Cybill Shepherd 43848 225695148 2008-07-14T23:08:50Z 74.137.203.235 /* Cultural references */ Changed "t" in "distain" to a "d". Added a period at end of "disdain" {{refimprove| date = June 2007}} {{Infobox actor | name = Cybill Shepherd | image = Cybill Shepherd.jpg | caption = '''''Cybill Shepherd''''' at 42nd [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival|KVIFF]] | birthname = Cybill Lynne Shepherd | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1950|2|18}} | birthplace = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], [[United States]] | website = http://www.cybill.com/ | spouse = David Ford (1978–1982) <br> Bruce Oppenheim (1987–1990) | goldenglobeawards = '''[[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actress, Comedy/Musical|Best TV Actress - Comedy/Musical]]''' <br> 1986 ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' <br> 1987 ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' <br> 1996 ''[[Cybill]]'' }} '''Cybill Lynne Shepherd''' (born [[18 February]], [[1950]]) is a [[Golden Globe Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] actress, singer, and former fashion [[model (person)|model]]. Her best known roles include starring as Jacy in ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'', Maddie Hayes in ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', as Cybill Sheridan in ''[[Cybill]]'', as Betsy in ''[[Taxi Driver (film)|Taxi Driver]]'' and as [[Phyllis Kroll]] in ''[[The L Word]]''. ==Biography== ===Youth=== Shepherd was born in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] to William Jennings Shepherd and Patty Shobe. Named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill, Shepherd won the 1966 "Miss Memphis" contest at age 16 making her a fashion icon of the 1960s, resulting in fashion modeling work through high school and after. ===Career=== She quickly made a name for herself as a curvy 'real woman', which was a departure from the trend at the time of [[Twiggy]]-type waifs. This led to regular work as a magazine cover girl, and it was a 1970 ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' magazine cover that caught the eye of [[Polly Platt]], the screenwriter and film producer who was then the wife of [[film director]] [[Peter Bogdanovich]]. Upon seeing the cover in a check-out line in a [[Ralphs]] grocery store in southern California, Platt was reported to have said "That's Jacy",<ref>Polly Platt talks about the magazine cover discovery in the film documentary based on the [[Peter Biskind]] book, [[Easy Riders, Raging Bulls]].</ref> referring to the role Bogdanovich was casting - and ultimately offered to Shepherd - in ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971). Shepherd's role as the sexual ingenue would prove to be one of the most explosive and promising debuts of any film actress. During the filming, the then 21-year-old was required to film a nude scene in a pool. Still photos obtained from that nude scene appeared in [[Playboy]] magazine without Shepherd's consent. She sued and ultimately she and [[Playboy]] reached an out-of-court settlement, setting a precedent regarding public figures. Also during the filming of ''The Last Picture Show'', Shepherd began an affair with Bogdanovich that would last on and off for eight years. In her autobiography, she also acknowledged that she had affairs with her co-star [[Jeff Bridges]], the screenwriter [[Larry McMurtry]], and with location manager [[Frank Marshall (movie producer)|Frank Marshall]], whom she gives the pseudonym of "Producer." ===First experience of fame=== Shepherd was cast opposite [[Charles Grodin]] in ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' (1972). She played Kelly, the beautiful, sunkissed young woman whom Grodin's character falls for while on his honeymoon in Miami. Directed by [[Elaine May]], it was a critical and box office hit, showing off comedic talents. Also in 1972, Shepherd posed as a [[Kodak]] Girl for the [[camera]] manufacturer's then ubiquitous cardboard displays. In 1974, Shepherd again teamed with Peter Bogdanovich for the title role in ''[[Daisy Miller (1974 film)|Daisy Miller]]'', based on the [[Henry James]] novella. The role - a period piece set in Europe - was a challenging one, especially for a relatively inexperienced Shepherd. It proved to be a [[box office]] failure. Unfortunately, before ''Daisy Miller'' was released, filming was already underway on the even bigger Bogdanovich flop ''[[At Long Last Love]]'' (co-starring [[Burt Reynolds]]). The film was a musical in which Bogdanovich filmed all of the songs live while the camera rolled on each scene, as opposed to the conventional studio-recording of songs prior to production on most [[Musical film|movie musicals]]. This approach was unpleasant on film, and it became a career-hampering mis-step for all involved. Shepherd returned with good reviews for her work in [[Martin Scorsese|Martin Scorsese's]] ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976). According to Shepherd, Scorsese had requested a "Cybill Shepherd type" for the role. She portrayed an ethereal beauty with whom De Niro's title character becomes enthralled. After