Editing Cybill Shepherd

{{short description|American actress and former model (born 1950)}}
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| birth_name         = Cybill Lynne Shepherd
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| birth_place        = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], U.S.
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| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|singer|model}}
| years_active       = 1968–present
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* {{marriage|Bruce Oppenheim|1987|1990|reason=divorced}}
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'''Cybill Lynne Shepherd''' (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer and former model. Her film debut and [[breakthrough role]] came as Jacy Farrow in [[Peter Bogdanovich]]'s coming-of-age drama ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971) alongside [[Jeff Bridges]]. She also had roles as Kelly in [[Elaine May]]'s ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' (1972), Betsy in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976), and Nancy in [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' (1990).

On television, her first major role was as Colleen Champion in the one season of the night-time drama ''[[The Yellow Rose]]'' (1983). Shepherd played Madelyn Hayes on the detective comedy-drama ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1985–1989) opposite [[Bruce Willis]], for which she won two [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical TV Series]] out of three such nominations. She later starred as Cybill Sheridan on ''[[Cybill]]'' (1995–1998), for which she won her third Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical TV series. Her later television roles included [[Phyllis Kroll]] on ''[[The L Word]]'' (2007–2009), Madeleine Spencer on ''[[Psych]]'' (2008–2013), Cassie in the television film ''[[The Client List]]'' (2010), and Linette Montgomery on ''[[The Client List (TV series)|The Client List]]'' (2012–2013).

==Early life and career==
Shepherd was born February 18, 1950, in [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cybill Shepherd |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/shepherd-cybill-1950 |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |publisher=[[Cengage]] |access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> She is the second of three children. She had an older sister, Terry, and has a younger brother, William.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2019-11-18|title=Cybill Shepherd Dedicates Trevor Project Award to Late Sister and LGBTQ Youth|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cybill-shepherd-hayley-kiyoko-receive-honors-at-trevor-project-gala-1255566/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cybill Disobedience: Cybill Shepherd returns to her Memphis hometown|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/movies/2018/03/16/cybill-shepherd-memphis-rose-screening-orpheum/426283002/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Memphis Commercial Appeal|language=en}}</ref> Cybill was named with a blend of her grandfather Cy and her father Bill's names. While attending [[East High School (Memphis, Tennessee)|East High School]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lauderdale |first1=Vance |title=When Cybill Shepherd Was a Student at East High School |url=https://memphismagazine.com/ask-vance/when-cybill-shepherd-was-a-student/ |access-date=6 November 2019 |work=Memphis Magazine |publisher=Contemporary Media |date=28 March 2019}}</ref> Shepherd won the "Miss Teenage Memphis" title and represented the city at the 1966 [[Miss Teenage America]] pageant at age 16, where she won the congeniality award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/teenage_america.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009121428/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/teenage_america.htm|url-status=usurped|title=Cybill Shepard, Miss Congeniality 1966|archive-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> She competed at the 1968 "Model of the Year" contest at age 18, resulting in fashion model assignments through high school and afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|author=UPI|date=August 20, 1973|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AeEeAAAAIBAJ&pg=4779,2209579&dq=cybill+shepherd+successful-model&hl=en|title=Cybill Shepherd relaxes with her success|work= [[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Cybill Shepherd 1970.jpg|thumb|upright|Cybill Shepherd in a photo from ''[[Teen (magazine)|Teen]]'' from 1970]]
According to Shepherd's autobiography, a 1970 ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' magazine cover caught the eye of film director [[Peter Bogdanovich]]. His then-wife, [[Polly Platt]], claimed that when she saw the cover in a check-out line in a [[Ralphs]] grocery store in southern California, he said "That's Jacy,"{{efn|Polly Platt talks about the magazine cover discovery in the film documentary based on the [[Peter Biskind]] book, ''[[Easy Riders, Raging Bulls]]''.}} referring to the role Bogdanovich was casting—and ultimately given to Shepherd—in ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971).

