Elizabeth Shepherd (born 12 August 1936) is a British character actress whose work has spanned the stage and both the big and small screens. Her surname has been alternately billed as "Shephard" and "Sheppard".
She is possibly best known as the ill-fated reporter Joan Hart in Damien: Omen II, and being the original choice to play Emma Peel in the 1960s television series The Avengers. However, after filming nearly two episodes, Shepherd left the p...
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Elizabeth Shepherd (born 12 August 1936) is a British character actress whose work has spanned the stage and both the big and small screens. Her surname has been alternately billed as "Shephard" and "Sheppard".
She is possibly best known as the ill-fated reporter Joan Hart in Damien: Omen II, and being the original choice to play Emma Peel in the 1960s television series The Avengers. However, after filming nearly two episodes, Shepherd left the production and was replaced by Diana Rigg. In 1960, she appeared in an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, The Citadel. One of her most famous film roles was that of Lady Rowena in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia (1965). She later appeared in the cult series The Corridor People and played one of The Cleopatras in the BBC historical drama.
In 2006 Elizabeth Shepherd became a victim of identity theft and mortgage fraud, after subletting her home for five months. The renters created a false Elizabeth Shepherd, who sold the home to another member...
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