Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Shepherd | |
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Born | Cybill Lynne Shepherd February 18, 1950 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1968–present |
Spouses | David Ford
(m. 1978; div. 1982)Bruce Oppenheim
(m. 1987; div. 1990) |
Children | 3, including Clementine Ford |
Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress 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), Betsy in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976), and Nancy in Woody Allen's Alice (1990).
On television, her first major role was as Colleen Champion in the one season of the night-time drama
Early life and career
Shepherd was born February 18, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] She is the second of three children. She had an older sister, Terry, and has a younger brother, William.[2][3] Cybill was named with a blend of her grandfather Cy and her father Bill's names. While attending East High School,[4] 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.[5] She competed at the 1968 "Model of the Year" contest at age 18, resulting in fashion model assignments through high school and afterwards.[6]
According to Shepherd's autobiography, a 1970 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,"[a] 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. 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.[7] Also in 1972, Shepherd posed as a Kodak Girl for the camera manufacturer's then-ubiquitous cardboard store poster displays.[8]
In 1974, Shepherd again teamed up with Peter Bogdanovich for the title role in
In 1975, she made
A series of less-successful roles followed, including
Return to Hollywood
In 1982, Shepherd returned to New York and to the stage when she played alongside
She starred in 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) and Eugene Levy's Once Upon a Crime (1992), as well as several television films. In 1997, she won her third Golden Globe award[15] for Cybill (1995–1998), a television sitcom in which the title character, Cybill Sheridan, an actress struggling with hammy roles in B movies and bad soap operas, 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.[16] 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.[b] 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
Shepherd appeared alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt in the 2010 television film The Client List and then in the 2012-13 series based on the film.
In July 2012, Shepherd made her Broadway debut in the revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre alongside James Earl Jones, John Stamos, John Larroquette, Kristin Davis, and Elizabeth Ashley to positive reviews.[20]
Shepherd appeared as a mother grieving the death of her daughter in
In 2023, Shepherd starred in the 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.[22]
Personal life
In her autobiography,
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.[24] The couple divorced in 1990.[citation needed] She had an intimate relationship with author Larry McMurtry, whom she once called the love of her life.[25]
In June 2012, Shepherd became engaged to psychologist Andrei Nikolajevic.[26] By 2015, the engagement had been called off.[27]
Political activism
Throughout her career, Shepherd has been an outspoken activist for issues such as
She was present at the opening of the National Civil Rights Museum in her hometown of Memphis, to which she lent financial support.[32]
Religious beliefs
Shepherd was raised Christian, but stated that she eventually "lost touch" with the religion.[21] In a 2007 interview with Metro Weekly, she described herself as being "a goddess-worshipping Christian Pagan Buddhist".[33]
In October 2014, Shepherd said that she had reconnected with her Christian faith.[21]
Awards
Emmy Awards
Nominations:
- 1986 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series - Moonlighting
- 1995 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series - Cybill
- 1996 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series - Cybill
- 1997 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series - Cybill
In her autobiography,[23] 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 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - Moonlighting
- 1986 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - Moonlighting
- 1995 - 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
- 1996 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - Cybill
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Last Picture Show | Jacy Farrow | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress |
1972 | The Heartbreak Kid | Kelly Corcoran | |
1974 | Daisy Miller | Annie P. 'Daisy' Miller | |
1975 | At Long Last Love | Brooke Carter | |
1976 | Taxi Driver | Betsy | |
1976 | Special Delivery | Mary Jane | |
1977 | Aliens from Spaceship Earth | Herself | Documentary |
1978 | Silver Bears | Debbie Luckman | |
1979 | The Lady Vanishes | Amanda Kelly | |
1979 | Americathon | Gold Girl | |
1980 | The Return | Jennifer | |
1989 | Chances Are | Corinne Jeffries | |
1990 | Texasville | Jacy Farrow | |
1990 | Alice | Nancy Brill | |
1991 | Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich | Herself | Documentary |
1991 | Married to It | Claire Laurent | |
1992 | Once Upon a Crime... | Marilyn Schwary | |
1995 | The Last Word | Kiki Taylor | |
1997 | Journey of the Heart | Janice Johnston | Television movie |
1999 | The Muse
|
Herself | |
2000 | Marine Life | June | |
2002 | Due East | Nell Dugan | Television movie |
2003 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
|
Herself | |
2004 | Signs and Voices | Herself | |
2006 | Open Window | Arlene Fieldson | |
2006 | Hard Luck | Cass | |
2009 | Barry Munday | Herself | |
2009 | Another Harvest Moon | Vickie | |
2009 | Listen to Your Heart | Victoria | |
2010 | Expecting Mary | Meg | |
2014 | Kelly & Cal | Bev | |