===Celebrity===
Her first film was ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'', also starring [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[Timothy Bottoms]]. The film became a critical and box office hit, earning eight Academy Awards nominations and winning two. Shepherd was nominated for a Golden Globe. In 1972, Shepherd was cast opposite [[Charles Grodin]] in ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]''. She played Kelly, a young woman for whom Grodin's character falls while on his honeymoon in Miami. Directed by [[Elaine May]] and written by [[Neil Simon]], it was another critical and box office hit.<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes | id=m/heartbreak_kid/ | title=The Heartbreak Kid}}</ref> Also in 1972, Shepherd posed as a [[Kodak]] Girl for the [[camera]] manufacturer's then-ubiquitous cardboard store poster displays.<ref>{{cite book | first=Nancy Martha | last=West | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nuae4VHlyrYC&q=cybill%20shepherd%20kodak&pg=PA53 | title=Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia | publisher=University Press of Virginia | location=[[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] and London | year=2000 | page=53 | isbn=0-8139-1959-2 | access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref>

In 1974, Shepherd again teamed up with Peter Bogdanovich for the title role in ''[[Daisy Miller (film)|Daisy Miller]]'', based on the [[Henry James]] novella. The film—a period piece set in Europe—was a [[box office]] failure. That same year, she launched a singing career, releasing a studio album ''Cybill Does It...To Cole Porter'' for MCA Records.<ref name="Cybill Shepherd Music Discography">{{cite web |url=http://cybillshepherd.co.uk/discography.htm |title=Cybill Shepherd Music Discography |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=April 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040215041215/http://cybillshepherd.co.uk/discography.htm |archive-date=February 15, 2004 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It was panned by ''[[Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]], who wrote: "Her voice is surprisingly pleasant, but you'd never know how these songs sparkle. Since [[Cole Porter|Cole]] didn't like to . . . do it with (or 'to') women very much, maybe the 'do' is as hostile as it sounds."<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last1=Christgau|first1=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: S|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=S&bk=70|access-date=March 12, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com|title-link=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies}}</ref>

In 1975, she made ''[[At Long Last Love]]'', a [[film musical]] directed by Bogdanovich.  The film received scathing negative reviews, named by many as the worst major film of the year, and Shepherd herself received negative reviews.<ref> https://movie-film-review.com/devharsh.asp?act=2&param=840</ref><ref name="peter">Gallagher, John. [http://www.nbrmp.org/features/PeterBogdanovich.cfm ''August 2004: Peter Bogdanovich''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206113712/http://www.nbrmp.org/features/PeterBogdanovich.cfm |date=December 6, 2012 }} [[National Board of Review]], accessed June 4, 2013</ref>

Shepherd returned with good reviews for her supporting work in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976). According to Shepherd, Scorsese had requested a "Cybill Shepherd type" for the role. She portrayed Betsy, a volunteer for a presidential candidate with whom [[Robert De Niro]]'s character, Travis Bickle, becomes infatuated.

A series of less-successful roles followed, including ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1979 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1979), a remake of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s [[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|1938 film]]. Already sitting in on an acting class taught by [[Stella Adler]], Shepherd was offered work at a dinner theater in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], and turned to friend [[Orson Welles]] for advice. He encouraged her to get experience on stage in front of an audience, anywhere but Los Angeles or New York City,<ref>{{cite news | first=Roger | last=Ebert | author-link=Roger Ebert | date=March 14, 1989 | title=Many sides of Cybill Shepherd revealed | work=[[Observer–Reporter]] | location=[[Washington, Pennsylvania]]}}</ref> away from the harsh big-city critics<ref>{{cite magazine | first=Deirdre | last=Donahue | date=November 4, 1985 | title=Cybill's Style | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-cybills-style-vol-24-no-19/}}</ref> so she moved back to her home town of Memphis to work in regional theatre.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bykowsky, Stuart|date=January 9, 1985|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wQpZAAAAIBAJ&dq=cybill%20shepherd%201982&pg=6962%2C1909727|title=Cybill Shepherd: 'There is a freakdom to beauty'|work= [[Evening Independent]]|access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref>

