o ▁television ▁commercial ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six , ▁she ▁appeared ▁on ▁C andid ▁Camera . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁Max ▁F actor ▁cos met ic ▁advert ising ▁campaign ▁with ▁model ▁Crist ina ▁Fer rare . ▁Her ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁campaign ▁caught ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁fashion ▁photograph er ▁Francesco ▁Sc av ul lo , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁included ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁entitled ▁Sc av ul lo ▁Women . ▁ ▁Total ▁Film ▁magazine ▁quoted ▁Ble eth ▁stating , ▁" When ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁girl ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁force ▁boys ▁to ▁kiss ▁me . ▁My ▁t ough est ▁friend ▁had ▁to ▁hold ▁them ▁down ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁Ble eth ▁was ▁cast ▁her ▁first ▁film ▁role , ▁opposite ▁Bud dy ▁H ack ett ▁in ▁the ▁feature ▁film ▁Hey ▁B abe ! ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁S cope ▁commercial ▁with ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁group ▁Men udo . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 6 ▁she ▁began ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁day time ▁soap ▁opera ▁Ryan ' s ▁Hope . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁that ▁show ' s ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁can cellation , ▁Ble eth ' s ▁mother , ▁Car ina ▁Ble eth , ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁ ▁infl am mat ory ▁breast ▁cancer . ▁She ▁died ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4