---
name: "Cybill Shepherd"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/cybill-shepherd"
fi1m_id: "cybill-shepherd"
imdb_id: "nm0001732"
tmdb_id: 1036
wikidata_id: "Q175142"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 February 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-26T17:30:58.995739+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Cybill Shepherd

## Identity

Cybill Shepherd

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/cybill-shepherd
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** cybill-shepherd
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001732
- **TMDB ID:** 1036
- **Wikidata ID:** Q175142
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybill_Shepherd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175142, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1036

Actor. Born 18 February 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 February 1950, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- **Active:** 1971–1985
- **Also known as:** Cybill Lynne Shepherd
- **Golden Globes:** 3 Golden Globes (3 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (3), 1980s 82 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Romance 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $63m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybill_Shepherd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175142, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1036

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Moonlighting*](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md) (82)

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## Fi1m on Cybill Shepherd

> Cybill Shepherd’s comic timing interests us more than her glamour. We value her most in a sharp exchange with another actor, which makes the television work central to our view of her.

In *Taxi Driver* (1976), Cybill Shepherd’s Betsy makes us curious about someone other than Travis. Martin Scorsese keeps pulling us back towards Robert De Niro’s central performance, even when we want to consider her separately from him. We felt frustrated by how little time the film gave that curiosity to develop. That is our reservation about a film we strongly recommend: Shepherd gives us a reason to look away from its central character, and the film seldom lets us. Jodie Foster’s Iris faces the same restriction.

She began on screen as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich’s *The Last Picture Show* (1971), then appeared in *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972) before *Taxi Driver*. We would not let those early film credits push her television work aside. Being cast as glamorous women is only part of the story. Her comic timing and flair for sharp exchanges explain why the later work matters to us.

*Moonlighting* (1985–1989) gives that side of her a sustained job. As Maddie Hayes, opposite Bruce Willis, she has a partner for the romantic banter rather than a film continually drawing our attention elsewhere. The pleasure is in the timing between them, and in her ability to make a sharp tongue work within a romantic pairing. This is the television work we would use to introduce her: it makes good use of qualities that a smaller film role cannot always accommodate.

*Cybill* (1995–1998), in which she starred and took on producing duties, gives her another comic partnership, with Christine Baranski. It also suggests a limit: the central character can be too carefully protected, leaving the supporting players more interesting things to do. Giving Shepherd more space does not, by itself, solve everything. She needs writing that lets another performer challenge her, not merely admire her. For that, start with *Moonlighting* and the exchanges with Willis.

## Biography

Cybill Shepherd is an American actress, singer and former model. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she began her career as a model after winning the Miss Teenage Memphis title in 1966 and the Model of the Year contest in 1968.