In 1981, Shepherd appeared in a play directed by [[Orson Bean]], ''[[Vanities]]'', staged in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref>"Cybill Sherpherd at Westport." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, Sunday, February 01, 1981, p 33.</ref>

===Return to Hollywood===
In 1982, Shepherd returned to New York and to the stage when she played alongside [[James MacArthur]] in a theatre tour of ''Lunch Hour'' by [[Jean Kerr]].<ref>{{cite web|date=August 4, 1982|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NBpJAAAAIBAJ&dq=james%20macarthur%20cybill%20shepherd&pg=1112%2C382002|title=MacArthur & Shepherd star in ''Lunch Hour''|work= [[The Hour (newspaper)|The Hour]]|access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref> The following year, Shepherd went back to Los Angeles and was cast as Colleen Champion in the [[NBC]] television drama ''[[The Yellow Rose]]'' (1983), opposite [[Sam Elliott]]. Although critically acclaimed, the series lasted only one season. A year later, Shepherd was cast as Maddie Hayes on ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1985–1989), a role that defined her career. The producers knew that her role depended on having "chemistry" with her co-star, and involved her in the selection of [[Bruce Willis]]. A lighthearted combination of [[Mystery fiction|mystery]] and [[comedy]], the series won Shepherd two [[Golden Globe Award]]s.<ref name="Cybill Shepherd - Awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001732/awards|title=Cybill Shepherd - Awards|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Cybill Shepherd - 1985.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Shepherd in 1985]]
She starred in ''[[Chances Are (film)|Chances Are]]'' (1989) with [[Robert Downey Jr.]] and [[Ryan O'Neal]], receiving excellent reviews. She then reprised her role as Jacy in ''[[Texasville]]'' (1990), the sequel to ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971), as the original cast (and director Peter Bogdanovich) reunited 20 years after filming the original. She appeared in Woody Allen's ''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' (1990) and [[Eugene Levy]]'s ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once Upon a Crime]]'' (1992), as well as several television films. In 1997, she won her third Golden Globe award<ref name="Cybill Shepherd - Awards"/> for ''[[Cybill]]'' (1995–1998), a television [[sitcom]] in which the title character, Cybill Sheridan, an actress struggling with hammy roles in [[B movie]]s and bad [[soap opera]]s, was loosely modeled on herself,  including portrayals of her two ex-husbands and her then-teenage daughter.

In 2000, Shepherd's bestselling autobiography, ''Cybill Disobedience: How I Survived Beauty Pageants, Elvis, Sex, Bruce Willis, Lies, Marriage, Motherhood, Hollywood, and the Irrepressible Urge to Say What I Think'', written in collaboration with Aimee Lee Ball, was published.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/05/14/bsp/besthardnonfiction.html|title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction|access-date=April 5, 2011 | work=The New York Times}}</ref> That same year, Shepherd hosted a short-lived syndicated talk show version of the book ''[[Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus]]'', but left the show in early 2001.{{efn|Shepherd was replaced on the talk show by [[Cristina Ferrare]], [[Bo Griffin]], [[Sam Phillips (model)|Sam Phillips]], [[Drew Pinsky]], and [[Rondell Sheridan]].}} In 2003, she guest-starred on ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' as the sister of Cate Hennessy (portrayed by [[Katey Sagal]]). She has played [[Martha Stewart]] in two television films: ''[[Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart]]'' (2003) and ''[[Martha: Behind Bars]]'' (2005).

