<P> Marriah Bridget Andersen ( July 11 , 1975 -- May 18 , 1997 ) , professionally known as Bridgette Andersen , was an American television and film actress who began her career as a child model at the age of 2 . She is best known as the title role of the 1982 comedy Savannah Smiles . As a teenager , Andersen developed a drug addiction . In May 1997 , at the age of 21 , she died of an accidental heroin and alcohol overdose . </P>
<P> Marriah Bridget Andersen ( July 11 , 1975 -- May 18 , 1997 ) , professionally known as Bridgette Andersen , was an American television and film actress who began her career as a child model at the age of 2 . She is best known as the title role of the 1982 comedy Savannah Smiles . As a teenager , Andersen developed a drug addiction . In May 1997 , at the age of 21 , she died of an accidental heroin and alcohol overdose . </P>
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Marriah Bridget Andersen ( July 11 , 1975 -- May 18 , 1997 ) , professionally known as Bridgette Andersen
Marriah Bridget Andersen ( July 11 , 1975 -- May 18 , 1997 ) , professionally known as Bridgette Andersen