Lucinda Schiff (née Valles) (April 19, 1954 – December 30, 2015), better known by her stage name Lucinda Dooling, was a

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-born American actor. She was best known for her roles in the films ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (1981), and ''

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'' (1984). She also appeared in several television movies and series.

Career

Schiff was born Lucinda Valles in Puerto Rico in 1954 to a Puerto Rican father and an Irish-American mother. Her parents split up when she was a child, and after the death of her mother in 1969, she relocated to

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to live with her father, who threw her out when she was 18.Lentz, Harris M. III (2016) ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015'', McFarland & Co, , p. 97Barnes, Mike (2016)
Lucinda Schiff, Actress and Wife of Hollywood Exec David Schiff, Dies at 61
, ''The Hollywood Reporter'', January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2018 She made her film debut in Steven Spielberg's 1979 film ''

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'', followed by a role in a television adaptation of ''

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''. Her first starring role came in the 1981 film ''Lovely But Deadly'', playing the lead role of Mary Ann "Lovely" Lovitt, and in the same year she starred opposite

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in ''The Alchemist'', which didn't see release until two years later. Her final film role was in the 1984 film ''Surf II'' (as Lindy Sue). In the 1980s she appeared in popular television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'',Terrace, Vincent (1985) ''Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots and Specials 1974-1984'', New York Zoetrope, , pp. 414, 418 and ''

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'', as well as roles in TV movies ''Miracle On Ice'' (1981), ''The Rules of Marriage'' (1982), ''Double Switch'' (1987), and ''Lies of the Children'' (1991, credited as Lucinda Schiff).''Variety Television Reviews 1991-92, Vol.17'', Routledge, She gave up her acting career in the early 1990s, subsequently working as an interior designer. She married film executive David Schiff in 1980, with whom she had three children. After a 15-year-long battle with recurring brain tumors, Schiff died on December 30, 2015. She was 61.

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