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Deanna Shapiro

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Jeremy Rollins is a young man who was born with a strange condition. He has the uncanny and uncontrollable ability to transfer any physical pain and injury from an attacker to the person the attacker cares most about or loves. Jeremy has been sheltered from the outside world and his condition kept a secret by his overly protective mother. Upon the passing of his mother, Jeremy is now forced to venture outside of his house to confront, through his childlike innocence, the realities of a harsh society and the cruelties of people it produces.
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A Better Place (2016)
Deanna Shapiro is known for The Legend of Cryin' Ryan (1998), A Better Place (2016) and Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985).
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

    Known for

    The Legend of Cryin' Ryan (1998)
    The Legend of Cryin' Ryan
    6.2
    • Producer
    • 1998
    A Better Place (2016)
    A Better Place
    4.4
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Helen Hunt, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Lee Montgomery in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
    Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    6.0
    • Tiffany(as Deanna Claire)
    • 1985
    Things Not Seen
    • Producer

      Credits

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      Producer

      • The UnBroken
        • producer
        • Script
      • The Black Knight
        • producer
        • Pre-production
      • The Wilderness Way (2025)
        The Wilderness Way
        TV Series
        • line producer
        • 2025
      • Kevin Sorbo, Harry Lennix, and Emily Rose in Destination Heaven (2024)
        Destination Heaven
        4.9
        TV Mini Series
        • line producer
        • 2024
      • Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Nicole Ari Parker, Tony Plana, Michael Jai White, Deon Cole, and Evan Ross in A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)
        A Snowy Day in Oakland
        5.3
        • producer
        • 2023
      • Mindy Gilkerson in House in Time (2023)
        House in Time
        7.1
        • producer
        • 2023
      • Amy Smart, Major Dodson, Barkhad Abdi, and Layla Felder in Tyson's Run (2022)
        Tyson's Run
        6.2
        • producer
        • 2022
      • Project: Puppies for Christmas (2019)
        Project: Puppies for Christmas
        6.9
        • line producer
        • 2019
      • Dale Davidson in Las Vegas Tonight (2019)
        Las Vegas Tonight
        TV Series
        • producer
        • 2019
      • Day of Days (2017)
        Day of Days
        5.0
        • producer
        • 2017
      • Broken Memories (2017)
        Broken Memories
        6.4
        • supervising producer
        • 2017
      • Slamma Jamma (2017)
        Slamma Jamma
        6.0
        • supervising producer
        • 2017
      • A Better Place (2016)
        A Better Place
        4.4
        • producer
        • 2016
      • Bad Behavior (2013)
        Bad Behavior
        4.5
        • producer
        • 2013
      • Kill Speed (2010)
        Kill Speed
        3.8
        • producer
        • 2010
      • Junkyard Dog (2010)
        Junkyard Dog
        3.8
        • producer
        • 2010
      • Shauna Sand, Natalie Denise Sperl, Charlotte Marie, Rebekah Brandes, Lindsay Bellock Lieber, Jacki R. Chan, Gabrielle Salinger, Aisha Kabia, and Sarah Kay Peters in Succubus: Hell-Bent (2007)
        Succubus: Hell-Bent
        3.3
        Video
        • producer
        • 2007

      Actress

      • David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
        Baywatch Nights
        3.8
        TV Series
        • Lindsay (as Deanna Alyxander)
        • 1996
      • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
        NYPD Blue
        7.8
        TV Series
        • Cosmetologist (as Deanna Capone)
        • 1995
      • Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)
        Out of This World
        7.3
        TV Series
        • Gymnast
        • 1989
      • Kim Evenson and Lance Sloane in The Big Bet (1987)
        The Big Bet
        4.5
        • Rita (as Deanna Claire)
        • 1987
      • The Judge (1986)
        The Judge
        7.2
        TV Series
        • 1986–1993
      • Hardesty House
        TV Movie
        • Sheila
        • 1986
      • Helen Hunt, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Lee Montgomery in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
        Girls Just Want to Have Fun
        6.0
        • Tiffany (as Deanna Claire)
        • 1985
      • Martha Smith and William B. Keene in Divorce Court (1984)
        Divorce Court
        5.7
        TV Series
        • Irena Persianoff
        • 1984–1993
      • Fatal Games (1983)
        Fatal Games
        4.8
        • Athlete (as Deanna Claire)
        • 1983
      • Carroll O'Connor in Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
        Archie Bunker's Place
        6.4
        TV Series
        • Heather Windfield (as Deanna Claire)
        • 1981

      Director

      • The Legend of Cryin' Ryan (1998)
        The Legend of Cryin' Ryan
        6.2
        • Director
        • 1998
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      A Better Place Official Trailer
      Trailer 1:58
      A Better Place Official Trailer
      Kill Speed
      Trailer 2:21
      Kill Speed
      Kill Speed
      Trailer 2:21
      Kill Speed
      Junkyard Dog
      Trailer 1:42
      Junkyard Dog

      Personal details

      • Official site
        • Official Site
      • Alternative names
        • Deanna Alyxander
      • Other works
        Mission Tortillas - "Mambo"

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Deanna won the "Most Photogenic" title at the Disneyland Hotel Annual Festival Pageant Competition for 2 years in a row when she was in high school. She first won the title in 1983 and then again in 1984.

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