Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February , ) is an American actress and
former model. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in Peter
Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (), Kelly in Elaine May's The
Heartbreak Kid (), Betsy in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (), and
Nancy in Woody Allen's Alice (). She was also known for her roles in
television, such as Maddie Hayes on Moonlighting (â€"), Cybill
Sheridan on Cybill (â€"), Phyllis Kroll on The L Word (â€"), Madeleine
Spencer on Psych (â€"), Cassie in the television film The Client List
(), and Linette Montgomery on The Client List (â€").Shepherd was born
February , , in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Patty (née Shobe;
â€"), a homemaker, and William Jennings Shepherd (â€"), who managed a
home appliance business. Cybill was named using a name blend that
referred to her grandfather Cy and her father Bill. While attending
East High School, Shepherd won the "Miss Teenage Memphis" title and
represented the city at the Miss Teenage America pageant at age ,
where she won the congeniality award. She competed at the "Model of
the Year" contest at age , making her a fashion star of the s and
resulting in fashion model assignments through high school and
afterward.According to Shepherd's autobiography, a 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
castingâ€"and ultimately given to Shepherdâ€"in The Last Picture Show
().
former model. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in Peter
Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (), Kelly in Elaine May's The
Heartbreak Kid (), Betsy in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (), and
Nancy in Woody Allen's Alice (). She was also known for her roles in
television, such as Maddie Hayes on Moonlighting (â€"), Cybill
Sheridan on Cybill (â€"), Phyllis Kroll on The L Word (â€"), Madeleine
Spencer on Psych (â€"), Cassie in the television film The Client List
(), and Linette Montgomery on The Client List (â€").Shepherd was born
February , , in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Patty (née Shobe;
â€"), a homemaker, and William Jennings Shepherd (â€"), who managed a
home appliance business. Cybill was named using a name blend that
referred to her grandfather Cy and her father Bill. While attending
East High School, Shepherd won the "Miss Teenage Memphis" title and
represented the city at the Miss Teenage America pageant at age ,
where she won the congeniality award. She competed at the "Model of
the Year" contest at age , making her a fashion star of the s and
resulting in fashion model assignments through high school and
afterward.According to Shepherd's autobiography, a 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
castingâ€"and ultimately given to Shepherdâ€"in The Last Picture Show
().
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