Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22, 1967)[1] is an American actress, comedian, author, podcaster, and television presenter.

She hosted Dish Nation from 2019 to December 2022, with her final months in limited episodes due to her talk show.

[2] Shepherd's first television acting job was starring as Victoria Carlson in the short lived sitcom Cleghorne!, which aired for one season on The WB in 1995.

From 2005 to 2009, Shepherd had a recurring role as Sandra, the girlfriend of character Lenny Davidson, on the FOX sitcom The War at Home.

[7] From 2017 to 2018, Shepherd portrayed Anne Flatch in NBC's mockumentary legal comedy series, Trial & Error.

[9] Shepherd has appeared as a guest host and contestant on several television shows such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Rachael Ray, and To Tell the Truth.

[citation needed] In 2006, Shepherd became a frequent guest co-host on ABC's daytime talk show The View.

"[17][18] The View was often filmed "live", with little or no editing, so more criticism erupted after the December 4, 2007, broadcast when, during a discussion initiated by Joy Behar about Epicurus, Shepherd attempted to assert that Christians existed in classical Greece, and that the Greeks threw them to the lions.

When confronted on this point, she further claimed that "Jesus came first" (before Greeks and Romans) and stated, "I don't think anything predated Christians", to which Behar responded: "The Jews.

"[19] Shepherd garnered further criticism after admitting to never voting partly due to her upbringing as a strict Jehovah's Witness.

She later clarified her position, saying her remarks weren't meant to be "flippant" but rather to inspire other women who may be dealing with guilt after abortions.

[22] In 2009, Shepherd won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host alongside Behar, Goldberg, Walters, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

[29] Shepherd wrote the book Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break, published in October 2009.

[32] YAI[33] supports people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving the fullest life possible by creating new opportunities for living, loving, working, and learning.

[34] In 2011, Shepherd offered to pay six months' rent and utilities of homeless former American Gladiators star Debbie Clark (Storm).

Along with the initial divorce petition, Shepherd had also challenged the surrogacy contract and sought to remove her name from Lamar Jr.'s birth certificate.