Judith Eva Barsi

Judith was discovered in a San Fernando Valley ice skating rink when she was 5 1/2. She was mistaken for a three year old. She was extremely small for her age. Until she was about nine, she looked like she was five. She only stood 3'8" on her 10th birthday. She often played characters younger than her actual age and was still playing 7, 8.

Both of Judith's parents are Hungarian immigrants. Judith 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.

Judith's final three movies were all released after her death. She played Billie in the TV movie "A Family Again" which aired on October 15, 1988, did the voice of Ducky in "The Land Before Time" released on November 18, 1988 and was the voice of Anne-Marie in "All Dogs Go to Heaven" released November 17, 1989. "A Family Again" is dedicated to her.

She appeared in 72 commercials including Campbells Soup, Top Ramen, Jif Peanut Butter, and several toy commercials. Her professional debut was a Roman Meal commercial. One of the commercials Judith did was for Campbell's Tomato Soup. They had to do so many takes that she never ate tomato soup again.

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. Judith didn't get too excited over it though, she was more interested in kid stuff.

She liked to play with her dolls and ride her bicycle to her friends' houses.

Judith's toys that were not destroyed by the fire were donated to Good Will.

She didn't listen to a whole lot of music, but she loved the Smurfs & the Care Bears. She also watched "Alf," "Growing Pains," "Who's the Boss," & "Win Lose or Draw."

Her favorite colors were pink and purple. She also loved sunflowers and was learning to knit.

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.

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.

She had 5 cats.

The All Dogs Go to Heaven theme song "Love Survives" is dedicated to her.

Judith and her mother were buried on August 9th, 1988 in an unmarked grave at the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Judith's marker was placed on August 23, 2004 and her mother's was placed on January 28, 2005 thanks to her fans funds.

Judith's marker reads "Our Concrete Angel - Yep Yep Yep" in reference to a popular song about child abuse and her character Ducky. Her mother's marker reads "The wind beneath JEB's (Judith's initials) wings - Yep Yep Yep".

Her fund's donations go to hospitalized children.

Her estimated $100,000-a-year income helped buy a 3-bedroom house in the West Hills area in 1985.

At the end of her life, Judith began to receive hormone injections to encourage her growth.

She was last seen on the morning of July 25, 1988, riding her bike in the street.

Fast foward to the morning of July 25, 1988, Judith was going to spend the night at a friend's house, but plans felt.

At the end of her life, she gained weight due to what she was living at her home.

On Monday, July 25th 1988, Judith missed an appointment at Hanna Barbera Productions Inc.

She loved working on dubbings and planned to do more in the future.

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