The young actress Judith Barsi became famous for her roles in the cinema and voice acting for cartoons. The short but successful career of the girl was terribly interrupted by her own father ...
How it all began
The girl's parents were Hungarian refugees. At 19, Jozsef Barshi (over time, the surname began to sound like Barsi) left his native country. He had no parents, and he was very worried about this, trying to forget himself with the help of alcohol. In France, where the young man went in search of work, he married his compatriot Clara.
In the marriage, children were born - Barn and Agi, stepbrother and sister Judith. In 1964, the family moved to the United States. Jozsef (Joseph) showed signs of aggression due to lack of finance. After another scandal, Clara took the children and left. Then filed for divorce.
Judith Joe met his mother in a bar, where he played the violin. Maria Virovac was also a native of Hungary, but ran away from home due to the constant bullying of her father.
The young people got married, and on June 6, 1978, their daughter Judith was born. She was a very beautiful girl, only grew quite slowly. Mom always wanted to be an actress, but could not realize her desires. And then she decided to help her daughter become famous in this area.
Little star
In 1981, Maria recorded her daughter in a contest of young talents. The audience and the jury were simply fascinated by a three-year-old angel. She was smart, contagious laughed and practically did not act up. After the competition, an advertising agent offered mom Judith a job for her daughter - shooting in advertising for a famous brand.
For several years, the girl starred in 70 commercials. She also participated in the voice acting of the animated films “Earth Before the Beginning of Time” and “All Dogs Go to Paradise”. 4 television projects with Judith Barsi appeared on the air. Films with her participation - "Eye of the Tiger", "St. Elsver", "Jaws-4".
After 6 years, the producers ordered the girl’s mother to start taking drugs that help normalize growth. This was necessary for further filming.
Tragedy
Barsi's fame grew simultaneously with her fees. Soon, the girl not only completely contained her parents, but also a large house was bought at her expense. Father no longer worked and began to drink even more. He was overcome by fear that his wife and daughter would leave, and he would lose his source of income.
An alarm bell sounded in 1985. At a holiday in the house of a little star, Joseph got angry that his daughter was really swimming in the limelight. He took her to the back room and hit her several times. The girl said nothing to fright.
Judith and her mother planned to go to the shooting of the film "Jaws-4." The father threatened his daughter with brutal reprisals if she decided not to return home. At the same time, a knife was attached to the neck of the girl.
Agent Judith began to notice that something was wrong with her. The girl began to fall into tantrums, forget the words from the role and stopped smiling. In addition, due to nervous shocks, Judith began to gain weight quickly, which negatively affected her child's career.
Then Barsi was sent to a child psychologist, who was horrified by the emotional state of the poor girl. The specialist sent a report to the Children Against Violence service. After which, Judith's mother announced that she was filed for divorce. Later, she reversed her decision, explaining that Joseph would find and kill them anyway.
Maria rented an apartment for her daughter in the other end of the city. There, the child spent all his free time filming playing with peers. Almost all advised the unfortunate woman to disappear with her child, but Maria did not want to destroy her dream of a star daughter.
July 25, 1988 came a terrible denouement of this story. This day, the last time they saw a live Judith Barsi. The cause of death is a bullet wound to the head. The girl died right in a dream.
Her mother was also found dead. According to investigators, Joseph Barsi shot his daughter. Maria ran out into the noise, trying to defend herself. But everything was in vain. A mentally ill person spent three days next to the bodies of his relatives. Then he doused them with gasoline and burned them. Joseph was found in the garage. Apparently, realizing what he had done, the unfortunate man took his life.
Memory is alive
Mother and daughter were buried with honors in a cemetery near Hollywood. In 1989, the last film with the participation of Judith Barsi - “All Dogs Go to Paradise” was released. The central musical theme of the entire film "Love Survives" was dedicated to the little actress who so tragically ended her life.
In 2004, fans of a talented girl erected a memorial monument with phrases from her favorite animated film "Earth Before Time", on which she worked during her lifetime.