a series of less successful roles, including ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1979 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]'', the remake of [[Alfred Hitchcock|Hitchcock]]'s 1938 movie of the same name, she dropped out of show business from 1978 to 1982. ===Return to Hollywood=== Back from Memphis, Shepherd won the role of Colleen Champion in the night-time 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 in ABC's ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1985–1989), which became the role that would define her career. The producers knew that her role depended on having chemistry with her co-star, and she was involved in the selection of [[Bruce Willis]]. They quickly became one of the most celebrated television duos. A lighthearted combination of [[Mystery fiction|mystery]] and [[comedy]], the series won Shepherd two [[Golden Globe]] awards. 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 (including director [[Peter Bogdanovich]]) reunited 20 years after filming the original. She also appeared in Woody Allen's ''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' (1990), and Eugene Levy's ''[[Once Upon a Crime]]'' (1992), as well as several television movies. In 1997, she won her third Golden Globe award, for [[CBS]]' ''[[Cybill]]'' (1995–1998), a television [[Situation comedy|sitcom]], in which the title character - Cybill Sheridan, an actress struggling with hammy parts in [[B movies]] and bad [[Soap opera|soaps]] - was loosely modeled on herself (including portrayals of her two ex-husbands). As she had on ''Moonlighting'', she was involved in casting another unknown co-star ([[Christine Baranski]]) who proved to be an asset to the show's popularity. In 2000, Shepherd's bestselling autobiography was published, titled ''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. She has played [[Martha Stewart]] in two TV movies: ''[[Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart]]'' (2003) and ''[[Martha: Behind Bars]]'' (2005). From 2007, Shepherd has been appearing on the [[Showtime]] drama, ''[[The L Word]]'' as the character [[Phyllis Kroll]]. She helped get her real-life daughter [[Clementine Ford]] the role of her on screen daughter.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/cybill-shepherd/070119-01 Cybill Shepherd - The L Word, [[Clementine Ford]], Jennifer Beals - Celebrity and Entertainment News | TVGuide.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She is going to play Shawn's Mother on upcoming Episodes of [[Psych]]. ===Political activism=== Throughout her career, Shepherd has been an outspoken activist for issues such as [[gay rights]] and [[abortion rights]]. She was present at the opening of the [[National Civil Rights Museum]] in her hometown of Memphis, for which she lent some financial support. ===Personal life=== In her autobiography, <ref name = Autobiography/> she revealed that in 1978, she called her mother, crying, unhappy with the way her life and career were going, to which her mother replied, "Cybill, come home." She went home to Memphis, where she met and began dating local auto-parts dealer and nightclub entertainer David M. Ford. She became pregnant and they married that year. Their daughter Clementine Ford was born in 1979, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1982. In 1987, she became pregnant by chiropractor Bruce Oppenheim and married him, giving birth to twins Zack and Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim during the fourth season of ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''. They were divorced in 1990. She was engaged to musician Robert Martin and lived with him from 1994-1998. In her autobiography, <ref name = Autobiography/> she gave him the pseudoynm "Howard Roark" and claimed that he ended the relationship during the couples' therapy session. In 2002 Shepherd was diagnosed and successfully treated for [[melanoma]] which presented itself on her back. Since this time Shepherd has become an advocate for skin cancer awareness and sun safety practices. ====Sexuality==== Although Shepherd has not admitted to [[bisexuality]], she has revealed her sexual curiosity and desire in various interviews about having a physical relationship with a woman. In 2006, in an interview about ''[[The L Word]]'' she said more than once that she was "turned on" by the woman-woman sex scenes : ''"If you look at what we know about men, women and our sexuality, a great majority of people are bisexual. So what's wrong with that?"'' <ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-11-02-coming-attractions_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA Coming attractions - USATODAY.