Her screen debut came as Jacy Farrow in *The Last Picture Show* (1971). She played Betsy in *Taxi Driver* (1976) and Maddie Hayes in the television series *Moonlighting* (1985–1989), for which she won two Golden Globe Awards. Shepherd later starred as Cybill Sheridan in the series *Cybill* (1995–1998), winning a third Golden Globe, and has appeared in films including *Alice* (1990) and *She's Funny That Way* (2015), as well as television series such as *The L Word* and *Psych*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, as Maddie Hayes — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *Taxi Driver* (1976), Fi1m 92, as Betsy — [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md)
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), Fi1m 78, as Kelly Corcoran — [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)
- *The Last Picture Show* (1971), Fi1m 89, as Jacy Farrow — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-picture-show.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story* (2023), as Nancy Crampton-Brophy
- *Love Is Love Is Love* (2021), as Nancy (segment "Late Lunch")
- *The Other Side of the Wind* (2018), as Woman in the Car (uncredited)
- *Being Rose* (2017), as Rose · Executive Producer
- *She's Funny That Way* (2015), as Nettie Finkelstein
- *Do You Believe?* (2015), as Teri · Associate Producer
- *Kelly & Cal* (2014), as Bev
- *White Camellias* (2012), as Annie
- *The Client List* (2012), series, as Linette Montgomery
- *Franklin & Bash* (2011), series, as Evanthia Steele
- *Expecting Mary* (2010), as Meg
- *Another Harvest Moon* (2010), as Vickie
- *$#*! My Dad Says* (2010), series, as Charlotte Ann Robinson
- *Listen to Your Heart* (2010), as Victoria
- *The Client List* (2010), as Cassie Dale
- *Hot in Cleveland* (2010), series, as Apryl
- *Barry Munday* (2010), as Mrs. Farley
- *Eastwick* (2009), series, as Eleanor Rougement
- *Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith* (2009), as Alice Washington
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, as Ellie Tannen
- *High Noon* (2009), as Essie McNamara
- *Samantha Who?* (2007), series, as Paula Drake
- *Hard Luck* (2006), as Cass
- *Open Window* (2006), as Arlene
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Madeleine Spencer
- *Martha behind Bars* (2005), as Martha Stewart
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Leona Glass — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Arthur Hailey's Detective* (2005), as Karen Ainslie
- *I'm with Her* (2003), series, as Suzanne
- *Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart* (2003), as Martha Stewart
- *8 Simple Rules* (2002), series, as Maggie
- *Due East* (2002), as Nell Dugan
- *Marine Life* (2000), as June
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Jolene Castille
- *Journey of the Heart* (1997), as Janice Johnston · Co-Executive Producer
- *The Last Word* (1995), as Kiki Taylor
- *Cybill* (1995), series, as Cybill Sheridan
- *While Justice Sleeps* (1994), as Jody Stokes
- *Baby Brokers* (1994), as Debbie Freeman
- *There Was a Little Boy* (1993), as Julie
- *Telling Secrets* (1993), as Faith Kelsey
- *Stormy Weathers* (1992), as Samantha "Stormy" Weathers · Executive Producer
- *Once Upon a Crime* (1992), as Marilyn Schwary
- *Memphis* (1992), as Reeny Perdew · Executive Producer, Teleplay
- *Married to It* (1991), as Claire Laurent
- *Which Way Home* (1991), as Karen Parsons
- *Alice* (1990), as Nancy Brill
- *Texasville* (1990), as Jacy Farrow
- *Chances Are* (1989), as Corinne Jeffries
- *The Long Hot Summer* (1985), series, as Eula Varner
- *Seduced* (1985), as Vicki Orloff
- *Moonlighting* (1985), series, as Maddie Hayes — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *Secrets of a Married Man* (1984), as Elaine
- *Masquerade* (1983), series, as Carla
- *The Yellow Rose* (1983), series, as Colleen Champion
- *The Return* (1980), as Jennifer
- *Americathon* (1979), as Gold Girl (Uncredited)
- *The Lady Vanishes* (1979), as Amanda Kelly
- *A Guide for the Married Woman* (1978), as Julie Walker
- *Silver Bears* (1977), as Debbie Luckman
- *Special Delivery* (1976), as Mary Jane
- *Taxi Driver* (1976), as Betsy — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md)
- *At Long Last Love* (1975), as Brooke Carter
- *Daisy Miller* (1974), as Daisy Miller
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), as Kelly Corcoran — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)
- *The Last Picture Show* (1971), as Jacy Farrow — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-picture-show.md)

## Gallery

- ![Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd star in Moonlighting," the detective comedy-drama (1985)](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-16b2e13dbd71.jpg) Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd star in Moonlighting," the detective comedy-drama (1985) — ABC Visual Communication, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Bruce_Willis_and_Cybill_Shepherd_%22Moonlighting%22_%281985_ABC_press_photo%29.jpg/1280px-Bruce_Willis_and_Cybill_Shepherd_%22Moonlighting%22_%281985_ABC_press_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cybill Shepherd at 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-9ffc0dfa46b5.jpg) Cybill Shepherd at 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2007) — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Cybill_Shepherd.jpg/1280px-Cybill_Shepherd.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cybill Shepherd at 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-ec870eed329f.jpg) Cybill Shepherd at 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2007) — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cybill_Shepherd_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Cybill_Shepherd_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cybill Shepherd](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-0619c7130012.jpg) Cybill Shepherd — Noxell Corporation-makers of Noxema., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Cybill_Shepherd_1970.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cybill Shepherd](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-1cab3d86cb31.jpg) Cybill Shepherd — Image via TMDB
- ![Cybill Shepherd](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-b9c618f6b63f.jpg) Cybill Shepherd — Image via TMDB
- ![Cybill Shepherd](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-9d6b1a8912a8.jpg) Cybill Shepherd — Image via TMDB
- !["Record Unit 371, Box 5" Cybill Shepherd at the "Castle" during the filming of "Chances Are," where she plays an SI curator. In this picture, Shepherd has been  (1988)](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-f1cea20409db.jpg) "Record Unit 371, Box 5" Cybill Shepherd at the "Castle" during the filming of "Chances Are," where she plays an SI curator. In this picture, Shepherd has been  (1988) — Tinsley, Jeffrey Wayne 1947-2017, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Cybill_Shepherd_at_Castle.jpg/1280px-Cybill_Shepherd_at_Castle.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cybill Shepherd](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-97e51be1fc2e.jpg) Cybill Shepherd — Image via TMDB
- ![Cybill Shepherd](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-f3bb54280363.jpg) Cybill Shepherd — Image via TMDB
- ![Cybill Shepherd](https://film.one/media/person/59495/gallery-63cbea832b7b.jpg) Cybill Shepherd — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 3 won

- 1995: Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Cybill*
- 1986: Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Moonlighting*
- 1985: Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Moonlighting*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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