Jewel Shepard
Jewel Shepard | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, photographer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | jewelshepard |
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).
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]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
[edit]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 Premiere, Cosmopolitan, Details, and The Associated Press.[citation needed]
Her autobiography, If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me?,[4] detailing some of the less glamorous aspects of film making and her experiences working in adult entertainment, was published in 1996.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Shepard was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2011, and has been treated with chemotherapy, lymph node removal, and a double mastectomy.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Teen Lust | Girl | Uncredited |
| 1982 | Raw Force | Drunk Sexpot | |
| 1982 | The Junkman | Gloria, The 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 Von Belle | |
| 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 |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Radar Love | Diner Waitress | White Lion |
| 1993 | Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Cigarette Girl / Demon Girl | Revolting Cocks |
References
[edit]- ^ Garfinkel, Gary (Summer 1994). "Totally Live Nude Jewel". Femme Fatales. Mark A. Altman.
- ^ "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ^ Shepard, Jewel (1992). Invasion of the B-Girls. California: Eclipse Books. ISBN 1-56060-158-2.
- ^ Shepard, Jewel (1996). If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me?. Kitchen Sink. ISBN 0-87816-475-8.
- ^ Gallagher, Hugh (1996). "Jewel Shepard Interview". Draculina. Draculina Publishing. pp. 24–33.
- ^ Derrick, Lisa (October 21, 2011). "Horror Fans Help Scream Queen Jewel Shepard Battle Breast Cancer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
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