Spends some of her free time hosting dinner parties for deploying (and returning) Marines and their families at her and her husband's restaurant in Palm Springs.

Her father was US Air Force Brigadier General Leland C. Shepard Jr., a pilot who eventually became deputy chief of staff for personnel for the Military Airlift Command.

Took a 14-year sabbatical from Hollywood, sold her L.A. home and moved to Palm Springs before returning to get the coveted role of scheming "Gloria Fisher Abbott" in The Young and the Restless (1973), replacing actress Joan Van Ark.

Also teaches yoga.

Hard drinking Vivien Leigh impersonator in San Diego production of "Orson's Shadow".

Taught acting at the College of the Desert in Palm Springs and directed and acted there in local theater.

Younger sister of actress Patty Shepard.

She auditioned for the role of Pamela Barnes Ewing on Dallas (1978) and it has been said she was an early contender for the role.

Trim, glamorous, crystal-eyed American actress known for villainess roles in daytime soaps. Has graced a number of programs since the late 1970s: As the World Turns (1956), Ryan's Hope (1975), General Hospital (1963), One Life to Live (1968) and Days of Our Lives (1965).

Sister-in-law of Manuel de Blas.

Aunt of David DeBlas.