# Jennifer Rubin (actress)

Jennifer Collene Rubin is an American actress. Her first major role was Taryn White in the 1987 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors$^{:152}$ and has since starred in a variety of films including Andrew Fleming's Bad Dreams (1988), Marisa Silver's Permanent Record (1988), Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991), Alan Shapiro's The Crush (1993), Louis Venosta's The Coriolis Effect (1994), Christian Duguay's Screamers (1995), and the 2001 Dogme 95 inspired film Reunion. Outside of film, Rubin has guest starred on a variety of television series such as The Twilight Zone (1987) and Tales from the Crypt (1992). In 2010, Rubin appeared as herself in the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and has since worked as a writer, producer and director on her original screenplays.

## Early life, family and education

Rubin was born on April 3, 1962. She was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and spent extended time in an incubator the hospital's neonatal unit. Her father was a pharmacist, and by age 21, her mother had four children. Jennifer's parents divorced when she was very young, and her mother remarried during her childhood. She has a brother and sisters; one of the sisters has multiple sclerosis. She has spoken of having learning disabilities, including mild autism. She was a competitive swimmer as a youth.
Rubin graduated from Thunderbird High School. Following her longtime boyfriend, she attended the University of Arizona, nearly failing her classes, where she entered a modeling competition on the university's campus.

## Career

Rubin abandoned college, relocating to New York City to pursue modeling full-time, signing with the Ford Modeling Agency. In 1984, she was named the Ford International Model of the Year. She also signed with Wilhelmina Models. She was the original model for Calvin Klein Obsession ads. Beyond New York, she modeled in Paris, was in cosmetics campaigns in Japan and the Philippines, and was featured in photographs in Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.
Following Phoebe Cates' transition from modeling to acting, Rubin decided to pursue roles. Her first major acting role was as Taryn White in the 1987 fantasy horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, which earned over $44 million at the American box office. She later guest starred on an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone as Amy Hawkline. In 1988, Rubin starred in the horror film Bad Dreams, the drama film Permanent Record and the coming of age film Blueberry Hill. The following year, Rubin portrayed Claire in an episode of the television series Miami Vice. In 1990, Rubin starred in the comedy film Too Much Sun.
In 1991, she portrayed socialite Edie Sedgwick in Oliver Stone's biopic The Doors. In preparing for the role, Rubin met with Bob Dylan, who had had a relationship with Sedgwick. The same year, Rubin starred in the crime drama Delusion and the television film Drop Dead Gorgeous. The following year, Rubin starred in the drama A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon and the television film The Fear Inside, and she guest-starred on Tales from the Crypt. In 1993, Rubin portrayed Amy Maddik in the thriller The Crush opposite Alicia Silverstone and Cary Elwes, and she starred in Bitter Harvest and the television film Full Eclipse. In 1994, Rubin was cast in the films Saints and Sinners, Gospel According to Harry, Playmaker, Red Scorpion 2, and Stranger by Night. The same year, Rubin starred alongside Dana Ashbrook and Quentin Tarantino in the short film The Coriolis Effect. In 1995, Rubin starred in the horror film Screamers and the drama film Deceptions II: Edge of Deception.
Rubin produced — and starred in — the film Road Kill (1999). She portrayed the main character Janice Starlin in The Wasp Woman (1995). In 1997, she starred in the films Twists of Terror and Plump Fiction and guest starred on an episode of The Outer Limits. The same year, she portrayed Tina in the film Deal of a Lifetime.
Other roles include Sara in Bel-Air, Sharon Williams in Falcon Down, Dorothy Smith in Sanctimony, and Carla Nash in Fatal Conflict. In 2001, she portrayed Dr. Valdes in Cruel Game, Jeanie in Reunion, and Ione in Amazons and Gladiators. The same year, she starred in the television film Lawless: Beyond Justice. In 2006, Rubin starred in the television film Dreamweaver. In 2009, Rubin starred in the film Transmorphers: Fall of Man. The following year, Rubin appeared in the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. In 2013, she starred in the television film Heebie Jeebies and was cast as Dr. Paula Bellman in the 2014 film Untold.

## In other media

Rubin was in Chris Isaak's music video for "Somebody's Crying" (1995) and Bruce Hornsby's music video for "Harbor Lights" (1993).

## Personal life

Rubin married actor Elias Koteas in 1987. They divorced in 1990.
She has spoken of her son, although the interview did not specify his father.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Taryn White | |
| 1988 | Bad Dreams | Cynthia | |
| 1988 | Permanent Record | Lauren | |
| 1988 | Blueberry Hill | Ellie Dane | |
| 1990 | Too Much Sun | Gracia | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Edie Sedgwick | |
| 1991 | Delusion | Patti | |
| 1992 | A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon | Helen | |
| 1993 | The Crush | Amy Maddik | |
| 1993 | Bitter Harvest | Kelly Ann | |
| 1994 | The Coriolis Effect | Ruby | Short film |
| 1994 | Gospel According to Harry | Karen | |
| 1994 | Playmaker | Jamie Harris | |
| 1994 | Saints and Sinners | Eva | |
| 1994 | Deceptions II: Edge of Deception | Irene Stadler | |
| 1994 | Red Scorpion 2 | Sam Guinness | |
| 1994 | Stranger by Night | Anne Richmond | |
| 1995 | The Wasp Woman | Janice | |
| 1995 | Screamers | Jessica Hanson Screamer | |
| 1996 | Little Witches | Sister Sherilyn | |
| 1997 | Loved | Debra Gill | |
| 1997 | Plump Fiction | Kandi Kane | |
| 1997 | Last Lives | Adrienne | |
| 1997 | Twists of Terror | Amy | |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Blue | |
| 1999 | Deal of a Lifetime | Tina | |
| 2000 | Bel Air | Sara | |
| 2000 | Sanctimony | Dorothy Smith | |
| 2000 | Fatal Conflict | Carla Nash | |
| 2001 | Reunion | Jeanie | |
| 2001 | Falcon Down | Sharon Williams | |
| 2001 | Amazons and Gladiators | Ione | |
| 2002 | Cruel Game | Dr. Valdes | |
| 2009 | Transmorphers: Fall of Man | Dr. Jo Summers | |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Herself | Documentary |
| 2014 | Untold | Dr. Paula Bellman | |
| 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | Herself | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | The Twilight Zone | Amy Hawkline | Episode: "Song of the Younger World/The Girl I Married" |
| 1989 | Miami Vice | Claire | Episode: "Leap of Faith" |
| 1991 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Allie Holton | Television film |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Druscilla | Episode: "Beauty Rest" |
| 1992 | The Fear Inside | Jane Caswell | Television film |
| 1993 | Full Eclipse | Helen | Television film |
| 1997 | Twists of Terror | Amy | Television film |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Rose Ciotti | Episode: "Second Thoughts" |
| 2001 | Lawless: Beyond Justice | Lana Vitale | Television film |
| 2006 | Dreamweaver | Nighty Night | Television film |
| 2013 | Heebie Jeebies | Eva Moore | Television film |