Jewel Shepard

Biography

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). 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). 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, 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?, detailing some of the less glamorous aspects of film making and her experiences working in adult entertainment, was published in 1996. Shepard has been struggling with…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Artist (2011) — Flapper Starlet (uncredited)
2. The Return of the Living Dead (1985) — Casey
3. The Cooler (2003) — Hooker
4. Zapped! (1982) — Girl in Car (uncredited)
5. My Tutor (1983) — Girl in Phone Booth
6. Raw Force (1982) — Drunk Sexpot
7. Scanner Cop II (1995) — Nurse
8. Knots Landing (1979) — Woman
9. More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) — Herself
10. Slasher.com (2017) — Momma Myers
11. Christina (1984) — Christina
12. The Junkman (1982) — Gloria - Present Girl
13. Hollywood Hot Tubs (1984) — Crystal Landers
14. Mission: Killfast (1991) — Miss August
15. Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom (1994) — Amanda
16. Party Camp (1987) — Dyanne Stein
17. The Sex and Violence Family Hour (1983) — Body Flash Dancer
18. Teen Lust (1978) — Girl
19. Scenes from the Goldmine (1987) — Dana
20. Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986) — Self
21. Roots of Evil (1992) — Wanda
22. Going Undercover (1988) — Peaches
23. The Underachievers (1988) — Sci-Fi Teacher
24. Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating Crystal (1990) — Crystal
25. If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me? (1994) — Herself
26. Sexercise (1994)
27. Electric Blue 008 (1982) — Bobby Beal
28. Jewel Naked Around the World (1995) — Herself
29. Almighty Fred (1996) — Self
30. Collection #107: Slow to Blow
31. Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection (2022) — herself
32. Fantasy Masquerade (1987)

Directed

1. If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me? (1994) — Director
2. Jewel Naked Around the World (1995) — Director