Cybill Shepherd

Birth Name:

Cybill Lynne Shepherd

Birth Place:

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer

A longtime supporter of gay rights, she was honored by the Human Rights Campaign with a National Ally for Equality award in 2009
Made her Broadway debut in July of 2012 with Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Found success in modeling at a young age and began competing in pageants as a teenager
Quote: "I had the serendipity of modeling during a temporary interlude between Twiggy and Kate Moss, when it was actually okay for women to look as if we ate and enjoyed life․"
Quote: "I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that aren't true․"
After working on feature films and ad campaigns throughout the '70s, she found her first success on television in 1985's "Moonlighting" alongside the then-unknown, Bruce Willis
Started modeling after winning Miss Teenage Memphis at the age of 16 and later Model of the Year at 18
Her name is a combination of her grandfather's name of Cy and her father, Bill
Once turned down a date with actor Jack Nicholson, who refused to speak to her for several years after the fact
After being insulted by Marlon Brando at a party, he complimented her butt when she walked away after being offended

1972Golden Globe - Most Promising Newcomer - Female:Nominated
1973NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
1986Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical:Winner
1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
1987Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical:Winner
1988Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1996Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical:Winner
1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1996Q Award - Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series:Nominated
1997Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1997OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2006Texas Film Hall of Fame - Frontier Award:Winner
2007TV Land Award - Favorite Lady Gumshoe:Nominated
2010Action on Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2010Best Supporting ActressWinner

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