One of the roles for which Deborah Raffin will best remembered was as the compassionate nurse working with special needs children in the movie Touched by Love. Still beloved by many today, Touched by Love was also just the second film by young actress Diane Lane. The movie also featured two actors, Clu Gulager and John Amos, who both appeared alongside Deborah Raffin in the TV movie Willa (and both also co-starred with her in other projects). Touched by Love was produced by Deborah Raffin's then-husband Michael Viner and the director, Gus Trikonis, would later direct Raffin in the cult classic Dance of the Dwarfs.
Touched by Love was generally well received by critics at the time of its release in 1980. The movie was positive and sentimental and is still effective today (I don't think it has ever had a proper DVD release). Deborah Raffin sported a new cropped hair style in the film which suited her quite well. Besides looking beautiful, she handles her role extremely well and does some of the best work of her screen career.
Here are some images of Deborah Raffin in Touched by Love:
