Hilary Shepard

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Hilary Shepard
Born
Hilary Shapiro

(1959-12-10) December 10, 1959 (age 65)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1982–present
SpouseNick Turner (m. 1997; div. ?)
Children2

Hilary Shepard (born Hilary Shapiro on December 10, 1959), alternately billed as Hilary Shepard-Turner, is an American actress and singer. She began her career in the mid-1980s, as co-lead singer and percussionist in the girl group American Girls, while also starting to appear in small roles in film and on television. Her film and television career expanded with larger roles in numerous series and films. She may be best known for her starring role as the evil pirate queen Divatox in Power Rangers Turbo and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie , as well as the genetically enhanced Lauren in two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

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Biography

Shepard was born in New York City, New York. In the mid-1980s, Shepard was a co-lead singer and percussionist in the short-lived all-female group American Girls. American Girls originally started as a film project, which fizzled. After some personnel changes and more rehearsing, the band sustained many comparisons to the Go-Go's, who were popular at the time as well assigned to the same label, IRS Records. However, American Girls featured veterans of the all-women band scene including Brie Howard who had played drums for Fanny and Miiko Watanabe who played bass with the Screamin' Sirens. They recorded one album only, which was intended as a demo but was pressed to vinyl in its original form. The eponymous debut album was released in March 1986. [1] [2] The cover shows the band in a hotel room, with alcohol, a deck of cards, and a copy of The National Enquirer . The video for their single "American Girl" received some airplay on MTV. [3] Their song "Androgynous" appeared in the 1986 film Tough Guys and the song "American Girl" appeared on the soundtrack for Out of Bounds . They also opened for The Lords of the New Church on 1986 tour dates. [4]

When that group ended, she moved into acting, appearing in numerous motion picture and television series.

Career

Shepard's film career includes: Summer Lovers (1982), Weekend Pass (1984), Private Resort (1985), Radioactive Dreams (1985), Tough Guys (1986), Hunk (1987), Lucky Stiff (1988), Troop Beverly Hills (1989), Peacemaker (1990), Scanner Cop (1994), Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), and Going Shopping (2005).

In 1992, she guest-starred in two episodes of Full House's sixth season as KFLH D.J. Julie in "Radio Days" and "Lovers And Other Tanners". In 1994, she played Zena in the film Scanner Cop . [5]

She has appeared as a guest star in several other television series, including The Golden Girls , Full House , Roswell , So Little Time , Crossing Jordan and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . Shepard may be best known for her recurring role as the evil pirate queen, Divatox, in the Power Rangers franchise, starting with Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie . [6] During the first half of the Power Rangers Turbo season, Shepard was replaced by actress Carol Hoyt in the role of Divatox while she was on maternity leave. [7]

In 1996, she portrayed two characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine : the Benzite ensign Hoya in “The Ship” and the genetically enhanced Lauren in "Statistical Probabilities" and "Chrysalis". Her 1996 film, Theodore Rex starring Whoopi Goldberg, was originally intended for theatrical release; the film went direct-to-video, and consequently became the most expensive direct-to-video film ever made at the time of its release. [8] [9] [10]

In 1998, she starred in the TV movie Addams Family Reunion , alongside Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah, Haylie Duff and Ed Begley Jr. [11] [12] Only released on VHS and LaserDisc, the film has never been released on DVD. [13]

Shepard portrayed the lead villain, the chain-smoking Virginia Svelte, in Jurgen Vsych's 2001 film Ophelia Learns to Swim.

In 2017, she was cast in the short film The Order, alongside other former Power Rangers cast members. [14] [15] [16]

In 2018, she acted in the Netflix musical film Paradox , the directorial debut of her friend, actress Daryl Hannah. [17]

Others

Shepard and actress Daryl Hannah co-created two board games, "Love It or Hate It" and "LIEbrary," [18] [19] the latter having been previewed by Hannah on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in December 2005.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Soup for One Girl #4
Summer Lovers Camp Fire Girl
1984 Weekend Pass Cindy Hazard
1985 Radioactive Dreams Biker Leader
Private Resort Shirley
1986 Tough Guys Sandy
1987 Hunk Alexis Cash
1988 Lucky Stiff Cissy
1989 Troop Beverly Hills Salesgirl
1990 Peacemaker Dori Caisson
1992 I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore Ada Fishbine
1993 Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman NurseTV movie
1994 Scanner Cop ZenaVideo
1996 Theodore Rex Sarah Jiminez
Last Exit to Earth LilithTV movie
1997 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Divatox
1998 Addams Family Reunion Katherine Adams
1999 Avalanche Annie
2001A Woman's a Helluva ThingMelanie
Ophelia Learns to SwimVirginia Svelte
2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin Bar Girl
Going Shopping Shopper
2016 The Wrong Roommate LouiseTV movie
The OrderHelenaShort
666: Teen WarlockRogersTV movie
A Husband for ChristmasNatasha TateTV movie
2018ParadoxLady
The Wrong Friend Mrs. AndrewsTV movie
The Wrong Teacher Mrs. PetersonTV movie
2021 The Wrong Fiancé Detective ConnellyTV movie
Deceived by My Mother-In-LawBridgetTV movie
Mommy's Deadly Con ArtistBridgetTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 It's Your Move Meg RobinowitzEpisode: "The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1"
1987 Friday the 13th: The Series Lady Die/Sarah BerrellEpisode: "A Cup of Time"
1988 Family Ties YvetteEpisode: "Designing Woman"
1989 Murphy Brown JessieEpisode: "It’s How You Play the Game"
The Golden Girls YvonneEpisode: "Rites of Spring"
1990 Dream On Date #2Episode: "The First Episode"
Doctor Doctor Rose HulseEpisode: "Who's Zoomin' Who?"
1991 Princesses Actress #1Episode: "Her Highness for Hire"
1992 Full House Julie HartmanEpisodes: "Radio Days", "Lovers and Other Tanners"
1993 Dark Justice HelenEpisode: "The Merchant"
1996–98 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Hoya/LaurenGuest Cast: Season 5–7
1997 Power Rangers Turbo DivatoxRecurring Cast
1998 Power Rangers in Space DivatoxRecurring Cast
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Brenda LockeEpisode: "Rescue Me"
Roswell Nurse SusanEpisode: "Blood Brother"
2000 L.A. 7 JanisEpisode: "Misguided"
2001 So Little Time Date with Sock PuppetEpisode: "Siblings in the City"
2002 Crossing Jordan TrudiEpisode: "With Honor"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mrs. Del NagroEpisode: "Revenge Is Best Served Cold"
2023BRYCETammy TankthrustMain Cast
As Luck Would Have ItMeghan DavidEpisode: "Murder 101"

Music Video

YearArtistSongRole
1995 Meat Loaf "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)"Villain

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