Shepherd, Cybill (1949–)

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Shepherd, Cybill (1949–)

American model and actress. Born Cybill Lynne Shepherd, Feb 18, 1949, in Memphis, TN; m. David Ford, 1978 (div. 1982); m. Bruce Oppenheim, 1987 (div. 1990); children: (1st m.) Clementine; (2nd m.) twins, Ariel and Zachariah.

Had highly successful career as a model; came to prominence as actress in The Last Picture Show (1971); other films include The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Daisy Miller (1974), At Long Last Love (1975), Taxi Driver (1976) and Texasville (1990): with film career on the decline, made comeback on tv with enormous hit, "Moonlighting" (1985–89), then starred on "Cybill" (1995–98).

See also memoir Cybill Disobedience (2000).

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