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{{short description|American actress (born 1963)}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|17}}
|birth_place = [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|NewCity, York]]U.S.
|occupation = Actress, Model, Production Coordinator, Line Producer, Special educationEducation teacherTeacher, tutorTutor
|years_active = 1978-20011964–2003
|children= 1
}}
 
'''Felice Schachter''' (born November 17, 1963) is an [[United StatesAmericans|American]] actress, best known for her roles as Nancy Olson on ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' and Bernadette in the cult teen comedy ''[[Zapped!]]''.
 
== Early life and career ==
Schachter was born in [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]]City, the daughter of Suzanne Schachter (''[[née]]'' Mokotoff), a theatrical manager, and Alex Schachter, a real estate developer and accountant.<ref name=FRef>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/61/Felice-Schachter.html |title=Felice Schachter Biography (1963-) |website=Film Reference |accessdate=December 4, 2013-12-04}}</ref> She has two younger sisters.<ref name="fourmonths" /> Schachter's mother, the founder of ''Suzelle Enterprises'', helped Feliceher get her start by having her model as early asat the age of four months, when she appeared on the cover of ''American Baby'' magazine.<ref name="fourmonths">(20 March 20, 1980). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V500AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LW4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5727,3729971&dq=felice-schachter&hl=en Felice Schachter: A Veteran at Age 16], ''[[The Hour (newspaper)]]'', Retrieved December 15, 2010</ref> By Felice1982, didSchachter had done over 100 TV commercials,<ref forname="fol1" /> including [[Ivory Snow]],<ref name="fourmonths" /> [[Pampers]],<ref name="fourmonths" /> [[Downy]], [[Baby Alive]], and [[Jordache]] Jeans.{{citation She went on to study at the George Balachine School of Ballet at age eight. Later she joined the [[New York City Ballet]] company, most notably performing in ''[[The Nutcracker]]''. She also had performed in both ''[[Sleeping Beauty (ballet)needed|Sleepingdate=October Beauty]]'' and ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''.2020}}
 
Schachter started her show business career in 1975, appearing in an off-Broadway production of ''[[The Innocents (play)|The Innocents]]'', and later in ''[[Time Again]]''.<ref name= FRef /> 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]].<ref name="fourmonths" /><ref name=FRef />
==Theater and television==
Schachter started her show business career in 1978, appearing in two off-Broadway plays called ''[[The Innocents (play)|The Innocents]]'' and ''[[Time Again]]''.
 
== Television and film ==
She was selected for what would be known as her most notable role, Nancy in ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''.<ref name="fol1">Scott, Vernon (UPI) (6 August 1982). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PMIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NWgEAAAAIBAJ&dq=felice-schachter&pg=4800%2C2728509 'Facts of Life' Star Happy Facing Facts of College], ''[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]'', Retrieved December 15, 2010</ref> She played the role regularly until 1980, when she was the first member of the regular cast to be let go. She would continue to make guest appearances on the show until 1986. Other television roles included ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'', the soap opera ''[[Love of Life]]'', ''[[NBC Quiz Kids]]'','' [[The Adams Chronicles]]'', ''[[Alice (TV series)|Alice]]'', ''[[The New Monkees]]'' and ''[[Love, American Style]]'', among others.
She started her television career on the 1976 mini-series ''[[The Adams Chronicles]]''.<ref name="fourmonths" /> She then played what would be her most notable role, Nancy, on ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' from 1979 to 1982.<ref name="fol1">Scott, Vernon (UPI) (August 6, 1982). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PMIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NWgEAAAAIBAJ&dq=felice-schachter&pg=4800%2C2728509 'Facts of Life' Star Happy Facing Facts of College], ''[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]'', Retrieved December 15, 2010</ref> She played the role regularly until she quit acting to pursue an education at [[Brown University]] in 1981,<ref name="fol1" /> 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 (American TV series)|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]],<ref name=FRef /> and later a sports broadcaster for [[CBS Sports]] (1983–85) and [[Prime Sports|PRIME]] (1986–87).<ref name=FRef />
Schachter also did sports broadcasting for [[CBS Sports]] and [[PRIME]], mainly with [[National Hockey League|NHL]] assignments.
 
==Film 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 (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''Uncle Sam'', ''Twilight of the Golds'', ''High Tide'', ''Born Free'', ''The Citizen'',{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}<!--- The Citizen does not appear in her IMDB page ---> ''Waiting For The Monkeys'', ''[[The Gnomes' Great Adventure]]'', ''Waste Land'', ''Jackie'', ''Knockaround Guys''{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}<!--- Knockaround Guys does not appear in her IMDB page ---> and ''[[30 Years to Life (2001 film)|30 Years to Life]]''. She was the production coordinator for the series ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.
In 1981, Schachter was cast in the role of Bernadette in the 1982 movie ''[[Zapped!]]'' and starred opposite [[Scott Baio]]. She would move on to film production, working in such roles as being an assistant director, producer, and production assistant, making infomercials, commercials and corporate films.
 
== Filmography ==
She has worked on such film and television projects as ''Magic Island'', ''After The Game'', the pilot for ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''Uncle Sam'', ''Twilight of the Golds'', ''High Tide'', ''Born Free'', ''The Citizen'',{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}<!--- The Citizen does not appear in her IMDB page ---> ''Waiting For The Monkeys'', ''[[The Gnomes' Great Adventure]]'', ''Waste Land'', ''Jackie'', ''Knockaround Guys''{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}<!--- Knockaround Guys does not appear in her IMDB page ---> and ''[[30 Years to Life]]''. She was the production coordinator for the series ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1978
| ''Just Posing''
| Tracy
| Short film
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Zapped!]]''
| Bernadette
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[30 Years to Life (2001 film)|30 Years to Life]]''
| Waitress In Restaurant
| Cameo; also line producer
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
==References==
|+Television
 
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]''
| Nancy Olson
| Episode: "The Girls School"
|-
| 1979–81, 1986
| ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''
| Nancy Olson
| 19 episodes <br /> Main cast (Season 1) Recurring role (Season 2–3) Guest star (Season 8)
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]''
| Victoria
| Episode: "Here Comes Alice Cottontail"
|-
| 1985
| ''[[E/R]]''
| Kim
| Episode: "Brotherly Love"
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+As producer
 
|-
! Year
! Title
! Credited as
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
| Assistant production coordinator
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Twilight of the Golds (film)|The Twilight of the Golds]]''
| Production coordinator
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Uncle Sam (film)|Uncle Sam]]''
| Production coordinator
|
|-
| 1996
| ''Born Free: A New Adventure''
| Unit production manager
| [[Television movie|TV movie]]
|-
| 1997
| ''[[High Tide (TV series)|High Tide]]''
| Production coordinator
| 1 episode
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Production coordinator
| Also production consultant; 18 episodes
|-
| 2001
| ''[[30 Years to Life (2001 film)|30 Years to Life]]''
| Line producer
| Also actress
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Anne B. Real]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+As Director
 
|-
! Year
! Title
! Credited as
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Magic Island (film)|Magic Island]]''
| Second second assistant director
|
|-
|}
 
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result
|-
| 2008
| [[TV Land Awards]]
| Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing" <br /><small>Shared with: [[Molly Ringwald]], [[Julie Anne Haddock]] and [[Julie Piekarski]] </small>
| ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''
| {{nominated}}
|-
|}
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0769516}}
 
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