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. She 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.[1]
"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)".[2]
[1] Info from her mortuary, published in The New York Times on August 10, 2012.
[2] Testimony of our user ex-fandessixtes released in May 24, 2011.
FILMOGRAPHY
- Camille 2000 (uncredited) .... Party guest
- Colpo rovente (uncredited) .... Hotel guest
- Fellini - Fellini - Block notes di un regista (uncredited) .... Prostitute
- Fellini Satyricon (uncredited) .... Woman dancing at Trimalcione's feast
- Il prof. dott. Guido Tersilli primario della clinica villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (uncredited) .... Patient
- La caduta degli Dei (credited) .... Nurse
1970 - F.B.I. - Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore (TV series) - episode: "Notte americana" (credited) .... Norma Blake
- Fragment of Fear (credited) .... American matron
- Scacco alla mafia (credited) .... Prostitute
1971 - ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (credited) .... Perla, mother of Trinità & Bambino
- The last rebel (credited) .... Ruby, Pearl's partner
1972 - La mala ordina (credited) .... Miss Kenneth
- Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile (credited) .... Rossella, Renata's mother
1973 - Il sesso della strega (credited) .... Evelyn Hilton
- Io e lui (credited) .... Mrs. Trotti
- Paolo il caldo (uncredited) .... Prostitute
1974 - Piazza pulita (credited) .... Prostitute
1976 - La valle del minotauro (as Jessica) .... Mrs. Zagros - frantic woman at police station
- Ta paidia tou Diavolou (credited) .... Patricia
- To agistri (credited) .... Blonde lady friend of Kostas
- To koritsi vomva / Death has blue eyes (uncredited) .... Geraldine Steinwetz
- Zo gia ton erota (credited) .... Hotel manager
1977 - Passi di morte perduti nel buio (uncredited) .... Defilè personnel / Guest at evening dress parade
- Griechische feigen (uncredited) .... Lady in the hotel
1978 - The Greek Tycoon (uncredited) .... Woman on Tomasi's boat
1979 - Turi e i paladini (as Jessica Doublin) .... Jessica, the american lady
1980 - Savage Hunt (uncredited) .... Hotel manager
1988 - Troma's War (credited) .... Dottie
1989 - Rejuvenatrix (credited) .... Ruth Warren
- The Toxic Avenger part 3 - The last temptation of Toxie (credited) .... Mrs. Junko
1990 - Voodoo Dolls (credited) .... Blanche Trousdale
1994 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete (TV series) - Episode "X=Why?" .... Bingo lady
1999 - A clown in Babylon (credited) .... Mother
2004 - Meet the Pitts (short, credited) .... Mother
Additional credits
- Ciao, Federico! (1970) Documentary about the shooting of Fellini Satyricon (1969), which includes footage of Jessica being directed and given instructions by Fellini.
Filmography to check
- Cerca di caprimi (1970) (credited) .... role?
- Psyhi kai sarka (1974) (credited) .... role?
- Erotika zevgaria (1976) (credited) .... role?
- Fruta Madura (1977) (credited) .... role?
- La trombata - quattro ladroni a caccia di milioni (1979) (credited) .... role?
- The Electric Chair (1985) ((credited) .... Mother
- Escape from Safehaven (1989) (credited) .... role?
- The Hotel Manor Inn (1997) (credited) .... role?
- The Tromaville Café (TV series) (1997) (credited) .... Crazy Lady / Mrs.Junko
- Somewhere in the city (1998) (credited) .... role?
- A phrodisiac (1998) (credited) .... Mrs. Adler
- God Is on Their Side (2002) (credited) .... Rabbi's Wife