KAREN SHEPERD

Height: 5' 4"

Shirt: Small

Weight: 115 lbs.

Glove: Small

Eyes: Hazel

Waist: 27

Hair: Brown

Inseam: 30

Shoe: 8

Coat: Small

Hat: Small

Dress: 3/4

Feature Films

TITLE

ACTING AND STUNTS

PRODUCERS/COORDINATORS

*Cyborg II: Glass Shadow

Starring & own fights

Kay Kimler

*Eliminator Woman

Starring & own stunts

Trimark Films

*Mission Of Justice

Starring & own stunts

Jeff Pruitt

*Operation: Golden Phoenix

Starring & own stunts

Film One Productions

*Righting Wrongs (AKA: Above The Law)

Starring & own stunts

Golden Harvest/Cory Yuen

*The Shinobi

Starring & own stunts

Bara Productions

*Blood Chase

Starring & own stunts

Silver Star Films

*Markus 4

Costarring & own stunts

Somerset/Hit Films

*Soul Of The Avenger

Costarring & own stunts

Vauxhall Entertainment

*America 3000

Costarring & own stunts

Cannon Films

The 13th Warrior

Utility Stunts

Lynn Salvatori

Mystery Men

Featured/Stunts

Mickey Gilbert

Another Day In Paradise

Featured/Stunts

Steve Lambert

Boogie Boy

Costarring & own stunts

James Lew

The President's Man

Dbl. Jennifer Tung

J.J. Perry

Jay and Silent Bob

Dbl. Eliza Dushku

Gary Jensen

*denotes dialogue/acting credits

Television

*Diagnosis Murder

Costarring & own stunts

Bob Bralver

*Hercules (recurring guest star)

Guest Star & own fights

Universal/Renaissance

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Dbl. Eliza Dushku (multiple episodes)

Jeff Pruitt

Angel

Dbl. Eliza Dushku

Spiro Razatos

Walker Texas Ranger

Dbl. Nia Peeples (27 Episodes)

Eric Norris/Tanner Gill

*V.I.P.

Co-Starring and Dbl. Natalie Raitano (multiple episodes)

Joni Avery

Sabrina The Teenage Witch

Dbl. Lindsay Sloan

Bob Bralver

*American Blackbelt Championship

Co-host

Max Net Entertainment

Strong Medicine

Dbl. Rosa Blasi

Buck McDancer

*Various News, Magazine, and Talk Shows

Featured Guest

*denotes dialogue/acting credits

Live Action Stage Shows

The Adventures Of Conan (Universal Studios)

Lead ("Red Sonja," 7 years)

Loren Janes

Cesar's Palace (Los Vegas)

Staged Fight

JR Beardsley

Abilities

Martial Arts

Weapons (firearms, broadsword, steel-whip chain, nunchakus, staff/bo)

Breakaways

Horseback riding

Swimming

Motorcycles (M1 Licensed)

Light Gymnastics

Ground Pounder

Small falls

Special Skills

Acting

Fight Coordinator / Choreographer

World Renown Martial Artist

-Featured on the cover of every major martial arts magazine and in hundreds of articles worldwide. -Weapons (firearms, broadsword, steel-whip chain, nunchakus, staff/bo)

Instructor

(fitness, martial arts, aerobic kickboxing, weight training)

Acting Training

Harry Masstrogeorge (Chamber Theater)

Rick Walters (Theatrecraft Playhouse)

Zena Provendie

Jack Kosslyn

Brett Dunham

Awards

#1 USA Black Belt Forms Champion (2 Years)

Black Belt Hall Of Fame: 1997 Woman Of The Year

Golden State Karate Black Belt Hall Of Fame: 2000

Biography

Karen Sheperd is considered a role model by martial arts fans and major action oriented film audiences worldwide. The former #1 Black Belt Martial Arts Champion has successfully converted the single minded determination of an awarded athlete into a steadfast passion for action and . . . action! Sheperd toured the national martial arts tournament circuit and held the title of #1 USA Black Belt Champion in "Forms" competition for two consecutive years. She was the first woman to win the Grand Champion title in the prestigious U.S. Open Karate Tournament. Karen is one of an elite group of individuals to have been inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame. Respected worldwide for her expertise and skill, Karen has been featured on the covers of every major martial arts publication and in hundreds of articles worldwide. Sheperd continues to be popular on the seminar and appearance circuit throughout the U.S. and Europe where she teaches various aspects of the martial arts.

An experienced fight coordinator/choreographer, Karen Sheperd's love for fights and action also find her with many stunt-doubling credits, most recently as the regular stunt double for actress Nia Peeples on "Walker: Texas Ranger." Karen Sheperd has solidified herself as an "action actor"... an actress who does her own stunts. She has turned in many notable performances in feature and television roles. Her fight in "Righting Wrongs," directed by the great Hong Kong action director Cory Yuen, became a martial arts cult classic. Her first episode guest-starring as "The Enforcer" on television's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" received the highest ratings ever for the show.