Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer and former model. Her best known roles include starring as Jacy in The Last Picture Show, as Betsy in Taxi Driver, as Madeleine Spencer in Psych, as Maddie Hayes on Moonlighting, as Cybill Sheridan on Cybill, and as Phyllis Kroll on The L Word. Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Patty (née Shobe), a homemaker, and William Jennings Shepherd, who managed a home appliance business. Named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill, Shepherd won the 1966 "Miss Teenage Memphis" contest at age 16, and the 1968 "Model of the Year" contest at age 18, making her a fashion star of the 1960s, resulting in fashion modeling work through high school and after. According to Shepherd's autobiography, it was a 1970 Glamour magazine cover that caught the eye of film director Peter Bogdanovich.

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Cybill Shepherd: Good Genes or Good Docs?

Cybill Shepherd
Good Genes or Good Docs?

Here's the 36-year-old "Taxi Driver" star Cybill Shepherd back in 1986 (left) -- and 25 years later, the 61-year-old at an event in Beverly Hills on Thursday (right).She's been moonlighting at the… READ MORE >

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