Nina Axelrod

Nina Axelrod

Born: July 28, 1955
in New York City, New York, USA
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Nina Kether Axelrod is an American actress who appeared in television and films mainly during the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Since the early 1990s, she has worked as a casting director on films.

Several of her family members have worked in the film industry. She is the daughter of Joan Stanton and George Axelrod, who was a screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director.

Her television appearances have included Charlie's Angels and CHiPs. Her noted films include Roller Boogie (1979) and the now cult classic, slasher parody Motel Hell (1980). In the mid 80s, Axelrod began her present work in film casting. In 1981, Axelrod read for the Rachael character of Ridley Scott's science fiction noir, Blade Runner (1982), and is featured on a screen test of the 2007 DVD release of the Final Cut release, Disc 4 of "Blade Runner".

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Movies for Nina Axelrod...

Screen Tests: Rachael and Pris
Title: Screen Tests: Rachael and Pris
Character: Self
Released: December 3, 2007
Type: Movie
A look at two screen-tests for Blade Runner: Nina Axelrod up for the part of Rachael and Stacey Nelkin as Pris.
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Critters 3
Title: Critters 3
Character: Betty Briggs
Released: December 11, 1991
Type: Movie
As fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet.
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Cobra
Title: Cobra
Character: Waitress
Released: May 22, 1986
Type: Movie
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
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Cross Country
Title: Cross Country
Character: Lois Hayes
Released: November 18, 1983
Type: Movie
After a woman is found butchered in her New York apartment, suspicion falls on her estranged husband, an ad executive who has suddenly left town on a cross-country road trip. He takes along a beautiful girl he met in a bar and a drifter he picked up along the way. A cop sets out after the husband, but he's more interested in shaking him down than bringing him back.
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Brainstorm
Title: Brainstorm
Character: Simulator Technician
Released: September 30, 1983
Type: Movie
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.
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Time Walker
Title: Time Walker
Character: Susie Fuller
Released: November 1, 1982
Type: Movie
From deep within the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, Professor Douglas McCadden ships the coffin of Ankh-Vanharis to the California Institute of Sciences where X-rays reveal five diamond-like crystals hidden within the coffin. Technician Peter Sharpe steals the crystals but doesn't notice that the powerful X-ray has revived a green fungus. When the coffin is opened at a university press conference, the reporters uncover more than they bargained for. The mummy has disappeared... and the Time Walker is alive again!
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Motel Hell
Title: Motel Hell
Character: Terry
Released: August 14, 1980
Type: Movie
Farmer Vincent Smith and his sister Ida run a motel attached to a farm where they capture unsuspecting travelers, bury them alive, fatten them up and then harvest their bodies as ingredients for his famous brand of "smoked meats."
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Roller Boogie
Title: Roller Boogie
Character: Bobby's Friend
Released: December 19, 1979
Type: Movie
Teen lovers Bobby and Terry band together with other roller skaters to try and prevent a powerful mobster taking over the land their favourite skating rink sits on, and compete in the Boogie Contest.
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Long Journey Back
Title: Long Journey Back
Released: December 15, 1978
Type: Movie
A teenage girl puts up a courageous fight following a crushing school bus accident that leaves her physically and mentally handicapped.