From 2007 until it ended, Shepherd appeared on ''[[The L Word]]'' as [[Phyllis Kroll]] for the show's final three seasons. In 2008, she joined the cast of ''[[Psych]]'' as main character [[Shawn Spencer]]'s mother, [[Madeleine Spencer]]. On November 7, 2008, Shepherd guest-starred in a February episode of the CBS drama ''[[Criminal Minds]]''.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Criminal-Minds-Casting-35440.aspx Exclusive: Michael Biehn, Cybill Shepherd Cop ''Criminal'' Roles]" ''[[TV Guide]]''. November 7, 2008. Retrieved on November 7, 2008.</ref> In 2010 Shepherd appeared in an episode of ''[[No Ordinary Family]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Ordinary-1022551.aspx|title=No Ordinary Family Books Cybill Shepherd... and Bruce!|date=September 2010|work=TV Guide|access-date=September 1, 2010}}</ref> and in November of the same year she guest-starred in an episode of ''[[$♯*! My Dad Says]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/DadSays-Cybill-Shepherd-1025036.aspx|title= Exclusive $#*!: Cybill Shepherd Guest-Starring on CBS Comedy|date= November 3, 2010|work=TV Guide|access-date=November 3, 2010}}</ref>

Shepherd appeared alongside [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] in the 2010 television film ''[[The Client List]]'' and then in the 2012-13 [[The Client List (TV series)|series based on the film]].

In July 2012, Shepherd made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the revival of [[Gore Vidal]]'s ''[[The Best Man (play)|The Best Man]]'' at the [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre]] alongside [[James Earl Jones]], [[John Stamos]], [[John Larroquette]], [[Kristin Davis]], and [[Elizabeth Ashley]] to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 7, 2012|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-07/news/33087097_1_broadway-debut-broadway-rookie-john-stamos|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130110747/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-07/news/33087097_1_broadway-debut-broadway-rookie-john-stamos|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|title=First-rate second cast on Broadway in 'Gore Vidal's The Best Man'|work= [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|access-date=August 30, 2012}}; {{cite web|date=July 8, 2012|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/playing_politics_remains_vidal_kGMnONvXE1oMcZMl3zrfYK|title=Playing politics remains Vidal|work= [[New York Post]]|access-date=August 30, 2012}}; {{cite web|date=June 8, 2012|url=http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/reviews/08-2012/gore-vidals-the-best-man_60186.html|title=REVIEW: Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man' looks better than ever |access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref>

Shepherd appeared as a mother grieving the death of her daughter in ''[[Do You Believe? (film)|Do You Believe?]]'' (2015), a Christian-themed movie produced by [[Pure Flix Entertainment]].<ref name="Christianity Today">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.christiantoday.com/article/cybill.shepherd.rekindles.christian.faith.says.shes.talking.to.jesus.again/41914.htm |title=Cybill Shepherd rekindles Christian faith, says she's 'talking to Jesus' again', October 20, 2014 |magazine=Christianity Today |date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>

In 2019, she took on a role as an ex-cop senior struggling with illness who unexpectedly finds love on a road trip in the direct-to-cable ''[[Being Rose]]''.

In 2023, Shepherd starred in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] film ''[[How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story]],'' where she portrayed Nancy Brophy, opposite [[Steve Guttenberg]] as Daniel Brophy, in a dramatization of the [[Murder of Daniel Brophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/how-to-murder-your-husband-trailer-see-cybill-shepherd-as-novelist-nancy-brophy-exclusive-196077|title='How to Murder Your Husband': Watch Cybill Shepherd and Steve Guttenberg in the Trailer (Exclusive)|website=ET Online|first=Stacy|last=Lambe|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Shepherd began a relationship with Peter Bogdanovich on the set of ''The Last Picture Show'', during his marriage to Polly Platt, whom Bogdanovich subsequently divorced. The relationship between the young star and her director lasted eight years. In her autobiography,<ref name = Autobiography>{{cite book| last1 = Shepherd| first1 = Cybill| title = ''Cybill Disobedience'' | publisher = Avon| isbn = 0-06-103014-7| year = 2001}}</ref> Shepherd revealed that she called her mother in 1978, crying and unhappy with the way her life and career were going. Her mother replied, "Cybill, come home." Shepherd went home to Memphis, where she met and began dating David M. Ford, a local auto parts dealer and nightclub entertainer. She became [[pregnant]], and the couple married that year. Their daughter, [[Clementine Ford]], was born in 1979. The marriage ended in divorce in 1982.

