Karen Sheperd dead in Righting Wrongs (2). Karen Sheperd is a stuntwoman who portrayed Eliza Dushku 's stunt double on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Stunt double "Empty Places" Debut Karen Shepherd (born July 5, 1940) served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. In 1988 she sold the business and the magazine and became the Director of Development at the University of Utah's School of Business. Vincent owned and operated a wholesale oil distributing company and Karen taught Freshman English at Brigham Young University. Sheperd has started her career in several live shows such as "The Adventures of Conan" at the Universal Studios for seven years. Sheperd has doubled "Faith" actress Eliza Dushku in several episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, actress Nia Peebles in Walker, Texas Ranger, Natalie Raitano in V.I.P., and Madonna in her music video "Die Another Day", where she wore the black suit and fought against stuntwoman Sophia Crawford. In 1995 she served as part of an international delegation to monitor the first elections held on the West Bank and in Gaza. "It seems to me it's not perfect," Shepherd said of the proposed budget. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Karen_Sheperd?oldid=2380762. The campaign centered on Shepherd's votes on the Clinton budget and her support for gun control. Righting Wrongs (Zhi fa xian feng; Above the Law) (1987) [Karen]: Falls to her death after being knocked over a railing during a fight with Cynthia Rothrock in an empty building. Invited into the stunt community, Sheperd worked for a short time performing fights on shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Walker, Texas Ranger. Karen Sheperd in Righting Wrongs (1). Buffyverse roles "Shepherd, Waldholtz, Cook Come Out Firing on Gun Control; Candidates Fire Salvos on Gun Control," 6 October 1994, Salt Lake Tribune: B1. Dionne, A Winner Either Way," 11 October 1994, Washington Post: A 17. [5] Waldholtz ran on "The Contract With America," originated by Newt Gingrich in Washington D. C. and won the three-way race with 46 percent of the vote to Shepherd's 36 percent and Cook's 18 percent.[6]. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 'Karen Shepherd," http://bioguide.congress.gov. She is also a member of the Blackbelt Hall of Fame and has won several awards such as the Black Belt Woman of the Year Award in 1997. November 12, 1961 prepared legislation to reform lobbying and campaign finance practices. Karen Sheperd is a stuntwoman who portrayed Eliza Dushku's stunt double on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Among many recommendations, they proposed gifts from lobbyists to lawmakers be banned and that Members be barred from chairing more than one committee. She has also doubled for actresses such as Rosa Blasi, Kari Wuhrer, Megan Mullaly, and Jennifer Tung. 1920 to Present.,", Women in the United States House of Representatives, http://clerk.house.gov/memberinfo/election/index.aspx(http://clerk.house.gov/member, http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/elections.html, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Members of the United States House of Representatives from Utah, http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv11703/op=fstyle.aspx?t=k&q=Shepherd&c=uu, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karen_Shepherd&oldid=956378298, Female members of the United States House of Representatives, Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with USCongress identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 May 2020, at 01:17. Karen Lee Sheperd (born 12 November 1961; age 58) is a stuntwoman and action actress who worked as stunt double on two episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise. Karen Sheperd Women in Congress: 1917-2006, prepared under the direction of The Committee on House Administration of the u. S. House of Representatives; Vernon J. Ehlers, Chairman, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Ranking Member: U.S. government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 2006. In Washington, she taught English at Olympic Junior College. E.J. Karen Sheperd (1961 - ) . "[4], In her 1994 Election Shepherd faced Enid Greene again, however, Greene was now married and had changed her last name to Waldholtz. There was also a third candidate in the race, an Independent, Merrill Cook. On her resume are films such as The Shinobi Ninja (1981), America 3000 (1986, with Galyn Görg), Blood Chase (1989), Cyborg 2 (1993, with Tracey Walter and stunts by Simone Boisseree, Lisa Hoyle, Scott Leva, Jeff Pruitt, and Merritt Yohnka), Firestorm (1995, with John Savage and Joseph Culp), Boogie Boy (1998), Mystery Men (1999), The 13th Warrior (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), The President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002), and Midnight Expression (2003) and television series such as Diagnosis Murder (1998, with Susan Gibney), Strong Medicine, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Boston Legal, Birds of Prey, General Hospital, She Spies, and V.I.P. She put forward a 10-point plan for improving children's lives that