Shiloh Pepin

Shiloh Jade Pepin (August 4, 1999 – October 23, 2009) was born in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States with her lower extremities fused, no bladder, no uterus, no rectum, only 6 inches of large colon, no vagina, and with only one quarter of a kidney and one ovary. Her parents initially anticipated she could expect only a few months of life. At age 3, her natural kidney failed, and she began dialysis. A kidney transplant at age 2 lasted a number of years, and in 2007 a second kidney transplant was successful. She attended Consolidated Elementary School. She remained hopeful about her disease and joked often and lived her life happily, despite her challenges, as seen in her TLC documentary in "Extraordinary People: Mermaid Girl". Shiloh and her family were debating surgery because of the risks involved, even though it would improve her quality of life. Many people who have this condition receive surgery when they are young, but Shiloh was already 8 years old in the documentary and had not received surgery. Shiloh was the only one of the three survivors of sirenomelia without surgery for separation of the conjoined legs. She died of pneumonia on October 23, 2009, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, at the age of 10; having appeared all films on the Oprah Winfrey Show on September 22, 2009. Shiloh gained a following of admirers by documenting her condition on TV, Facebook, and the Internet.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Note
2004	Sepharia 	Megan 	first film
2004	My Heart 	Kim 	uncredited
2004	Megan 	Alison 	
2005	Corpse Bride 	Gloria 	voice role
2005	Fox in Socks 	Herself 	uncredited
2006	Rizzo 	Additional Voices 	
2006	Lucy Spook Movie 	Seagull 	voice role
2006	Monster Crash 	Herself 	
2006	Bob the Builder 	J.J. 	voice role
2007	Bob The Builder's Tappy Toes	Rosa 	voice role
2009	Spotlight On Spud 	Additional Voices (Speaking)	voice role
2010	Monster Crash 2 	Herself 	final film
=== Televison ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Note
2004 - 2005	The Wubbulous Lady 	Annie Lou 	
2004 - 2005	Susan and Friends 	Herself 	She appears from Season 6 to her death
2004 	Bewitching Musical 	Sandra 	
2004 - 2009	Ginger's Your Gal 	Collette 	voice role
2005 - 2009	Oswald 	Edward Pumpkin	voice role
2006 - 2007	The Wubbulous Lady: Ready Stedy Sing 	Annie Lou 	
2006 	Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember	Bubbles 	voice role
2008 	Mermaid Girl (2008) 	Herself 	
2009 	Mermaid Girl: A New Chapter (2009) 	Herself 	
2009 	Mermaid Girl: The Last Six Months (2009)	Herself 	
Category:2009 deaths
Category:1999 births
Category:American voice actresses
Category:American child actresses
Category:Child actresses