In 1987, Shepherd became pregnant by chiropractor Bruce Oppenheim and married him. They had twins named Ariel and Zachariah Shepherd Oppenheim born during the fourth season of ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-07-me-8287-story.html|title= Local News in Brief: Twins for Cybill Shepherd|date= October 7, 1987|newspaper= Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The couple divorced in 1990.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} She had an intimate relationship with author [[Larry McMurtry]], whom she once called the love of her life.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/books/review/tracy-daugherty-larry-mcmurtry-a-life.html |title=Larry McMurtry, a Critter of the American West Who Rejected Its Mythos |work=[[The New York Times Book Review]] |first=Dwight |last=Garner |date=September 4, 2023 |access-date=2023-09-04}}</ref>

In June 2012, Shepherd became engaged to psychologist Andrei Nikolajevic.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/cybill-shepherd-reveals-engaged-a-jeweler-gave-a-gorgeous-sparkler-a-gem-article-1.1119768#ixzz21SndTrJQ | work=Daily News | title=Cybill Shepherd reveals she's recently engaged | date=July 23, 2012 | access-date=July 23, 2012 | archive-date=July 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725050223/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/cybill-shepherd-reveals-engaged-a-jeweler-gave-a-gorgeous-sparkler-a-gem-article-1.1119768#ixzz21SndTrJQ | url-status=dead }}</ref> By 2015, the engagement had been called off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/161141_cybill_shepherd_shares_her_spiritual_journey|title=Cybill Shepherd Shares Her Spiritual Journey|website=Entertainment Tonight|date=March 14, 2015 }}</ref>

===Political activism===
[[File:President Ronald Reagan greeting actress Cybill Shepherd in the Oval Office.jpg|thumb|right|Shepherd with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1988]]
Throughout her career, Shepherd has been an outspoken activist for issues such as [[gay rights]]<ref>{{cite web|date=April 21, 1993|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hYVIAAAAIBAJ&dq=cybill%20shepherd%20gay%20march&pg=5028%2C3121721|title=New video counters anti-gay message|work= [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=May 23, 2011}}</ref> and [[abortion rights]].<ref>{{cite news|date=April 26, 2004|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/3659039.stm|title=In Pictures: US Abortion March - Actresses Cybill Shepherd, Whoopi Goldberg and Ashley Judd were among those marching|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=May 23, 2011}}; {{cite web|author=Cox News Service|date=April 11, 1989|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yWdYAAAAIBAJ&dq=cybill%20shepherd%20abortion%20rally&pg=4007%2C611968|title=Nationwide pro-choice rally planned|work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]]|access-date=May 23, 2011}}</ref> In 2009, she was honored by the [[Human Rights Campaign]] in [[Atlanta]] with one of two National Ally for Equality awards.{{cn|date=November 2024}} She has been an advocate for [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite web|date=April 1, 2008|url=http://www.proudparenting.com/node/1130|title=Cybill Shepherd works with her daughter on 'The L Word'. Both play lesbians, and ignore each other's love scenes|work=www.proudparenting.com|access-date=May 23, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728021714/http://www.proudparenting.com/node/1130|archive-date=July 28, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

She was present at the opening of the [[National Civil Rights Museum]] in her hometown of Memphis, to which she lent financial support.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/175963%7C0/Cybill-Shepherd#biography|title=Overview for Cybill Shepherd|work=[[Turner Classic Movies|TCM]]|access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref>

===Religious beliefs===
Shepherd was raised Christian, but stated that she eventually "lost touch" with the religion.<ref name="Christianity Today"/> In a 2007 interview with ''[[Metro Weekly]]'', she described herself as being "a [[goddess]]-worshipping Christian [[Paganism|Pagan]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/index.php?ak=2609 |title='Cybill Rights', March 22, 2007, interview by Randy Shulman for Metro Weekly |publisher=Metroweekly.com |date=March 22, 2007 |access-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref>

In October 2014, Shepherd said that she had reconnected with her Christian faith.<ref name="Christianity Today"/>

==Awards==

===Emmy Awards===
Nominations:
* 1986 - [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series]] - ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''
* 1995 - [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series]] - ''[[Cybill]]''
* 1996 - [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series]] - ''[[Cybill]]''
* 1997 - [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series]] - ''[[Cybill]]''

In her autobiography,<ref name = Autobiography/> Shepherd addressed rumors that she was jealous of her co-stars [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Christine Baranski]] for winning Emmy awards while she has not: "The grain of truth in this controversy was that of course I was envious. Who doesn't want to win an Emmy?"