included tracking down delinquent fathers and fully funding Head Start. [1] In the general election she ran against Enid Greene who had been an aide to Utah Governor Norman Bangerter and was a fiscal and social conservative who opposed all of her positions. Her willingness to take tough stands in her District and at the same time stand up to her party on issues of reform led one prominent columnist to say just before her election, "But whether Shepherd wins or loses, her stand is a reminder of a formula for successful progressive politics that's been characteristic of the western states. [2], Once sworn into Congress in January 1993, Shepherd was placed on the Natural Resources and the Public Works and Transportation Committees. Upon her husband's discharge from the Army, the couple both accepted positions at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, where they lived for two years. Sheperd now focuses on acting and no longer works as a stunt performer. Sheperd was born in Greeley, Colorado and is a martial arts expert and was the female USA Black Belt champion in 1979-1980. Birthplace in English from the University of Utah in 1962 and went on to receive an M.A. Karen Shepherd (born July 5, 1940) served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. Women in Congress: 1917-2006, prepared under the direction of The Committee on House Administration of the u. S. House of Representatives; Vernon J. Ehlers, Chairman, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Ranking Member: U.S. government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 2006; Tony Semerad, "Shepherd Vows She'll Keep Pushing Change if Re-Elected," 23 April 1994, Salt Lake Tribune: D3. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Shepherd was born in Silver City, New Mexico, where her father, Ralph Felker, worked for the U.S. Forest Service. She portrayed the Enforcer on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. "Revelations" Shepherd was the first woman ever to serve at cabinet level in Salt Lake County Government when she became Director of Social Services. Buffyverse Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. She first doubled Linda Park in the second season episode "The Crossing". While she was there, she chaired the East West Trade and Investment Forum of the American Chamber of Commerce and became a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Faith Lehane (stunt double). Immediately upon leaving Congress Karen Shepherd was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Former Congresswoman's Shepherd's papers are in the Marriott Library Special Collections at the University of Utah, and are open for research. Karen Shepherd's 1992 campaign platform led with a balanced budget, and support for government involvement in health care reform, education, abortion, and the environment. Women in Congress: 1917-2006, prepared under the direction of The Committee on House Administration of the u. S. House of Representatives; Vernon J. Ehlers, Chairman, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Ranking Member: U.S. government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 2006; "Election Statistics. Birthdate Film Deaths Edit. The family soon moved to southern Utah and lived in many small towns throughout Shepherd's childhood as the Department of Agriculture transferred them from place to place until they settled in Provo where she went to high school. Characters Greeley, Colorado, USA Last seen (1999, with Lisa LoCicero, Derek Mears, Faith Minton, and Darlene Williams). A leader in the Freshman Caucus, she became co-chair, along with Eric Fingerhut, of the freshman reform effort that On stage, she had lead roles in plays such as Summer and Smoke and In The Boom Boom Room. * The same person; Enid Greene married Joe Waldholtz in the interim between the 1992 and 1994 election (and later divorced him, changing her name back). Karen Sheperd Karen Sheperd in 2013. She first doubled Linda Park in the second season episode " The Crossing ". [1]. https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Karen_Sheperd?oldid=222043. In 1963 Shepherd married Vincent Shepherd and they moved to Fort Lewis, Washington, where he was an officer in the Army. As an actress, Sheperd had a recurring guest-star role as The Enforcer on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, starred in Angelina Jolie's first film Cyborg 2, and appeared on Criminal Minds as Katherine Shepherd in 2011. Dan Harrie. In 1978, she became co-owner of Network Magazine, which focused on women's workplace issues, and she soon founded a publishing business, Webster Publishing. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Returning to the United States in 2002, she worked as a regional advisor for Emily's List, served on three corporate boards as well as on the national Planned Parenthood Action Council, and in Utah, served on the boards of Wasatch Homeless Health Care Inc. and the University of Utah's Humanities Partnership and the David Eccles School of Business. In 1996 President Clinton nominated her to serve as the executive director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, U.K. where she served until 2002.