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Deidre Rubenstein

Deidre Rubenstein (born 1948) is an Australian screen and theatre actress, dramatist and playwright, well known for her performance in Australian soap operas and main stage dramatic roles.

Rubenstein, who is Jewish, graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1967.

Rubenstein has worked in television comedies, drama, mini-series and TV movies. In 1970 she appeared in an episode of Homicide. She played a recurring guest role in Prisoner (1979–80), as terrorist Janet Dominguez.

She had leading roles in 1990 film Breaking Through and 1985 miniseries Palace of Dreams, the latter for which she won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress.

In 2004 Rubenstein played the scheming Svetlanka Ristic for twelve episodes of the soap opera Neighbours.

She has appeared in further guest roles in 1980 miniseries Water Under The Bridge, medical dramas G.P. and MDA, Mercury, comedy series Introducing Gary Petty, The Secret Life of Us, Kick and police dramas Blue Heelers and City Homicide.

Rubenstein also has appeared in Australian feature films Siam Sunset (1999), Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueberger alongside Keisha Castle-Hughes and Essie Davis (2008), Salvation with Wendy Hughes (2008) and Force of Destiny alongside David Wenham (2015).

Rubenstein's career in the theatre includes work with several major Australian companies, including the Nimrod Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company.

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