Tina Shepard

A psychic survivor who turns the tables on Jason Voorhees.

Tina Shepard is the lead character in the 1988 slasher film Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the seventh installment in the Friday the 13th franchise. Portrayed by Lar Park Lincoln, Tina is a young woman with telekinetic powers who returns to Crystal Lake to confront the trauma of accidentally killing her abusive father years earlier. Her arrival inadvertently resurrects the buried Jason Voorhees, forcing her to use her psychic abilities to survive the night and protect those around her. Tina stands apart from typical final girls due to her active, supernatural ability to fight back against the killer.

Last updated 2026-10-16 from the source article.

Quick Facts

First appearance: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

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Background

Tina Shepard's defining trait is her telekinetic power, which she first manifested as a child when she caused a dock to collapse, drowning her father during a violent argument. Years later, she returns to the same lake with her mother and Dr. When Jason is resurrected from the lake's depths by Tina's psychic energy, she becomes his primary target. Throughout the film Tina learns to control her powers, and after her battle with Jason an apparition of her father drags him back to the bottom of Crystal Lake. Her arc moves from a frightened, guilt-ridden young woman to a determined survivor who confronts both her inner demons and the external monster.

Did You Know?

Lar Park Lincoln was nominated for a FANtastic Horror Film Festival Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film for her role as Tina Shepard in the 2021 fan film Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film, which continues Tina's story.
Tina Shepard's telekinetic powers were introduced in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood as a direct response to the character of Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, giving Jason a supernatural opponent.
Lar Park Lincoln also appeared in the 1987 film House II: The Second Story and the television series Knots Landing from 1987 to 1991.