On the lesbian-themed drama's upcoming fourth season, Shepherd will play the president of the college where Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) attends graduate school -- a married mother who suddenly begins to question her sexuality. Shepherd, who next appears in the indie "Open Window," which premiered at January's Sundance Film Festival, is repped by Innovative Artists, Hofflund/Polone and the law firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Sloane & Richman.

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