17 Interesting Facts About Cybill Shepherd

1. #007

   She is undergoing treatment for a serious melanoma that will require follow-up for the rest of her life.

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2. #011

   Publication of her 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 by Cybill with Aimee Lee Ball.

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3. #012

   In the documentary Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991), actor Timothy Bottoms revealed that he fell in love with Cybill while shooting The Last Picture Show (1971) in 1970, but that she did not return his feelings. Cybill said Bottoms was "very attractive" but that she was involved with four other members of the cast and crew she met on set: lead actor Jeff Bridges; director Peter Bogdanovich; writer Larry McMurtry; and producer Frank Marshall.

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4. #015

   A passionate supporter of civil rights, including gay rights, she not only appeared in The L Word (2004) but also appeared on the cover of The Advocate (in 1993).

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5. #016

   She won the Model of the Year award, which made her a fashion star and led to modeling jobs in high school and afterward.

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6. #021

   Paul Schrader wrote the role of Betsy in Taxi Driver (1976) specifically with Cybill Shepherd in mind, based on her performance in The Last Picture Show (1971).

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7. #022

   Larry McMurtry's novel "Texasville" (1987) is dedicated to her. "Texasville" is a sequel to "The Last Picture Show", the film version of which was Shepherd's acting debut as Jacy Farrow. She would reprise her role in the 1999 film adaptation of the sequel.

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8. #023

   Cybill Shepherd turned down the role of Mrs. Mott/Peyton Flanders in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) because of her feminist beliefs. The role went to Rebecca De Mornay.

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9. #025

   For Moonlighting (1985) she wanted Harley Venton to play the role of David Addison Jr. The role ultimately went to Bruce Willis.

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10. #026

    She appeared in four films with Eileen Brennan: The Last Picture Show (1971), Daisy Miller (1974), At Long Last Love (1975) and Texasville (1990).

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11. #027

    While they were appearing on television at Memphis's WHPQ Talent Party hosted by George Klein, she performed as a go-go dancer with the Q-Ties, the group behind The Box Tops' performance of "The Letter".

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12. #028

    She won the title of "Miss Teenage Memphis" and represented the city in the Miss Teenage America pageant, where she won the congeniality award.

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13. #030

    Cybill Shepherd is a graduate of the Stella Adler Acting Studio.

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14. #031

    Director John Glen spoke with Cybill Shepherd about the possibility of playing the lead role in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), but the role ultimately went to Maud Adams.

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15. #037

    Cybill Shepherd was born on exactly the same date as John Hughes (director of Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and She's Having a Baby (1988)).

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16. #040

    At Christmas, Cybill Shepherd gave copies of Betty Friedan's "The Change" and Clarissa Pinkola Estes's "Women Who Run with the Wolves" as gifts.

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17. #043

    Cybill Shepherd is the mother-in-law of actor Cyrus Wilcox. She is the former mother-in-law of Chad Todhunter.

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