- Elizabeth Shepherd
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name = Elizabeth Shepherd
birthdate =12 August 1936
birthplace =London ,England 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 "," 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 byDiana Rigg . In 1960, she appeared in an adaptation ofA. J. Cronin 's novel, "The Citadel". One of her most famous film roles was that of Lady Rowena in Roger Corman'sThe Tomb of Ligeia (1965). She later appeared in the cult series "The Corridor People " and played one of "The Cleopatras " in theBBC 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 of the group (using a false name), who in turn put a $250,000 mortgage on the property, took the cash, defaulted, disappeared, and left the real Elizabeth Shepherd on the hook. Shepherd went public with her story in the hopes of warning other people to be careful when renting out their homes. [cite web | year = 2006 | url = http://www.thestar.com/News/article/144238 | title = Actress taken in by tenants | format = html | work = | publisher = The Toronto Star | accessdate = 2007-03-27]
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