Cybill Shepherd was a supermodel before she became an actress. While attending East High School, Shepherd won the “Miss Teenage Memphis” title.
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Cybill Shepherd represented the city of Memphis at the 1966 Miss Teenage America pageant at age 16, where she won the congeniality award. She competed at the 1968 “Model of the Year” contest at age 18.

Cybill Shepherd can sing. She even sang in Moonlighting. She sang several songs on the show including “Blue Moon” and “I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out!”
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In 2009, Cybill Shepherd was honored by the Human Rights Campaign in Atlanta with one of two National Ally for Equality awards.
Cybill Shepherd’s first major role on television was as Colleen Champion in the one season of the night-time drama The Yellow Rose (1983).
Cybill Shepherd had her film debut in The Last Picture Show, a critical and box office hit for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. In 2003, Cybill Shepherd guest-starred on 8 Simple Rules as the sister of Cate Hennessy (portrayed by Katey Sagal).


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