{{short description|American actress from New York City (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = | imagesize = | caption = | name = Tiffany Shepis | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|09|11}} | birth_place = New York City, United States | death_date = | death_place = | othername = | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = 1996–present | spouse = {{marriage|Sean Tretta|2010}} | children = 2 }} '''Tiffany Shepis''' is an American actress from New York City, who has been involved in film-making since the age of 16. She is popularly known as a "scream queen," having acted in several horror films.<ref name="broadway"/><ref name="book"/>
==Career== Shepis got her start playing the part of Peter in James Gunn's first film ''Tromeo and Juliet''.<ref name="broadway" /> Shepis continued working in the genre she loved most, horror. Making several horror films a year, Shepis quickly became a fan favorite within the horror community in films such as ''Scarecrow'', Syfy's ''Abominable'' the Sundance horror flick ''The Violent Kind'' and cult classic, The Hazing. Shepis was also a part of the record breaking ''Sharknado 2'', the horror comedy ''The Night Watchmen'', the anthology ''Tales of Halloween'' and has provided voice work for the Adult Swim TV show ''Robot Chicken''. Shepis made the jump to Lifetime networks Christmas special ''The Holiday Proposal Plan'', hosts popular genre podcast, ''Casualty Friday,'' and had a reoccurring role of Dr. Ohk on ''Star Trek: Picard''.
Shepis married writer/director Sean Tretta in 2010. They have two children and currently reside in California.<ref name="broadway" />
==Filmography== <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. If you add a film, please add a reliable source to support it. -->
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1996 | ''Tromeo and Juliet'' | Peter<ref name="tvguide"/> | |- | 1998 | ''Shampoo Horns'' | Amy<ref name="tvguide"/> | |- | 1999 | ''Terror Firmer'' | Beautiful Headcrushing Witness | |- | 1999 | ''Chickboxin' Underground'' | Xerxes | Video |- | 2000 | ''Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Intimate Encounters'' | Biker Chick / Janice | (2 episodes) |- | 2000 | ''Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'' | Beautiful Interpretative Dancer | |- | 2000 | ''Everything for a Reason'' | Joanne<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2002 | ''Ted Bundy'' | Tina Gabler<ref name="tvguide"/> | |- | 2002 | ''Embrace the Darkness 3'' | Anna | Video |- | 2002 | ''Death Factory'' | Alexa<ref name="rotten" /> | Video |- | 2002 | ''Vinyl Dolls'' | Finola<ref name="tvguide"/> | Video |- | 2002 | ''Scarecrow'' | Judy Patterson<ref name="rotten" /> | Video |- | 2002 | ''Smoke Pot Till You Fucking Die'' | Maya | Video |- | 2003 | ''Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp'' | Angela<ref name="tvguide"/> | Video |- | 2003 | ''Delta Delta Die!'' | Patrice | Video |- | 2003 | ''The Ghouls'' | Ghoul Victim | Video |- | 2003 | ''Detour'' | Tiffany<ref name="tvguide"/> | Video |- | 2004 | ''The Hazing'' aka ''Dead Scared'' | Marsha | |- | 2004 | ''{{sortname|The|Deviants|The Deviants (film)}}'' | Marina | |- | 2004 | ''Corpses'' | Rhonda Winston<ref name="allmovie" /> | Video |- | 2004 | ''Devils Moon'' | Zelda<ref name="allmovie" /> | Video |- | 2005 | ''{{sortname|The|Basement|nolink=1}}'' | Stephanie "Steph" | |- | 2006 | ''Abominable'' | Tracy<ref name="tvguide"/> | |- | 2006 | ''Dorm of the Dead'' | Amy<ref name="rotten" /> | Video |- | 2006 | ''Nightmare Man'' | Mia<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2006 | ''Hoodoo for Voodoo'' | Ayida<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2006 | ''They Know'' | Cat | |- | 2006 | ''Revenge Live'' | Mrs. Repka | |- | 2007 | ''Nymph'' | Sarah<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2007 | ''Pretty Cool Too'' | Tracy<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2007 | ''Home Sick'' | Candice<ref name="TiffanyShepisHomeSick-r1"/><ref name="TiffanyShepisHomeSick-r2"/> | |- | 2007 | ''Blood Oath'' | Janet<ref name="allmovie" /> | Video |- | 2008 | ''Chainsaw Cheerleaders'' | Lucinda | |- | 2008 | ''Promise'' | Bethany<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2008 | ''Rule of 3'' | Dana<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2008 | ''Dark Reel'' | Cassie Blue<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2008 | ''Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!'' | Tiffany<ref name="rotten" /> | Video |- | 2008 | ''Bryan Loves You'' | Cindy | |- | 2008 | ''Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula'' | Bonnie<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2008 | ''12-24'' | Kate Preston | |- | 2009 | ''Good Boy'' | Daisy<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2009 | ''Night of the Demons'' | Diana | |- | 2009 | ''Live Evil'' | "Spider" | |- | 2009 | ''Trade In'' | Crystal | |- | 2009 | ''{{sortname|The|Queen of Screams|nolink=1}}'' | Naomi Stewart | |- | 2009 | ''Happy in the Valley'' | Courtney | |- | 2010 | ''{{sortname|The|Violent Kind}}'' | Michelle<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2010 | ''Do Not Disturb'' | Ava Collins | |- | 2010 | ''Godkiller: Walk Among Us'' | Angelfuck (voice)<ref name="godkiller"/> | |- | 2010 | ''Cyrus'' | Jill Danser<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2010 | ''{{sortname|The|Prometheus Project|nolink=1}}'' | Elizabeth<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2011 | ''Insignificant Celluloid'' | Tiffany Shepis | |- | 2011 | ''Psycho Street'' | Leyla Barker | Segment: "Come on Down" |- | 2011 | ''Beg'' | Alice Monroe<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2011 | ''Dirty Little Trick'' | Kelly<ref name="broadway"/> | |- | 2011 | ''Bleed 4 Me'' | Lady Black | |- | 2011 | ''Outtake Reel'' | Sarah Donovan | |- | 2011 | ''Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1'' | Jordan | Segment: "Moonlighting" |- | 2011 | ''Blocked'' | Julie Cruz<ref name="allmovie" /> | |- | 2012 | ''Paranoia'' | Sherry | |- | 2012 | ''{{sortname|The|Frankenstein Brothers}}'' | Jane | |- | 2012 | ''Season of Darkness'' | Hope | |- | 2012 | ''Mountain Mafia'' | Tara | |- | 2012 | ''Dropping Evil'' | Dionysia | |- | 2013 | ''Axeman'' | Denise | |- | 2013 | ''Wrath of the Crows'' | "Princess"<ref name="broadway"/> | |- | 2013 | ''Milwood'' | Katherine Rizzo | |- | 2013 | ''{{sortname|The|Maladjusted|nolink=1}}'' | Fiona<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2013 | ''Hallows' Eve'' | Sarah<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2013 | ''Exit to Hell'' | Jenna<ref name="broadway"/> | |- | 2014 | ''Attack of the Morningside Monster'' | Klara Austin<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2014 | ''{{sortname|The|Ark of the Witch|nolink=1}}'' | Sheri | |- | 2014 | ''{{sortname|The|Pick-Axe Murders Part III: The Final Chapter|nolink=1}}'' | Adrienne | |- | 2014 | ''{{sortname|The|Dance|nolink=1}}'' | Lisa | |- | 2015 | ''Chasing Yesterday'' | Miss Mackey<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2015 | ''Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween'' | Jamie Tremain | |- | 2015 | ''Tales of Halloween'' | Maria | Segment: "Trick" |- | 2015 | ''Doctor Spine'' | Darla | |- | 2016 | ''She Wolf Rising'' | Gina Skylar<ref name="shewolf"/> | |- | 2016 | ''Model Hunger'' | Debbie Lombardo<ref name="broadway"/> | |- | 2016 | ''Uploaded'' | Cathy | |- | 2017 | ''{{sortname|The|Night Watchmen|nolink=1}}'' | Stacy<ref name="timesindia"/> | |- | 2017 | ''{{sortname|The|Black Room|The Black Room (2017 film)}}'' | Monica<ref name="numbers"/> | |- | 2017 | ''Victor Crowley'' | Casey | |- | 2017 | ''Clawed'' | Donna<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2017 | ''Psychotronic Fiction The Movie'' | Jennifer | |- | 2018 | ''Ouija House'' | Claire<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2018 | ''Extremity'' | Betty<ref name="rotten" /> | |- | 2018 | ''Strange Nature'' | Tina Stevens<ref name="numbers"/> | |- | 2018 | ''Killer Kate!'' | Christine<ref name="numbers"/> | |- | 2018 | ''Texas Cotton'' | Alexa Boozer<ref name="numbers"/> | |- | 2018 | ''Tar'' | Marigold<ref name="timesindia"/> | Post-production
