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

Royal Danish Ballet The Royal Danish Ballet ( Danish: ''Den Kongelige Ballet'') is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world a ...

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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

fashion model A model is a person with a role either to display commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as an artist's model. Modelling ("modeling" in American English) entails using one's body to represent someone ...

, 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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'', ''

Any Given Sunday ''Any Given Sunday'' is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Oliver Stone and produced by Clayton Townsend, Dan Halsted, and Lauren Shuler Donner from a screenplay by Stone and John Logan based on a story written by Logan and Da ...

'', ''

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

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'' 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 a professor of Film theory, film studies in the department of Communications (of which she is head), Drama, and Film at the University of Exeter, UK. Her special interests include sexuality and censo ...

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

showgirl A showgirl is a female performer in a theatrical revue who wears an exotic and revealing costume and in some shows may appear topless. Showgirls are usually dancers, sometimes performing as chorus girls, burlesque dancers or fan dancers, and ...

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

Filmography

*2018: ''

Show Dogs ''Show Dogs'' is a 2018 buddy cop comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and written by Max Botkin and Marc Hyman. It stars Will Arnett, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Natasha Lyonne, Jordin Sparks, Gabriel Iglesias, Shaquille O'Neal, Omar Chaparro, ...

'' *2010: ''

Dinocroc vs. Supergator ''Dinocroc vs. Supergator'' is a 2010 American Science fiction film, science fiction Horror film, horror television film that premiered on Syfy on June 26, 2010. This is one of David Carradine's final performances. The film was released on DVD and ...

'' (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'' *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 20th-century Danish ballet dancers