At 10-years-old, child actress Judith Barsi, and her mother, Maria Barsi, were murdered in an apparent murder-suicide. Their killer - Judith's father and Maria's husband, Jozsef Barsi.
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Denise Galik-Furey, a co-star from Eye of the Tiger, said of Judith
"She seemed like such a sweet, down-to-earth kid. She was a happy, happy little girl that I could see with her mom. She had that look. We were impressed by that."
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Judith was very much like any other kid. She liked to play with her dolls and ride her bicycle to her friends' houses. She loved to swim, play outside in her best friend's sprinkler, and loved to play the game "Operation". She also had 5 cats!
She didn't listen to a whole lot of music, but she loved the Smurfs & the Care Bears. Pink and purple were her favorite colors. Judith also loved sunflowers and was learning to knit, just before her death. She had a crush on a boy named Kenny.
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Her mother tried to keep Judith's schooling as normal as possible, even though she had to be away some times. Her favorite subjects were Art & Social Studies; she hated Math & P.E.
She attended Nevada Avenue Elementary School of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Her attendance at a public school was often interrupted by her work schedule. Maria would bring Judith hot lunch to school almost every day, often times Hungarian dishes, one of her favorites was duck. Judith also loved macaroni & cheese.
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Whenever one of Judith's television appearances was about to air, Maria and her would make popcorn just before her show came on and sit together on the couch and watch it. If Jozsef was home, they would watch it on the television in Judith's bedroom. Judith didn't get too excited over it though, she was more interested in kid stuff. In a Campbell's Tomato Soup commercial, they had to do so many takes, Judith said she would never eat tomato soup again!
Some other commercials she appeared in were Top Ramen, Jif Peanut Butter, McDonald's, Lays Chips, and several toy commercials
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Judith also spoke fluent Hungarian. When she was with her mother in public, they would speak Hungarian to each other so nobody else would catch on to what they were talking about.
For the most part, Judith's childhood seemed like any other child's, despite Judith's rising success as actress. But her happy childhood did not last that long.
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