Felice Schachter

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Felice Schachter
Born
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, Model, Production Coordinator, Line Producer, Special Education Teacher, Tutor
Years active1964–2003
Children1

Felice Schachter is a retired American actress, best known for her roles as Nancy Olson on The Facts of Life and Bernadette in the cult teen comedy Zapped! .

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Early life and career

Schachter was born in Queens, New York City, the daughter of Suzanne Schachter, a theatrical manager. Her parents were divorced. [1] She has two younger sisters. [2] Schachter's mother, the founder of Suzelle Enterprises, helped her get her start at the age of six 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. 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]

Television and film

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, graduating with a B.A. in Semiotics in 1985, [3] although she would continue to make later guest appearances on the show. 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 the sports department of Brown University's WBRU in Providence, Rhode Island, and later a sports broadcaster for CBS Sports (1983–85) and PRIME (1986–87).

Production

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 .

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Just PosingTracyShort film
1982 Zapped! Bernadette
2001 30 Years to Life Waitress In RestaurantCameo; also line producer
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Diff'rent Strokes Nancy OlsonEpisode: "The Girls School"
1979–81, 1986 The Facts of Life Nancy Olson19 episodes
Main cast (Season 1) Recurring role (Season 2–3) Guest star (Season 8)
1980 Alice VictoriaEpisode: "Here Comes Alice Cottontail"
1985 E/R KimEpisode: "Brotherly Love"
As producer
YearTitleCredited asNotes
1995 JAG Assistant production coordinator2 episodes
1996 The Twilight of the Golds Production coordinator
1996 Uncle Sam Production coordinator
1996Born Free: A New AdventureUnit production manager TV movie
1997 High Tide Production coordinator1 episode
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Production coordinatorAlso production consultant; 18 episodes
2001 30 Years to Life Line producerAlso actress
2003 Anne B. Real Co-producer
As Director
YearTitleCredited asNotes
1995 Magic Island Second second assistant director

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2008 TV Land Awards Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing"
Shared with: Molly Ringwald, Julie Anne Haddock and Julie Piekarski 		The Facts of Life Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Vernon (December 14, 1979). "At 16, Felice Schachter proves she's pretty, poised, professional". Evening Expess. Maine, Portland. p. 20. Retrieved May 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (March 20, 1980). Felice Schachter: A Veteran at Age 16, The Hour (newspaper) , Retrieved December 15, 2010
  3. 1 2 3 Scott, Vernon (UPI) (August 6, 1982). 'Facts of Life' Star Happy Facing Facts of College, Sarasota Herald-Tribune , Retrieved December 15, 2010
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