|- | 2019 | ''Intrusion: Disconnected'' | Laura Braden<ref name="timesindia"/> | |- | 2020 | ''Star Light'' | Dorothy<ref name="timesindia"/> | Post-production |- | 20?? | ''Don't Let Them In'' | Rae | Segment: "Campfire Tales", pre-production |- | 20?? | ''Dawn of 5 Evils'' | TBA | Pre-production |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1997 | ''{{sortname|The|Tromaville Cafe}}'' | Bulimia / Dementia | TV series |- | 2000–2001 | ''Troma's Edge TV'' | Bulimia<ref name="tvguide"/> | TV series |- | 2008 | ''{{sortname|The|Last Doorway Show with Miss Misery|nolink=1}}'' | Tiffany Shepis | Episode: "Fangoria LA: Part Two" |- | 2008 | ''James Gunn's PG Porn'' | Sally | Episodes: "Peanus", "A Very Peanus Christmas" |- | 2014 | ''Sharknado 2: The Second One'' | Chrissie<ref name="broadway"/> | TV film |- | 2016 | ''12 Monkeys'' | Sergeant Stavros<ref name="broadway"/> | Episode: "Lullaby" |- | 2023 | ''Star Trek: Picard'' | Commander Ohk | Season 3 Episodes: "Disengage", "Seventeen Seconds", "No Win Scenario", "Imposters", "The Last Generation" |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="allmovie">{{cite web |title=Tiffany Shepis - Filmography |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/tiffany-shepis-p225262/filmography |website=AllMovie}}</ref>
<ref name="book">{{cite book |last1=Lindenmuth |first1=Kevin J. |title=How to Make Movies: Low-Budget/No-Budget Indie Experts Tell All |date=2013 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786493012 |page=101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jNRi-XQ2jwwC&q=tiffany+shepis+movies+known+as+scream+queen&pg=PA101 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="broadway">{{cite web |last1=Cooley |first1=Lee |title=Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis on Monsters, Marriage & Motherhood |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/phoenix/article/BWW-Interview-Scream-Queen-Tiffany-Shepis-on-Monsters-Marriage-Motherhood-20160916 |website=Broadway World |date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="godkiller">{{cite web |url=http://www.fangoria.com/home/news/16-dvd-a-blu-ray/3901-dvd-news-1-new-silent-screamsorority-discs-and-more.html |title=Godkiller: Walk Among US Episode 1 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923003539/http://www.fangoria.com/home/news/16-dvd-a-blu-ray/3901-dvd-news-1-new-silent-screamsorority-discs-and-more.html |archivedate=September 23, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title=Tiffany Shepis |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/223650401-Tiffany-Shepis#tab=acting |publisher=The Numbers}}</ref>
<ref name="rotten">{{cite web |title=Tiffany Shepis - Filmography |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tiffany_shepis/ |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
<ref name="shewolf">{{cite web |url=http://www.horror-asylum.com/news/article.asp?item=7359 |title=Horror Asylum: Check Out Tiffany Shepis in 'She Wolf Rising'}}</ref>
<ref name="TiffanyShepisHomeSick-r1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasiafest.com/2007/en/films/film_detail.php?id=339 |title=Ubisoft Presents Fantasia 2007 - Films + Schedule - Home Sick |publisher=Fantasia Festival |accessdate=September 19, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="TiffanyShepisHomeSick-r2">{{cite web |url=http://synapse-films.com/dvds/home-sick/ |title=Home Sick - Synapse Films |publisher=Synapse Films, Inc. |accessdate=September 19, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="timesindia">{{cite news |title=Tiffany Shepis Movies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Tiffany-Shepis/movies |newspaper=Times of India}}</ref>
<ref name="tvguide">{{cite magazine |title=Tiffany Shepis, Actor (11 Credits) |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tiffany-shepis/credits/176810/ |magazine=TV Guide}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.screamshepis.com/}} * {{IMDb name|0791898}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shepis, Tiffany}} Category:American film actresses Category:Actresses from New York City Category:Living people Category:21st-century American actresses Category:20th-century American actresses Category:1979 births