2015 | Do You Believe? | Teri | |
2015 | She's Funny That Way | Nettie Patterson | |
2017 | Being Rose | Rose | |
2020 | Love Is Love Is Love | Nancy |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Carla | Episode: "Pilot" |
1984 | Secrets of a Married Man | Elaine | Television movie |
1985 | Seduced | Vicki Orloff | Television movie |
1985 | The Long Hot Summer | Eula Varner | Television movie |
1985–89 | Moonlighting | Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes | 64 episodes People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a Television Series (1986-1988)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
1991 | Which Way Home | Karen Parsons | Television movie |
1992 | Memphis | Reeny Perdew | Television movie |
1992 | 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 People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a Television Series
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1995-1997) Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy 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 | Suzanne | 2 episodes |
2005 | 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 | Eleanor Rougement | 5 episodes |
2009 | 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
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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 | Linette Montgomery | 23 episodes |
2012 | Hot in Cleveland | April | Episode: "What's Behind the Door" |
2012 | Franklin and Bash
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Evanthia Steele | Episode: "Jango and Rossi" |
2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[34] | Jolene Castille | Episode: "American Tragedy" |
2018 | The Comedy Central Roast
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Herself | Episode: "Bruce Willis" |
2021 | 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, 1974)
- Mad About the Boy (Tombstone, 1976)
- Cybill Getz Better (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) (1987)
Notes
- ^ Polly Platt talks about the magazine cover discovery in the film documentary based on the Peter Biskind book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.
- ^ Shepherd was replaced on the talk show by Cristina Ferrare, Bo Griffin, Sam Phillips, Drew Pinsky, and Rondell Sheridan.
References
- Cengage. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ T. H. R. Staff (November 18, 2019). "Cybill Shepherd Dedicates Trevor Project Award to Late Sister and LGBTQ Youth". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Cybill Disobedience: Cybill Shepherd returns to her Memphis hometown". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Lauderdale, Vance (March 28, 2019). "When Cybill Shepherd Was a Student at East High School". Memphis Magazine. Contemporary Media. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Cybill Shepard, Miss Congeniality 1966". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012.
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- ^ "Cybill Shepherd Music Discography". February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
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- ^ Ebert, Roger (March 14, 1989). "Many sides of Cybill Shepherd revealed". Observer–Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania.
- ^ Donahue, Deirdre (November 4, 1985). "Cybill's Style". People.
- ^ Bykowsky, Stuart (January 9, 1985). "Cybill Shepherd: 'There is a freakdom to beauty'". Evening Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "MacArthur & Shepherd star in Lunch Hour". The Hour. August 4, 1982. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Cybill Shepherd - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
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- ^ "No Ordinary Family Books Cybill Shepherd... and Bruce!". TVGuide.com. September 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Exclusive $#*!: Cybill Shepherd Guest-Starring on CBS Comedy". TVGuide.com. November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
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- ^ a b c "Cybill Shepherd rekindles Christian faith, says she's 'talking to Jesus' again', October 20, 2014". Christianity Today. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ Lambe, Stacy (December 16, 2022). "'How to Murder Your Husband': Watch Cybill Shepherd and Steve Guttenberg in the Trailer (Exclusive)". ET Online. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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- ^ "Local News in Brief: Twins for Cybill Shepherd". LA Times. October 7, 1987.
- ^ Garner, Dwight (September 4, 2023). "Larry McMurtry, a Critter of the American West Who Rejected Its Mythos". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Cybill Shepherd reveals she's recently engaged". Daily News. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Cybill Shepherd Shares Her Spiritual Journey". Entertainment Tonight. March 14, 2015.
- ^ "New video counters anti-gay message". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 21, 1993. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "Sovo.com Domain is for Sale". sovo.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Cybill Shepherd works with her daughter on 'The L Word'. Both play lesbians, and ignore each other's love scenes". www.proudparenting.com. April 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "Overview for Cybill Shepherd". TCM. Retrieved May 23, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "'Cybill Rights', March 22, 2007, interview by Randy Shulman for Metro Weekly". Metroweekly.com. March 22, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Exclusive: Cybill Shepherd to Guest Star on Law & Order: SVU". TVGuide.com. August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 29, 2018)
- Cybill Shepherd at IMDb
- Cybill Shepherd at the Internet Broadway Database
- Cybill Shepherd at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television