Delia Sheppard (born July 29, 1960) is a Danish actress, model, singer and dancer.

Career

Sheppard began studying ballet dancing at age 9 and went on to perform in

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and

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. She would most notably dance for the

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and Lido de Paris. In 1985, she released a 2-track record single in France entitled "Action." Also while in France, she worked as a

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, modeling the fashions of

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, and

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. After suffering a back injury, Sheppard moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. Her acting roles include appearances in such movies as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Night Rhythms''. She has also guest starred on TV series such as ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

'' and ''

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''. She was '' Penthouse'' magazine's Pet of the Month for April 1988. In 2005, in ''The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema'',

Linda Ruth Williams Linda Ruth Williams (born 16 April 1961) is Professor of Film Studies in the College of Humanities at the University of Exeter, UK. Her special interests include sexuality and censorship in cinema and literature (she has written widely on porno ...

cited Sheppard and Kira Reed as examples of actresses who worked "in B-scale erotic thrillers at the fringes of Hollywood, the obvious trajectory for a strip-circuit veteran (DTV irect-to-videodivas Kira Reed and Delia Sheppard both started as showgirls.)"Williams, Linda Ruth, ''The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema'', Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN (2005) p. 177. In more recent years, Sheppard has worked as a

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, performing in such shows as ''Splash'' and ''Showgirl Follies, Life in Feathers and Rhinestones''.

Filmography

*2018: '' Show Dogs'' *2010: '' Dinocroc vs. Supergator'' (TV) *2009: ''Vampire in Vegas'' *1999: ''

'' *1994: '' Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III'' *1993: '' Sins of Desire'' *1992: '' Animal Instincts'' *1992: '' Night Rhythms'' *1992: ''

Secret Games ''Secret Games'' is a 1992 American erotic thriller The erotic thriller is a film subgenre defined as a thriller with a thematic basis in illicit romance or erotic fantasy. Though exact definitions of the erotic thriller can vary, it is gene ...

'' *1992: ''

'' *1990: ''

'' *1990: '' Witchcraft II: The Temptress'' *1990: '' Haunting Fear'' *1989: ''Young Rebels'' *1974: ''The Spots on My Leopard''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheppard, Delia 1961 births Danish film actresses Danish female models Living people Penthouse Pets Danish ballerinas