- Made a bizarre appearance in an interview for GMTV in the UK -- she turned up in a red velvet hooded cape, explaining it was to hide her 'jetlag hair'. (September 2004)
- Opposed Schwarzenegger's bid to become Governor of California. (August 25, 2003)
- Having had a problem with it herself, Shepherd says she could really get into the rage thing when starring in MARTHA INC.: THE STORY OF MARTHA STEWAR -- Shepherd said she met Stewart once at a TV industry gathering just a few years ago, She seemed quite nice and somewhat regal in her bearing, so I decided I'd play her as Queen Elizabeth and I'd be fine. (May 20, 2003)
- Shepherd is on the mend after receiving treatment for a form of skin cancer, but reps for the 52-year-old actress are downplaying tabloid reports that it's serious.
- Her mother said when Cybill was young, she went out in the sun a lot.
- Cybill had to flee from her Memphis home after a log fire in her master bedroom got out of control. Firefighters managed to contain the damage to the bedroom.
- Shepherd has thrown her hat in the ring for the job that Kathy Lee Gifford is relinquishing: co-host of Buena Vista TV's daily talk show with Regis Philbin.
- Her daughter Clementine Ford hated having a famous mother when she was younger - because her friends lusted after her!
- From wholesome beauty queen to captivating cover girl, from heartbreaking movie star to one of television's most beloved comediennes, and from naïve sex kitten to liberated, political spokeswoman, Cybill has imbued these roles with an indomitable spirit that has made her, at fifty, a female icon to an entire generation.
- Her look-alike daughter, Clementine Shepherd-Ford is a budding actress who was named Miss Golden Globe, handed to celebrity off-spring.
- When she was 19 she dated Elvis Presley a few times.
- She won the 1968 Model of the Year and was 1966 an 1968 Miss Teenage Memphis winner.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Cybill (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Cybill (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Cybill (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Cybill (1995)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Moonlighting (1988)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at Emmy Awards for Moonlighting (1986)
- Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer - Female at Golden Globe Awards for THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1972)
Quotes- "I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that aren't true."
- "I adore Regis (Philbin). He's one of the funniest, warmest and best people that have ever been on television. ... A talk show is something that I've always wanted to do."
- "The fact is, Elvis got hooked on speed in the army. It was issued to soldiers on night maneuvers, but it also helped him keep his weight down. Then it got out of control. Did I want to be with someone who would have dragged me down? The only way to have stayed with Elvis was by doing drugs. Elvis died in his early 40s, which seems more and more shocking to me now."
- "I had to lie so much about sex, first when I was 15, because I wasn't supposed to be having it. And then when I got older, I lied to everybodY I was having sex with, so I could have sex with other people."
Awards- Golden Apple Awards: Golden Apple - Female Star of the Year (1996)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical, Cybill (1996)
- Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden: Best Foreign TV Personality - Female (1988)
- Golden Globe Awards; Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical, Moonlighting (1987)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical, Moonlighting (1986)
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