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Nina Axelrod

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Nina Axelrod
OccupationsFilm, television actress
ChildrenTaliesin Jaffe[1]
ParentGeorge Axelrod (father)
RelativesJonathan Axelrod (brother)[2]
Steven G. Axelrod (stepbrother)[2]

Nina Axelrod is an American actress who appeared in films and television mainly during the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Since the early 1990s, she has worked as a casting director on films and taught drama in schools.

Career

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Her television appearances have included Charlie's Angels and CHiPs. Her noted films include Roller Boogie (1979), the now cult classic, slasher parody Motel Hell (1980), Time Walker (1982), Cross Country (1983) and Critters 3 (1991). 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.[3]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of George Axelrod.[4]

References

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  1. "Taliesin Jaffe". D.C. Douglas. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Jones, Kenneth (June 23, 2003). "George Axelrod, Seven Year Itch Playwright, Dead at 81". Playbill. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  3. Brooker, Will (20 April 2009). "All Our Variant Futures: The Many Narratives of Blade Runner: The Final Cut". Popular Communication. 7 (2): 79–91. doi:10.1080/15405700802659056. Full access available to users of The Wikipedia Library.
  4. Thomas, Bob (22 June 2003). "'Seven Year Itch' writer George Axelrod dies". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. p. 7C.
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