Debra Foyer is an American film actress. Popularity came to her in the mid-1980s of the last century. The most famous roles Debra played in the films: "Grumble", "Live and Die in Los Angeles", "Instantly", "Miami Police: Department of Morals."
Biography Feuer started with filming in the television project Starsky & Hutch. After a successful debut, she began acting in big movies. The actress has more than two dozen roles in various film projects. The last time Debra appeared on the screen in the late 1990s of the last century, and then completed her acting career.
Biography facts
The future actress was born in the winter of 1959. She was born into a fairly wealthy family. Debra's father is a famous musician. He accompanied the famous singer Paul Anke in Las Vegas, performed with singer and actress Anne Margaret. Debra's mom is a housewife.
The family had six children. One of the older brothers, Ian, became a famous football goalkeeper who played for many European and American major league clubs.
Since childhood, Debra dreamed of becoming an actress and did her best to make her wish come true. She graduated from Chaparral High School in Las Vegas and immediately began studying acting at a theater studio.
Film career
Debra appeared on the screen in the late 1970s of the last century. Her first small role was on Starsky & Hutch, which she joined in season three. An adventure tape about two police officers fighting criminals was very popular on television. The series was nominated for a Golden Globe and received high marks from film critics and viewers.
Debra starred in the project only in a cameo role, but the girl was noticed. Soon, she began to receive new proposals from producers.
Foyer starred in the melodrama "Instant by Instant". The film told about the relationship of a young man who loves to spend time on the beach, and his acquaintance with a representative of the elite from Beverly Hills. Falling in love with a rich lady, he soon realizes that she is only interested in money, and she is not capable of real feelings.
This was followed by work in the film "Hollywood Knights". The film told about members of a youth gang that caused a lot of trouble for police officers in the mid-1960s in Los Angeles.
In the film "A Difficult Case" Debra starred with the then young, novice actor Mickey Rourke, who later became her husband. After this role, Foyer did not appear on the screens for several years. Only four years later she returned to filming.
Her new work became one of the central roles in the detective-crime film "To Live and Die in Los Angeles", which tells about the investigation into the murder of one of the US intelligence officers.
Foyer got the main role in the Italian film "Grumpy", where the famous Adriano Celentano became her partner on the set.
Together with her husband Mickey Rourke, Debra starred in the film "My Boyfriend". The plot of the film is the story of an elderly boxer Johnny Walker, whose career has almost ended not only because of his age, but also because of alcohol abuse. But Johnny does not leave the ring until the last, because he has absolutely nothing to lose. He is lonely and poor, but he still believes that he still has a chance to succeed in life.
One of the last works in cinema for Debra was the role in the horror film "Night Angel". After that, she starred in several more short films and ended her career in cinema.
Personal life
Debra married actor Mickey Rourke in 1981. Their marriage lasted for several years, but in 1989 the couple separated.
Later, Debra said in her interviews that before Mickey became a famous actor, he was a very modest and sincere person, absolutely did not drink. His only bad habit was smoking. As soon as he became popular, Mickey changed completely. He began to drink a lot, became jealous and touchy, then became interested in plastic surgery. Gradually, their relationship completely went wrong.
The official divorce of Rourke and Foyer took place in 1990.
After a while, Debra began to meet with cameraman Scott Fuller. In 1998, the couple had a daughter, Jessica Rabi.
After leaving the cinema, Debra took up yoga and soon opened her own school.
