Anissa Jones

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1. #001

   Anissa Jones had a brother who died of a drug overdose in 1984.

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2. #002

   Anissa Jones auditioned for the role of Regan in The Exorcist (1973) but lost it to Linda Blair.

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3. #003

   After Family Affair (1966) ended, Brian Keith, who played Uncle Bill Davis, offered her a role in his new show The Little People (1972). She turned it down, saying she no longer wanted to act.

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4. #004

   Anissa Jones was offered the role of Iris in Taxi Driver (1976). The role went to Jodie Foster.

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5. #005

   She was considered for the role of Violet in Pretty Baby (1978) but died before auditions began. Brooke Shields was eventually cast as Violet and became a controversial film star.

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6. #006

   When Anissa Jones broke her leg in a playground accident, an episode was written immediately to explain Buffy's condition.

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7. #007

   While working at a Winchell's Donut Shop, she was reportedly embarrassed when customers recognized who she was.

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8. #008

   Her death is the subject of a song titled "Buffy's Dead."

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9. #009

   Anissa Jones briefly worked at the Winchell's donut shop in Playa del Rey, where she grew up.

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10. #010

    On losing the role in The Exorcist (1973): director William Friedkin felt that audiences watching reruns of Family Affair (1966) would feel that the possessed person was Buffy. The role then went to Linda Blair. Anissa Jones was reportedly very happy when she heard she had not gotten the part.

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11. #011

    Her name, Anissa, means "little friend" in Arabic.

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12. #012

    In the 1970s, a Toronto band called The Diodes had a song about her titled "Child Star" (also released as a single, as the B-side of "I'm Tired of Waking Up Tired"). The chorus goes: "Uncle Bill/Uncle Bill/I took some pills/Mr. French/Mr. French/I'm feeling tense".

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13. #013

    Her name is pronounced "uh-NEE-suh," not "uh-NISS-uh" or "uh-NESS-uh."

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14. #014

    Anissa Jones, in the role of Buffy, shared the idea of helping publish a cookbook toward the end of the Family Affair TV series in 1971. It was called "Buffy's Cookbook" and contained more than 150 recipes.

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15. #015

    Anissa Jones attended Orville Wright Middle School.

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16. #016

    Anissa Jones attended Westchester High School between 1973 and 1976.

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17. #017

    At the time of her death, Anissa Jones was 4'11" tall.

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18. #018

    Anissa Jones attended Paseo Del Rey Grammar School.

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