===Golden Globe Awards===
Wins:
* 1985 - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical]] - ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''
* 1986 - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical]] - ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''
* 1995 - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical]] - ''[[Cybill]]''

Nominations:
* 1971 - Most Promising Newcomer (Female) - ''[[The Last Picture Show]]''
* 1987 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''
* 1996 - [[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actress, Comedy/Musical|Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical]] - ''[[Cybill]]''

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1971
| ''[[The Last Picture Show]]''
| Jacy Farrow
| Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress]]
|-
| 1972
| ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]''
| Kelly Corcoran
| 
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Daisy Miller (film)|Daisy Miller]]''
| Annie P. 'Daisy' Miller
| 
|-
| 1975
| ''[[At Long Last Love]]''
| Brooke Carter
| 
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Taxi Driver]]''
| Betsy
| 
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Special Delivery (1976 film)|Special Delivery]]''
| Mary Jane
| 
|-
| 1977
| ''Aliens from Spaceship Earth''
| Herself
| Documentary
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Silver Bears]]''
| Debbie Luckman
| 
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1979 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]''
| Amanda Kelly
| 
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Americathon]]''
| Gold Girl
| 
|-
| 1980
| ''[[The Return (1980 film)|The Return]]''
| Jennifer
| 
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Chances Are (film)|Chances Are]]''
| Corinne Jeffries
| 
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Texasville]]''
| Jacy Farrow
| 
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]''
| Nancy Brill
| 
|-
| 1991
| ''Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich''
| Herself
| Documentary
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Married to It]]''
| Claire Laurent
| 
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once Upon a Crime...]]''
| Marilyn Schwary
| 
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Last Word (1995 film)|The Last Word]]''
| Kiki Taylor
| 
|-
| 1997
| ''Journey of the Heart''
| Janice Johnston
| Television movie
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Muse (1999 film)|The Muse]]''
| Herself
| 
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Marine Life (film)|Marine Life]]''
| June
| 
|-
| 2002
| ''Due East''
| Nell Dugan
| Television movie
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood|Easy Riders, Raging Bulls]]''
| Herself
| 
|-
| 2004
| ''Signs and Voices''
| Herself
| 
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Open Window (film)|Open Window]]''
| Arlene Fieldson
| 
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Hard Luck (2006 film)|Hard Luck]]''
| Cass
| 
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Barry Munday]]''
| Herself
| 
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Another Harvest Moon]]''
| Vickie
| 
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Listen to Your Heart (2010 film)|Listen to Your Heart]]''
| Victoria
| 
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Expecting Mary]]''
| Meg
| 
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Kelly & Cal]]''
| Bev
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Do You Believe? (film)|Do You Believe?]]''
| Teri
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[She's Funny That Way (film)|She's Funny That Way]]''
| Nettie Patterson
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Being Rose]]''
| Rose
| 
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Love Is Love Is Love (film)|Love Is Love Is Love]]''
| Nancy
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1978
| ''A Guide for the Married Woman''
| Julie Walker
| Television movie
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
| Liz
| Episode: "Return to the Cotton Club"
|-
| 1983–84
| ''[[The Yellow Rose]]''
| Colleen Champion
| 22 episodes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]''
| Carla
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Secrets of a Married Man]]''
| Elaine
| Television movie
|-
| 1985
| ''Seduced''
| Vicki Orloff
| Television movie
|-
| 1985
| ''[[The Long Hot Summer (1985 film)|The Long Hot Summer]]''
| Eula Varner
| Television movie
|-
| 1985–89
| ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''
| Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes
