# Jeramie Rain
**Jeramie Rain** (born Susan Davis) is an American actress known for her role as Sadie in [Wes Craven](https://www.edgepedia.org/wes-craven)'s debut film *The Last House on the Left* (1972).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/) Her other roles include Jane in *The Abductors* (1972), Willie Mae in *Preacherman Meets Widderwoman* (1973), and Nurse Samantha Tolliver in the soap opera *[The Doctors](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-doctors-1963-tv-series)* (1972–77).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/) After her brief acting career, she worked for decades as a writer and producer for NBC and CBS, and was married to actor [Richard Dreyfuss](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-dreyfuss) from 1983 to 1995.[1](https://www.nndb.com/people/814/000022748/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Signature role | Sadie in *The Last House on the Left* (1972), Wes Craven's debut film[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/) |
| Other roles | Jane in *The Abductors* (1972); Willie Mae in *Preacherman Meets Widderwoman* (1973); Nurse Samantha Tolliver in *The Doctors* (1972–77)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/) |
| Marriage | Married Richard Dreyfuss on March 20, 1983; divorced 1995; three children[1](https://www.nndb.com/people/814/000022748/) |
## Early life
Rain was born Susan Davis in [Charleston, West Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/charleston-west-virginia), the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Davis.
## Acting career, 1972–1973
**Film debut.** Rain made her film debut as Jane, a redheaded cheerleader, in Don Schain's 1972 crime film *The Abductors*, part of the "Ginger" series starring Cheri Caffaro.[3](https://nostalgiacentral.com/movies/movies-a-to-k/movies-a/abductors-the-1972/)**Sadie.** In January 1972, under the stage name Kristin Marle, she portrayed Sadie Mae Glutz in the two-week run of *22 Years*, an off-Broadway musical about the [Charles Manson](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-manson) murders; Glutz had been born only weeks before Rain. She next appeared as Sadie in Wes Craven's rape-and-revenge film *The Last House on the Left* (1972), playing one member of the gang that kidnaps and murders two teenage girls. A French academic study of the film describes the character's name as an acknowledged nod to [Susan Atkins](https://www.edgepedia.org/susan-atkins), whom Rain had already played on stage.[4](https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/SEMEION_MED/article/download/47055/24879/129430) IMDb credits her with gaining international recognition in 1972 for the portrayal.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/)
**Television and last film.** Rain played Nurse Samantha Tolliver in the daytime soap opera *The Doctors* from 1972 to 1977 and made guest appearances on *General Hospital*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/) In 1973 she played Willie Mae in the comedy film *Preacherman Meets Widderwoman*, credited as Sue Davis.[5](https://www.sassyflix.com/person/101584-jeramie-rain)
## Later career and philanthropy
Rain worked as a writer and producer for NBC and CBS, at [Rockefeller Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/rockefeller-center) in New York and at the Los Angeles location, and later as a producer and scriptwriter for daytime television programs in Los Angeles.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/) At the age of 28 she was diagnosed with systemic lupus, a disease she had suffered from through her 20s, and she has launched several philanthropic efforts to raise awareness of it.[7](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-07-vw-245-story.html) During the first years of the 1990s, she started Mother's Touch, a charitable organization in Los Angeles that helps children suffering from severe illnesses.[8](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-22-vw-1276-story.html)
Documentary credits from the 2000s also include *The American Nightmare* (2000), *Fear, Panic & Censorship* (2000), and *Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film* (2006).[5](https://www.sassyflix.com/person/101584-jeramie-rain)
## Marriage to Richard Dreyfuss
Rain married actor Richard Dreyfuss on March 20, 1983, several months after he completed rehabilitation for drug addiction.[1](https://www.nndb.com/people/814/000022748/) • [6](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/24/richard-dreyfuss-bad-guy-hollywood-hellraising-metoo) They had three children: Emily (born 1983), Benjamin (born 1986), and Harry Spencer (born 1990).[1](https://www.nndb.com/people/814/000022748/) The couple divorced in 1995.[1](https://www.nndb.com/people/814/000022748/)
## References
1. [Richard Dreyfuss, NNDB](https://www.nndb.com/people/814/000022748/)
2. [Jeramie Rain, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706942/)
3. [Abductors, The (1972), Nostalgia Central](https://nostalgiacentral.com/movies/movies-a-to-k/movies-a/abductors-the-1972/)
4. [Revolution Blues, SEMEION MED](https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/SEMEION_MED/article/download/47055/24879/129430)
5. [Jeramie Rain Movies & Credits, SassyFlix](https://www.sassyflix.com/person/101584-jeramie-rain)
6. [Richard Dreyfuss: 'I was a bad guy for a number of years', The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/24/richard-dreyfuss-bad-guy-hollywood-hellraising-metoo)
7. [Lupus Sufferer Does Battle Against 'Silent Disease', Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-07-vw-245-story.html)
8. [Tender Loving Care : Health: Mother's Touch brings warmth and laughter to young hospital patients, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-22-vw-1276-story.html)
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