Jewel Shepard

Jewel Shepard is an American writer, photographer, and actress, best known for her roles in movies such as Party Camp (1987) and Return of the Living Dead (1985).[1]

Jewel Shepard
Born
Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, United States
OccupationActress, writer
Websitejewelshepard.biz

Shephard arrived in California in the early 80s, 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).[2] 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,[3] 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.

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]

Shepard has been struggling with invasive breast cancer since 2011, and has been treated with chemotherapy, lymph node removal and a double mastectomy.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1978Teen LustGirlUncredited
1982Raw ForceDrunk Sexpot
1982The JunkmanPresent Girl
1982Electric Blue 8Bobby Beal
1982Zapped!Girl in CarUncredited
1983My TutorGirl in Phone Booth
1983The Sex and Violence Family HourBody Flash Dancer
1984Hollywood Hot TubsCrystal Landers
1984ChristinaChristina
1985The Return of the Living DeadCasey
1985Yellow PagesPeaches
1987Party CampDyanne Stein
1987Scenes from the GoldmineDana
1987The UnderachieversSci-Fi Teacher
1988Going Undercover
1990Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating CrystalCrystal
1991Mission KillfastMiss August
1992Roots of EvilWanda
1992-1994Garfield and FriendsShannonVoice, 2 episodes
1994Caged Heat 2: Stripped of FreedomAmanda
1995Scanners: The ShowdownNurse
1995The CoolerHooker
1996Almighty FredHerself
2008-2013The Garfield ShowVoice, 5 episodes
2011The ArtistFlapper StarletUncredited
2017Slasher.comMomma Myers

References
  1. "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  2. Garfinkel, Gary (Summer 1994). "Totally Live Nude Jewel". Femme Fatales. Mark A. Altman.
  3. Shepard, Jewel (1992). Invasion of the B-Girls. California: Eclipse Books. ISBN 1-56060-158-2.
  4. Shepard, Jewel (1996). If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me?. Kitchen Sink. ISBN 0-87816-475-8.
  5. Gallagher, Hugh (1996). "Jewel Shepard Interview". Draculina. Draculina Publishing. pp. 24–33.
  6. 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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