Jewel Shepard | |
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Born | January 3, 1958 |
Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, photographer |
Years active | 1978–present |
Website | jewelshepard |
Jewel Shepard (born January 3, 1958 [1] ) is an American writer, photographer, and actress, best known for her roles in movies such as Party Camp (1987) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985). [2]
Shepard arrived in California in the early 1980s, where she supported herself by working as a stripper in various Los Angeles strip clubs and modeling for car shoots. It was during her time stripping that she met genre filmmaker Dan O'Bannon. After a number of small television roles, Shepard broke into film with H. B. Halicki's The Junkman (1982). [3] Roles in over a dozen B movies followed; including 1985's The Return of the Living Dead , which was directed and written by O'Bannon. In 1992 she capitalized on her "B-girl" status by penning Invasion of the B-Girls, [4] a book of interviews with cult actresses such as Kitten Natividad, Linnea Quigley, Yvette Vickers, Haji, and Mary Woronov. She has also written for such publications as Premiere , Cosmopolitan , Details , and The Associated Press .[ citation needed ]
Her autobiography, If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me?, [5] detailing some of the less glamorous aspects of film making and her experiences working in adult entertainment, was published in 1996. [6]
Shepard has been struggling with invasive breast cancer since 2011, and has been treated with chemotherapy, lymph node removal and a double mastectomy. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Teen Lust | Girl | Uncredited |
1982 | Raw Force | Drunk Sexpot | |
1982 | The Junkman | Present Girl | |
1982 | Electric Blue 8 | Bobby Beal | |
1982 | Zapped! | Girl in Car | Uncredited |
1983 | My Tutor | Girl in Phone Booth | |
1983 | The Sex and Violence Family Hour | Body Flash Dancer | |
1984 | Hollywood Hot Tubs | Crystal Landers | |
1984 | Christina | Christina | |
1985 | The Return of the Living Dead | Casey | |
1985 | Yellow Pages | Peaches | |
1987 | Party Camp | Dyanne Stein | |
1987 | Scenes from the Goldmine | Dana | |
1987 | The Underachievers | Sci-Fi Teacher | |
1990 | Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating Crystal | Crystal | |
1991 | Mission: Killfast | Miss August | |
1992 | Roots of Evil | Wanda | |
1994 | Caged Heat 2: Stripped of Freedom | Amanda | |
1995 | Scanners: The Showdown | Nurse | |
1996 | Almighty Fred | Herself | |
2000 | Ministry: Tapes of Wrath | Sexy Girl at Table | |
2003 | The Cooler | Hooker | |
2011 | The Artist | Flapper Starlet | Uncredited |
2016 | Nanoblood | Bot Labs Family | Short film |
2017 | Slasher.com | Momma Myers | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Knots Landing | Woman | Episode: "Unbroken Bonds" |
1992–1994 | Garfield and Friends | Shannon | Guest role, 2 episodes; voice role |
2008–2013 | The Garfield Show | Additional voices | Guest role, 5 episodes; voice role |
2011 | Double Espresso | Manager | Episode: "Ice Cream Tits" |
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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1989 | Radar Love | Diner Waitress | White Lion |
1993 | Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Cigarette Girl / Demon Girl | Revolting Cocks |
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