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Cybill Shepherd

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  • Producer
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Cybill Lynne Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Patty, a homemaker, and William Shepherd, a small business owner. Named after her grandfather, Cy, and her father, Bill, Shepherd's career began at a young age in modeling, when she won the "Miss Teenage Memphis" contest in 1966 and the "Model of the Year" contest in 1968. She became a fashion icon and went on to grace the cover of every major magazine, as well as famously act as spokesperson for L'Oreal. This lead to her acting and on her screen debut in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971). Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer, Shepherd continued to build her film career with influential roles in The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and Taxi Driver (1976). After taking a break in her career to have her first child, Clementine Ford, she returned to Hollywood in 1983, to make her television series debut in an episode of Fantasy Island (1977). She went on to star with Bruce Willis in the highly recognized show, Moonlighting (1985), and won Shepherd two Golden Globe Awards. Her third Golden Globe followed for her series, Cybill (1995), with which she also took on a producer role.

Aside from the film industry, Shepherd has been an outspoken activist for issues such as gay rights and abortion rights. In 2009, she was honored by the Human Rights Campaign in Atlanta to accept one of two National Ally for Equality awards.
BornFebruary 18, 1950
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 13 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)
    Cybill
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cybill Sheridan
    • Ariel
    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
    Moonlighting
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Maddie Hayes
    • Katerina
    • Maddie Hayes (Alice)
    Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    The Last Picture Show
    8.0
    • Jacy Farrow
    • 1971
    Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)
    Taxi Driver
    8.2
    • Betsy
    • 1976

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    Actress



    • How to Murder Your Husband (2023)
      How to Murder Your Husband
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Nancy Crampton-Brophy
      • 2023
    • Kate Beckinsale in Guilty Party (2021)
      Guilty Party
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Susan Burgess
      • 2021
    • Rosanna Arquette, Kathy Baker, and Rita Wilson in Love Is Love Is Love (2020)
      Love Is Love Is Love
      4.4
      • Nancy (segment "Late Lunch")
      • 2020
    • Peter Bogdanovich, John Huston, and Susan Strasberg in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
      The Other Side of the Wind
      6.7
      • Woman in car (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Being Rose (2017)
      Being Rose
      5.8
      • Rose
      • 2017
    • Do You Believe? (2015)
      Do You Believe?
      6.1
      • Teri
      • 2015
    • She's Funny That Way (2014)
      She's Funny That Way
      6.2
      • Nettie Finkelstein
      • 2014
    • Kelly & Cal (2014)
      Kelly & Cal
      6.3
      • Bev
      • 2014
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Jolene Castille
      • 2013
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt in The Client List (2011)
      The Client List
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Linette Montgomery
      • 2012–2013
    • Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych (2006)
      Psych
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Madeleine Spencer
      • 2008–2013
    • Heather Locklear, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Breckin Meyer in Franklin & Bash (2011)
      Franklin & Bash
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Evanthia Steele
      • 2012
    • Cybill Shepherd and David Burtka in Annie and the Gypsy (2012)
      Annie and the Gypsy
      5.5
      • Annie
      • 2012
    • Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White in Hot in Cleveland (2010)
      Hot in Cleveland
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Apryl
      • 2012
    • My Freakin' Family (2011)
      My Freakin' Family
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Nell
      • 2011

    Producer



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    • Being Rose (2017)
      Being Rose
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Do You Believe? (2015)
      Do You Believe?
      6.1
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (2000)
      Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
      5.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)
      Cybill
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1995–1998
    • Journey of the Heart (1997)
      Journey of the Heart
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 1997
    • Stormy Weathers (1992)
      Stormy Weathers
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1992
    • Memphis (1992)
      Memphis
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1992

    Writer



    • Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)
      Cybill
      6.9
      TV Series
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      • 1998
    • Memphis (1992)
      Memphis
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1992

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • February 18, 1950
      • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Spouses
        Bruce OppenheimMarch 1, 1987 - March 20, 1990 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Clementine Ford
    • Parents
        Patty Shepherd
    • Relatives
      • Cy Shepherd(Grandparent)
    • Other works
      TV commercial: National Airlines.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Biographical Movies
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 9 Interviews
      • 13 Articles
      • 13 Pictorials
      • 69 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      During an appearance at the Emmy Awards, she wore orange Reebok Freestyle hi-top sneakers. This appearance gained her some fashion criticism for wearing orange Reeboks with a black formal strapless gown. Even on the set of Moonlighting (1985), Cybill would switch from pumps into comfortable Reebok sneakers. Sometimes the sneakers would get caught in scenes during filming.
    • Quotes
      I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that aren't true.
    • Salaries
        Texasville
        (1990)
        $1 .5 million

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      75 years old
    • When was Cybill Shepherd born?
      February 18, 1950
    • Where was Cybill Shepherd born?
      Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • What is Cybill Shepherd's birth name?
      Cybill Lynne Shepherd
    • How tall is Cybill Shepherd?
      5 feet 8 inches, or 1.73 meters

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