| 64 episodes<br />[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]] <small>(1986–1987)</small><br />[[People's Choice Award|People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a Television Series]] <small>(1986–1988)</small><br />Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Which Way Home (miniseries)|Which Way Home]]''
| Karen Parsons
| Television movie
|- 
| 1992
| ''Memphis''
| Reeny Perdew
| Television movie
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Stormy Weathers (film)|Stormy Weathers]]''
| Samantha Weathers
| Television movie
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Telling Secrets]]''
| Faith Kelsey
| Television movie
|-
| 1993
| ''There Was a Little Boy''
| Julie Warner
| Television movie
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Baby Brokers]]''
| Debbie Freeman
| Television movie
|-
| 1994
| ''While Justice Sleeps''
| Jody Stokes
| Television movie
|-
| 1995–98
| ''[[Cybill]]''
| Cybill Sheridan
| 87 episodes<br />[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated—[[People's Choice Award|People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a Television Series]]<br />Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] <small>(1995–1997)</small><br />Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[8 Simple Rules]]''
| Aunt Maggie
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart]]''
| Martha Stewart
| Television movie
|-
| 2004
| ''[[I'm with Her (TV series)|I'm With Her]]''
| Suzanne
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Detective (novel)#Television|Detective]]''
| Karen Ainslie
| Television movie
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Martha: Behind Bars]]''
| Martha Stewart
| Television movie
|-
| 2007–09
| ''[[The L Word]]''
| Phyllis Kroll
| 18 episodes
|-
| 2008–13
| ''[[Psych]]''
| Madeline Spencer
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Samantha Who?]]''
| Paula Drake
| Episode: "So I Think I Can Dance"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
| Leona Gless
| Episode: "Cold Comfort"
|-
| 2009–10
| ''[[Eastwick (TV series)|Eastwick]]''
| Eleanor Rougement
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[High Noon (2009 film)|High Noon]]''
| Essie McNamara
| Television movie
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith]]''
| Alice Washington
| Television movie
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]''
| Ellie Tannen
| Episode: "Queen of Mean"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[$♯*! My Dad Says]]''
| Charlotte Anne Robinson
| Episode: "Make a Wish"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[No Ordinary Family]]''
| Barbara Crane
| Episode: "No Ordinary Visitors"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Client List]]''
| Cassie
| Television movie
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[The Client List (TV series)|The Client List]]''
| Linette Montgomery
| 23 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
| April
| Episode: "What's Behind the Door"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Franklin and Bash]]''
| Evanthia Steele
| Episode: "Jango and Rossi"
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''<ref name="SVU">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/SVU-Cybill-Shepherd-1069405.aspx|title=Exclusive: Cybill Shepherd to Guest Star on ''Law & Order: SVU''|work=TV Guide|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=August 20, 2013}}</ref>
| Jolene Castille
| Episode: "American Tragedy"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Comedy Central Roast]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Bruce Willis"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Guilty Party (TV series)|Guilty Party]]''
| Susan Burgess
| Episode: "Acts of Devotion"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story]]''
| Nancy Brophy
| Television movie
|}

==Discography==
* ''Cybill Does It...To Cole Porter'' ([[Paramount Records|Paramount]], 1974)
* ''Mad About the Boy'' (Tombstone, 1976)
* ''Cybill Getz Better'' ([[Inner City Records|Inner City]], 1976)
* ''Vanilla'' (Gold Castle, 1979)
* ''Somewhere Down the Road'' (Gold Castle, 1990)
* ''Talk Memphis to Me'' (Drive Archive, 1997)
* ''Songs from The Cybill Show'' (1999)
* ''Live at the Cinegrill'' (2001)
* ''At Home With Cybill'' (2004)
* ''Jazz Baby Volumes 1–3'' (2005)

===Appearances===
* ''At Long Last Love'' (soundtrack) (1975)
* ''[[Moonlighting Soundtrack|Moonlighting]]'' (soundtrack) (1987)

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|1732}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{emmytvlegends name|cybill-shepherd}}

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