Felice Schachter (born November 17, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Nancy Olson on The Facts of Life and Bernadette in the cult teen comedy Zapped!.
Felice Schachter
Born
(1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 (age 60)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Actress, Model, Production Coordinator, Line Producer, Special Education Teacher, Tutor
Schachter was born in New York City, the daughter of Suzanne Schachter (née Mokotoff), a theatrical manager, and Alex Schachter, a real estate developer and accountant.[1] She has two younger sisters.[2] Schachter's mother, the founder of Suzelle Enterprises, helped her get her start at the age of four months, when she appeared on the cover of American Baby magazine.[2] By 1982, Schachter had done over 100 TV commercials,[3] including Ivory Snow,[2]Pampers,[2]Downy, Baby Alive, and Jordache Jeans.[citation needed]
She started her television career on the 1976 mini-series The Adams Chronicles.[2] She then played what would be her most notable role, Nancy, on The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1982.[3] She played the role regularly until she quit acting to pursue an education at Brown University in 1981,[3] although she would continue to make guest appearances on the show until 1986. Her first, and only, major film credit was as Bernadette in the 1982 movie Zapped!, starring opposite Scott Baio. Other television roles included Diff'rent Strokes, the soap opera Love of Life, NBC Quiz Kids, Alice, New Monkees, and Love, American Style, among others.
After she quit acting to go to school, Schachter was a radio anchor with Brown University's WBRU in Providence, Rhode Island,[1] and later a sports broadcaster for CBS Sports (1983–85) and PRIME (1986–87).[1]
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In the 1990s, she began working behind the camera, with production credits on such film and television projects as Magic Island, After The Game, the pilot for JAG, Uncle Sam, Twilight of the Golds, High Tide, Born Free, The Citizen,[citation needed]Waiting For The Monkeys, The Gnomes' Great Adventure, Waste Land, Jackie, Knockaround Guys[citation needed] and 30 Years to Life. She was the production coordinator for the series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Felice Schachter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Felice Schachter born November 17 1963 is an American actress best known for her roles as Nancy Olson on The Facts of Life and Bernadette in the cult teen comedy Zapped Felice SchachterBorn 1963 11 17 November 17 1963 age 60 New York City U S Occupation s Actress Model Production Coordinator Line Producer Special Education Teacher TutorYears active1964 2003Children1 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Television and film 3 Production 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and career editSchachter was born in New York City the daughter of Suzanne Schachter nee Mokotoff a theatrical manager and Alex Schachter a real estate developer and accountant 1 She has two younger sisters 2 Schachter s mother the founder of Suzelle Enterprises helped her get her start at the age of four months when she appeared on the cover of American Baby magazine 2 By 1982 Schachter had done over 100 TV commercials 3 including Ivory Snow 2 Pampers 2 Downy Baby Alive and Jordache Jeans citation needed Schachter started her show business career in 1975 appearing in an off Broadway production of The Innocents and later in Time Again 1 She later danced in productions including The Taming of the Shrew with Stuttgart Ballet Sleeping Beauty with Bolshoi Ballet and Nutcracker Suite with the New York City Ballet 2 1 Television and film editShe started her television career on the 1976 mini series The Adams Chronicles 2 She then played what would be her most notable role Nancy on The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1982 3 She played the role regularly until she quit acting to pursue an education at Brown University in 1981 3 although she would continue to make guest appearances on the show until 1986 Her first and only major film credit was as Bernadette in the 1982 movie Zapped starring opposite Scott Baio Other television roles included Diff rent Strokes the soap opera Love of Life NBC Quiz Kids Alice New Monkees and Love American Style among others After she quit acting to go to school Schachter was a radio anchor with Brown University s WBRU in Providence Rhode Island 1 and later a sports broadcaster for CBS Sports 1983 85 and PRIME 1986 87 1 Production editIn the 1990s she began working behind the camera with production credits on such film and television projects as Magic Island After The Game the pilot for JAG Uncle Sam Twilight of the Golds High Tide Born Free The Citizen citation needed Waiting For The Monkeys The Gnomes Great Adventure Waste Land Jackie Knockaround Guys citation needed and 30 Years to Life She was the production coordinator for the series Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Filmography editFilm Year Title Role Notes 1978 Just Posing Tracy Short film 1982 Zapped Bernadette 2001 30 Years to Life Waitress In Restaurant Cameo also line producer Television Year Title Role Notes 1979 Diff rent Strokes Nancy Olson Episode The Girls School 1979 81 1986 The Facts of Life Nancy Olson 19 episodes Main cast Season 1 Recurring role Season 2 3 Guest star Season 8 1980 Alice Victoria Episode Here Comes Alice Cottontail 1985 E R Kim Episode Brotherly Love As producer Year Title Credited as Notes 1995 JAG Assistant production coordinator 2 episodes 1996 The Twilight of the Golds Production coordinator 1996 Uncle Sam Production coordinator 1996 Born Free A New Adventure Unit production manager TV movie 1997 High Tide Production coordinator 1 episode 2001 Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Production coordinator Also production consultant 18 episodes 2001 30 Years to Life Line producer Also actress 2003 Anne B Real Co producer As Director Year Title Credited as Notes 1995 Magic Island Second second assistant directorAwards and nominations editYear Award Category Nominated work Result 2008 TV Land Awards Favorite Character s Who Went Missing Shared with Molly Ringwald Julie Anne Haddock and Julie Piekarski The Facts of Life NominatedReferences edit a b c d e Felice Schachter Biography 1963 Film Reference Retrieved December 4 2013 a b c d e f March 20 1980 Felice Schachter A Veteran at Age 16 The Hour newspaper Retrieved December 15 2010 a b c Scott Vernon UPI August 6 1982 Facts of Life Star Happy Facing Facts of College Sarasota Herald Tribune Retrieved December 15 2010External links editFelice Schachter at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felice Schachter amp oldid 1205901285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