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. She also said in an interview : ''"I have wondered about it (lesbianism)... At various times in my life I wanted to be open to the possibility of having a woman as a lover. I am not actively pursuing it, but it is not over yet."'' <ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/cybill%20plays%20out%20lesbian%20dreams%20on%20tv%20show_1018838 Cybill Shepherd - Cybill Plays Out Lesbian Dreams On Tv Show<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She has confessed to having a longtime crush on [[Salma Hayek]] and admits she has been smitten with Hayek's looks for years. She said, ''"I've fantasized about her for years."'' <ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/08/celebrity_snippets_23 Celebrity Snippets - Starpulse Entertainment News Blog<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ====Religious beliefs==== Shepherd has described her beliefs regarding [[Religion]] thus:<ref>http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/index.php?ak=2609 'Cybill Rights', [[March 22]], [[2007]] interview by Randy Shulman for [[Metro Weekly]]</ref> {{cquote|''I guess you could describe me as a goddess-worshipping Christian Pagan Buddhist''.}} ====Autobiography==== Shepherd made the following revelations in her autobiography: <ref name = Autobiography>{{cite book| last = Shepherd| first = Cybill| title = ''Cybill Disobedience'' | publisher = Avon| isbn = 0-061-03014-7| date = 2001}} </ref> *She dated [[Elvis Presley]] in the early 1970s and cared for him but could not handle his dependence on drugs and ultimately chose her boyfriend, film director [[Peter Bogdanovich]], over Presley. *She agreed to a date with actor [[Jack Nicholson]] to make Bogdanovich jealous. Later, she cancelled the date and Nicholson would not speak to her again, except to say "hi" at a party many years later. *She did not like working with [[Charles Grodin]] on ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' (1972), and that it took her several years to like him enough to have a one-night stand with him. *[[Robert De Niro]] asked her out during the filming of ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976). She turned him down, and he did not speak to her, except in character, for the rest of the filming. *She had a sexual encounter with her co-star [[Don Johnson]] that lasted several intense minutes during the making of the television miniseries ''[[The Long Hot Summer]]'' (1985). *The jazz musician [[Stan Getz]] came on to her during a recording session for her album, but she declined and he did not speak to her. *She and her ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' co-star [[Bruce Willis]] almost became lovers off-screen, but they agreed that it would hurt the series, so they chose not to consummate their relationship on a physical level. ==Cultural references== *In [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]]'s film ''[[Desperate Living]]'' (1977), one female character says to another who is acting vain: "Who do you think you are? Cybill Shepherd?" *In the documentary ''Picture This - The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City'', Texas (1991) dealing with behind-the-scenes look on the films ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971) and ''[[Texasville]]'' (1990), Shepherd's co-star [[Timothy Bottoms]] (who also produced the documentary) revealed that he had a crush on her during ''The Last Picture Show'' but she did not reciprocate his feelings in 1970. Shepherd (in 1989) seemed flattered by his revelation and nuzzled up to him and teased him about whether it's too late for them to consummate the relationship. *In the episode of the highly popular TV Sitcom ''[[Friends]]'' entitled ''The One after the Super Bowl Part 2'', Ross ([[David Schwimmer]]) asks the trainer of his monkey Marcel for the movie "How big a star Marcel is?" The trainer replies "In Human terms, I'd say Cybill Shepherd." *[[Annette Bening]]'s character in ''[[American Beauty (film)|American Beauty]]'' (1999), Carolyn Burnham, was supposedly based on Shepherd. (Shepherd, in an interview with [[Larry King]], said that she wasn't aware that the character was based on her, but praised the film, Bening, and the screenwriter [[Alan Ball (screenwriter)|Alan Ball]], who had earlier written for her TV show ''[[Cybill]]''.)<ref>[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0004/06/lkl.00.html CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Cybill Shepherd Discusses `Cybill Disobedience' - April 6, 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *[[Sharon Stone]]'s character in ''[[Irreconcilable Differences (film)|Irreconcilable Differences]]'' (1984), the young starlet Blake Chandler, was also supposedly based on Shepherd.<ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?mp=v&m=175049 MSN Entertainment<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *In an episode of [[Family Guy]], ''[[The Fat Guy Strangler]]'', [[Peter Griffin|Peter]] says he feels just as good after creating a fat club as when he slayed the dragon. It then cuts to Peter in a suit of armor going up to Shepherd's house and starting a battle with her while she exhibits many qualities of a [[dragon]], such as being able to fly and breathing fire. Peter eventually cuts off her head with a sword and presents it to the people of the nearby village, saying, "People! You are free!" *In an episode of Fraser in which Fraser attempts to help his recently divorced boss, Marty (Fraser's dad) says that the only two people he can think of that really NEED therapy would be Adolf Hitler and Cybill