Paula Sheppard

Paula Sheppard (born July 7, 1957) is an American former actress known for her lead roles in the horror film Alice, Sweet Alice (1976), and the science fiction film Liquid Sky (1982). Though she only starred in two theatrically released feature films, both attracted cult followings and garnered her a fanbase among underground film fans.

A native of New Jersey, Sheppard was cast by director Alfred Sole in the lead role in Alice, Sweet Alice, and received critical praise for her performance as a disturbed adolescent suspected of her sister's murder. Based on her performance in this film, director Slava Tsukerman cast her as a lead in Liquid Sky, for which she attracted further notice. Despite receiving praise for both films, Sheppard abandoned her acting career after filming Tam Lin (1982), an adaptation of the Scottish folktale of the same name which was never released to the public. Sometime in the 1980s, she relocated to the Pacific Northwest of the United States, where she started a family and has since remained out of the public eye.

Marc Edward Heuck described Sheppard as a "defiant performer" who "gave unforgettable performances in two of the most striking and still vigorously discussed films of their respective decades."