Jessica Dublin

[Ciavazzaro]

Jessica Dublin in Island of the Death (1975)

Jessica Dublin is an amazing actress who begin to work in the 70's both in Italy and Greece, and from the 90's also in the U.S. in Troma's movies.

She was born July 9, 1918 in New York City and died there 94 years later, on July 21, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband, Max Dublin, on August 15, 1982, and is survived by her son, Stephen Dublin, her daughter Carol Pfrommer, and her sister Alice Margolin.

Jessica led an adventurous life following her electrical engineer husband for extended stays in France, Germany, Italy, and Greece, with shorter stays in numerous other countries. While in Italy, Jessica embarked on a successful theatrical career where her blond good looks assured her of multiple roles. She spent her later years at home in Greenwich Village where she provided valuable counsel to young acting students.

(info from her mortuary, published in The New York Times on August 10, 2012)

Testimony of ex-fandessixtes released in May 24, 2011: I telephoned Jessica Dublin at her home in New York ten years ago. She couldn't believe anyone was interested in her or her career and thought I was joking. I wrote to her but she never wrote back. I think she must be older than the 1942 date, probably more like 1932. She did tell me that Fellini discovered her. And her first (real) role was in La caduta degli Dei (1969).

CIDb - IMDb


FILMOGRAPHY

1969

1. Camille 2000 (uncredited) .... Party guest
2. Fellini Satyricon (uncredited) .... role?
3. Il prof. dott. Guido Tersilli primario della clinica villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (uncredited) .... Patient
4. La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmmerung) .... Nurse
   
   1970
5. Cerca di caprimi .... role?
6. FBI - Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore (TV mini-series) - Episode "Notte americana" (1970) .... Norma Blake
7. Fragment of Fear .... American Matron 1
8. Scacco alla mafia .... Prostitute
   
   1971
9. ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità .... 'Farrah' the Mother
10. Il suo nome è qualcuno .... Ruby, Pearl's partner
    
    1972
11. La mala ordina .... Miss Kenneth
12. Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile .... Rossella - the fortune-teller
    
    1973
13. Il sesso della strega .... Evelyn Hilton
14. Io e lui .... Trotti's wife
15. Paolo il caldo (credited) .... Prostitute on the road
    
    1974
16. Psyhi kai sarka .... role?
17. Piazza pulita .... Prostitute
    
    1976
18. Erotika zevgaria .... role?
19. La valle del minotauro .... Mrs. Zagros - frantic woman at police station (as Jessica)
20. To koritsi vomva .... Geraldine Steinwetz/Olga Olaf
21. To agistri .... Blonde Lady Friend Of Kostas
22. Zo gia ton erota .... role?
    
    1977
23. Fruta Madura .... role?
24. Passi di morte perduti nel buio (uncredited) .... Defilè personnel / Later at evening dress parade
25. Ta paidia tou Diavolou .... Patricia
    
    1979
26. La trombata - quattro ladroni a caccia di milioni .... role ?
27. Turi e i Paladini .... American Woman
    
    1980
28. Savage Hunt .... Hotel Manager
    
    1985
29. The Electric Chair .... Mother
    
    1988
30. Rejuvenatrix .... Ruth Warren
31. Troma's War .... Dottie
    
    1989
32. Escape from Safehaven .... ? role ?
33. Il vendicatore tossico 3 .... Mrs. Junko
34. Il vendicatore tossico 2 .... Mrs. Junko
    
    1990
35. Voodoo Dolls .... Blanche Trousdale
    
    1994
36. The Adventures of Pete & Pete (TV series) – X=WHY (1994) .... Bingo Lady
    
    1997
37. The Hotel Manor Inn .... role?
38. The Tromaville Café (TV series) .... Crazy Lady/Mrs.Junko
    
    1998
39. Somewhere in the City .... role?
40. A phrodisiac .... Mrs. Adler
    
    1999
41. A Clown in Babylon .... Mother
    
    2002
42. God Is on Their Side .... Rabbi's Wife
    
    2004
43. Meet the Pitts (Short) .... Mother

[Ciavazzaro]

Great credited role from the giallo Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile (1972) as Jessica the mother of Krista Nell

Nice little credited role from the greek thriller To agistri (1976) with Barbara Bouchet

Here she is in The Devil's Men a.k.a. Land of the Minotaur (1976), where she is credited only as "Jessica"

pic by Johan Melle

Big wonderful role for Jessica in the TV series FBI - Francesco Bertolazzi Investigatore - episode 4: "Notte americana" (1970)

[Johan Melle]

La mala ordina (1972) as Miss Kenneth - as usual, she does not disdain to show her beautiful legs

Il prof. dott. Guido Tersilli primario della clinica villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (1969) as Patient

pic by Max92

[Emiliano]

Piazza pulita (1974) as Prostitute

pic by Ciavazzaro

The Rejuvenatrix (1988) as Ruth Warren

pics by Johan Melle

[Emiliano]

And this is the obituary from New York Times

[Emiliano]

Troma's War (1988) as Dottie

pic from here

Vodoo Dolls (1990) as Blanche Trousdale

pic from here

[Johan Melle]

Jessica at the start of her career in Visconti's La caduta degli dei (1969) as a nurse

[cinemaitaliano]

Scacco alla mafia (1970) as Prostitute paid to pretend to buy drugs

Already in the filmography.

[Johan Melle]

I've just spotted her as one of the countless party guests in Camille 2000 (1969) - uncredited!