Jewel Shepard is an American writer, photographer, and actress, known for her roles in Party Camp (1987) and Return of the Living Dead (1985). She began her film career with The Junkman (1982) and appeared in over a dozen mainly B movies. In 1992, she wrote Invasion of the B-Girls, a book of interviews with cult actresses. Shepard has also contributed to Premiere, Cosmopolitan, Details, and The Associated Press.
Her 1996 autobiography, If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me?, discusses the less glamorous aspects of filmmaking and her experiences in adult entertainment. Since 2011, Shepard has been battling invasive breast cancer and has undergone chemotherapy, lymph node removal, and a double mastectomy.
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