Daughter of actress Trudy Marshall Second choice for the part of Sandy in Grease (1978) after Susan Dey. Dey passed and producer Allan Carr had Raffin in mind before a fateful dinner at Helen Reddy's house where she invited a fellow Australian singer, Olivia Newton-John. Was originally supposed to play Molly Bell in The Jazz Singer (1980). The part went to Lucie Arnaz instead. Studied acting with both drama coach Milton Katselas and with Kate Fleming at the National Theater in England. Starred in the made-for-TV movie "Nightmare in Badham County" (1976), which was a huge hit as a theatrical feature in China. Raffin became the unofficial ambassador from Hollywood to China. She arranged meetings between Hollywood luminaries and Chinese leaders and filmmakers to secure distribution of Chinese films in America and American films in China. Raffin was also nominated for an Emmy for her performance in the picture.
