Jewel Shepard

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Jewel Shepard
Born
United States
Nationality American
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, photographer
Years active1978–present
Known for The Return of the Living Dead
Website jewelshepard.biz (Archived)

Jewel Shepard 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).

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Career

Acting

Jewel 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). [1] 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, and then in the 1987 film Party Camp . [2]

Writing

In 1992 she capitalized on her "B-girl" status by penning Invasion of the B-Girls, a book of interviews with cult actresses such as Kitten Natividad, Linnea Quigley, Yvette Vickers, Haji, and Mary Woronov. [3]

She has also written for such publications as Esquire , [4] 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]

Personal life

Shepard was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2011, and has been treated with chemotherapy, lymph node removal, and a double mastectomy. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Teen Lust GirlUncredited
1982 Raw Force Drunk Sexpot
1982 The Junkman Gloria, The Present Girl
1982Electric Blue 8Bobby Beal
1982 Zapped! Girl In CarUncredited
1983 My Tutor Girl In Phone Booth
1983 The Sex and Violence Family Hour Body Flash Dancer
1984Hollywood Hot TubsCrystal Landers
1984 Christina Christina Von Belle
1985 The Return of the Living Dead Casey
1985Yellow PagesPeaches
1987 Party Camp Dyanne Stein
1987 Scenes from the Goldmine Dana
1987 The Underachievers Sci-Fi Teacher
1990Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating CrystalCrystal
1991Mission: KillfastMiss August
1992Roots of EvilWanda
1994Caged Heat 2: Stripped of FreedomAmanda
1995 Scanners: The Showdown Nurse
1996Almighty FredHerself
2000Ministry: Tapes of WrathSexy Girl At Table
2003 The Cooler Hooker
2011 The Artist Flapper StarletUncredited
2016NanobloodBot Labs FamilyShort film
2017 Slasher.com Momma Myers

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Knots Landing WomanEpisode: "Unbroken Bonds"
1992–1994 Garfield and Friends ShannonGuest role, 2 episodes; voice role
2008–2013 The Garfield Show Additional VoicesGuest role, 5 episodes; voice role
2011Double EspressoManagerEpisode: "Ice Cream Tits"

Music videos

YearTitleRoleArtist
1989 Radar Love Diner Waitress White Lion
1993Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?Cigarette Girl / Demon GirlRevolting Cocks

References

  1. Garfinkel, Gary (Summer 1994). "Totally Live Nude Jewel". Femme Fatales . Mark A. Altman.
  2. "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  3. Shepard, Jewel (1992). Invasion of the B-Girls. California: Eclipse Books. ISBN   1-56060-158-2.
  4. Shepard, Jewel (October 2000). "Sex Movie Buff". Esquire . pp. 103–104.
  5. Shepard, Jewel (1996). If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me? . Kitchen Sink. ISBN   0-87816-475-8.
  6. Gallagher, Hugh (1996). "Jewel Shepard Interview". Draculina. Draculina Publishing. pp. 24–33.
  7. Derrick, Lisa (October 21, 2011). "Horror Fans Help Scream Queen Jewel Shepard Battle Breast Cancer". HuffPost . Retrieved May 12, 2012.