Deborah Van Valkenburgh
New York-born actress and singer, Deborah Van Valkenburgh has worked in all aspects of media. She is best known for portraying Jackie Rush in the early 1980s sitcom, Too Close for Comfort. In 2012, she won the PollyGrind Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Road to Hell.
Early Life And Education Of Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Deborah Van Valkenburgh was born on Aug 29, 1952, in New York, the USA under the birth sign Virgo. Van Valkenburgh holds an American nationality and belongs to the White-American ethnicity/race.
Van Valkenburgh completed her schooling from Shaker High School in Latham, New York in June 1970. Then she graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, with a BFA in Painting & Drawing.
Deborah Van Valkenburgh's Career
Deborah Van Valkenburgh started her acting career in Broadway in the revival of the musical Hair. She made her screen debut in the early 1980s in hit TV sitcom Too Close for Comfort as Jackie Rush.
Later, the actress appeared in a wide range of stage shows across the country. Some of her notables acting credit include Backwoods, Chasing Destiny, Mean Guns, Criminal, Rampage, The Devil's Project and others.
Deborah continued her musical escapades in the early 1990s as well and was featured as one of the lead vocalists for Peter Tork: A Likely Story. She won PollyGrind Film Festival Best Supporting Actress for her role in 2012 acclaimed film, Road to Hell.
Has $4 Million; Her Source Of Income
Deborah Van Valkenburgh has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2019. She has appeared in many Box-Office hit movies from which she must have earned a lucrative sum of money; some of her movies are enlisted below:
| Year | Movie | Budget | Box-office Collection | IMDb | Starring |
| 1979 | The Warriors | $4 million | $22.5 million | 7.7 stars | Michael Beck, James Remar, David Harris, Terry Michos |
| 1981 | King of the Mountain | - | $2.1 million | 5.5 stars | Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Richard Cox, Seymour Ca s sel |
| 2005 | The Devil's Reject | $7 million | $19.4 million | 6.9 stars | Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree |
Deborah earns nearly $100k from her screen appearances in the TV series. Usually, the salary of TV actors ranges as per their working experiences and popularity among audiences.
What Is Deborah Van Valkenburgh Relationship?
Deborah Van Valkenburgh, aged 66, is not married yet. Moreover, she is not known to be linked with any men in the past. Despite being a renowned media person, Van Valkenburgh has kept her personal life low-key and confidential.
Van Valkenburgh was linked in several romantic relationships with her co-stars in her reel-life, however, in reality, she is yet to find her Mr. Perfect. In the year 1965 she was romantically linked with American musician; Peter Halsten. The former lovebird preferred to keep their love life away from the media. However, due to some personal issues, the couple separated after a longtime relationship.
Actress Van Valkenburgh is not active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.