Short ''. Crime Library. 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Question: the little girl who voiced ducky in the land before time
Answer: Judith Eva Barsi