Jewel Shepard (born January 3, 1958) is an American writer, photographer, and actress, known for B movie roles. Among the films Shepard has appeared in are The Junkman, Christina, Hollywood Hot Tubs, The Return of the Living Dead, Scenes from the Goldmine, Party Camp, Scanners: The Showdown, The Cooler, The Artist, and Slasher.com. As a writer, Shepard has written Invasion of the B-Girls and the autobiography If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me?