InKing Creole, noted as Presleys favorite of his films, she portrayed his on-screen sister Mimi.
Eight years later, Shepard played Presleys business partners wife in the 60s buddy musical comedy.
(Steeped in old Hollywood, she was alsoGunsmokestar Amanda Blakes roommate.)
Jan Shepard in 1963, left, and with Elvis Presley and ‘King Creole’ co-stars in 1958Everett Collection
Shepard also said that Presley regarded her as a sister in real life and wished the two were related.
I wouldnt miss her birthday party.
I ran into him in the studio.
He said to me, I hear Elvis was at your birthday party.
Yeah, he was.
I looked at him and he looked at me and we started to laugh.
His jacket was the identical material and color of my slacks.
Of Sicilian ancestry, Josephine Angela Sorbello was born March 19, 1928, in Quakertown, Penn.
In high school, she appeared in plays and was a cheerleader, drum majorette and valedictorian.
Her husband wasWyatt Earpactor Ray Boyle, whom she married in 1954.
He died at age 98 in 2022.
She is survived by her son Brandon Boyle.