Shepard much to Fraser's disdain. ==Award nominations== ===Emmy Awards=== Unsuccessful nominations were : *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 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series - Cybill *1997 - 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 is this: Who doesn't want to win an Emmy?" ===Golden Globe Awards=== For successful [[Golden Globe Awards]], see the Infobox. Unsuccessful nominations were : *1997 - [[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actress, Comedy/Musical| Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical]] - ''[[Cybill]]'' *1988 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' *1972 - Most Promising Newcomer (Female) - ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' ==Filmography== *''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' ([[1971 in film|1971]]) *''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' ([[1972 in film|1972]]) *''[[Daisy Miller (1974 film)|Daisy Miller]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]) *''[[At Long Last Love]]'' ([[1975 in film|1975]]) *''[[Taxi Driver]]'' ([[1976 in film|1976]]) *''Special Delivery'' ([[1976 in film|1976]]) *''Aliens From Spaceship Earth'' ([[1977 in film|1977]]) *''[[Silver Bears]]'' ([[1978 in film|1978]]) *''[[The Lady Vanishes (1979 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]'' ([[1979 in film|1979]]) *''[[Americathon]]'' ([[1979 in film|1979]]) *''The Return'' ([[1980 in film|1980]]) *''[[Chances Are (film)|Chances Are]]'' ([[1989 in film|1989]]) *''[[Texasville]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]]) *''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]]) *''Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas'' ([[1991 in film|1991]]) (documentary) *''Married to It'' ([[1991 in film|1991]]) *''[[Once Upon a Crime...]]'' ([[1992 in film|1992]]) *''The Last Word'' ([[1995 in film|1995]]) *''[[The Muse (film)|The Muse]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]) *''Marine Life'' ([[2000 in film|2000]]) *''[[Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]) (documentary) *''Signs and Voices'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]) (short subject) *''Open Window'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]) *''[[Hard Luck]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]) *''Barry Munday'' ([[2008 in film|2008]]) ==Television credits== *''A Guide for the Married Woman'' (1978) *''[[The Yellow Rose]]'' (1983–1984) *''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'' (1983) (pilot for a series which Shepherd did not appear in) *''Secrets of a Married Man'' (1984) *''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1985–1989) *''[[Seduced]]'' (1985) *''[[The Long Hot Summer]]'' (1985) *''Which Way Home'' (1991) *''Memphis'' (1992) (also executive producer and writer) *''Stormy Weathers'' (1992) (also executive producer) *''Telling Secrets'' (1993) *''There Was a Little Boy'' (1993) *''Baby Brokers'' (1994) *''While Justice Sleeps'' (1994) *''[[Cybill]]'' ([[1995 in television]]-1998) (also executive producer) *''Journey of the Heart'' (1997) (also co-executive producer) *''[[Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus]]'' (2000–2001) *''Due East'' (2002) *''[[Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart]]'' (2003) *''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' (2003) *''[[Detective]]'' (2005) *''[[Martha: Behind Bars]]'' (2005) *''[[The L Word]]'' (2007), portrays [[Phyllis Kroll]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== For the official website, see the Infobox. {{Commons|Cybill Shepherd}} *[http://www.cybillshepherd.co.uk Cybill Shepherd] UK tribute site *{{imdb name|id=0001732|name=Cybill Shepherd}} *[http://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles2/588/hot_seat/cybill_shepherd.xml Time Out New York: Interview with Cybill Shepherd, January 4-10, 2007] <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Sheherd, Cybill |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Shepherd, Cybill Lynne |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress |DATE OF BIRTH= [[18 February]], [[1950]] |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Memphis, Tennessee]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH=}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shepherd, Cybill}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American jazz singers]] [[Category:American female models]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:Beauty pageant contestants]] [[Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe (television) winners]] [[Category:Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists from the United States]] [[Category:People from Memphis, Tennessee]] [[Category:Television talk show hosts]] [[Category:Tennessee actors]] [[Category:University of Southern California alumni]] [[bg:Сибил Шепърд]] [[de:Cybill Shepherd]] [[es:Cybill Shepherd]] [[fr:Cybill Shepherd]] [[it:Cybill Shepherd]] [[nl:Cybill Shepherd]] [[ja:シビル・シェパード]] [[pl:Cybill Shepherd]] [[ru:Шеперд, Сибилл]] [[fi:Cybill Shepherd]] [[sv:Cybill Shepherd]] [[tr:Cybill Shepherd]]