Jan Shepard, who starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1958 film King Creole, has died aged 96.
The Golden Age Hollywood actress passed away on 17 January at a hospital in Burbank, California, due to pneumonia following respiratory failure.
Born Josephine Angela Sorbello in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, in March 1928, the late performer appeared in numerous films throughout her career, including Paradise, Hawaiian Style in 1966, Attack of the Giant Leeches in 1959, as well as television programmes such as Death Valley Days, The Lone Ranger and Gunsmoke.
She collaborated with Presley on two productions, eight years apart – first in King Creole, in which she portrayed his sister Mimi, and later in Paradise, Hawaiian Style, where she played the role of Betty.
