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Van Valkenburgh at the Alamo Drafthouse screening of Streets of Fire
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Born |
Deborah Gaye Van Valkenburgh August 29, 1952 Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1979–present |
Known for | Too Close for Comfort, The Warriors |
Deborah Gaye Van Valkenburgh (born August 29, 1952) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ted Knight's character's daughter in the role of Jackie Rush on the ABC television situation comedy Too Close for Comfort, and for her role as Mercy in the cult 1979 film The Warriors. In 2012, she won the Supporting Actress in a Fantasy Film award at the PollyGrind Film Festival for the film Road to Hell.
Van Valkenburgh graduated from Shaker High School in Latham, New York in June 1970. She graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, with a BFA in Painting & Drawing.