Youth
Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee to William Jennings Shepherd and Patty Shobe. Named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill, Shepherd won the 1966 "Miss Teenage Memphis" contest at age 16, and the 1968 "Model of the Year" contest at age 18, making her a fashion icon of the 1960s, resulting in fashion modeling work through high school and after.
Career
She quickly made a name for herself as a curvy 'real woman', which was a departure from the trend at the time of Twiggy-type waifs. This led to regular work as a magazine cover girl, and according to Shepherd's autobiography, it was a 1970 Glamour magazine cover that caught the eye of film director Peter Bogdanovich. His then-wife Polly Platt, however claimed, that it was she who upon seeing the cover in
a check-out line in a Ralphs grocery store in southern California, said "That's Jacy",[1] referring to the role Bogdanovich was casting - and ultimately offered to Shepherd - in The Last Picture Show (1971). Shepherd's role as the sexual ingenue would prove to be one of the most explosive and promising debuts of any film actress.
During the filming, the then 21-year-old was required to film a nude scene in a pool. Actual film shots from that nude scene appeared in Playboy magazine without Shepherd's consent. She sued and ultimately she and Playboy reached an out-of-court settlement, setting a precedent regarding public figures.
Also during the filming of The Last Picture Show, Shepherd began an affair with Bogdanovich that would last on and off for eight years. In her autobiography, she also acknowledged that she had affairs with her co-star Jeff Bridges, the screenwriter Larry McMurtry, and with location manager Frank Marshall, whom she gives the pseudonym of "Producer."
Personal life
In her autobiography, [3] she revealed that in 1978, she called her mother, crying, unhappy with the way her life and career were going, to which her mother replied, "Cybill, come home." She went home to Memphis, where she met and began dating local auto-parts dealer and nightclub entertainer David M. Ford. She became pregnant and they married that year. Their daughter Clementine Ford was born in 1979, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1982.
In 1987, she became pregnant by chiropractor Bruce Oppenheim and married him, giving birth to twins Zack and Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim during the fourth season of Moonlighting. They were divorced in 1990.
She was engaged to musician Robert Martin and lived with him from 1994-1998. In her autobiography, [3] she gave him the pseudoynm "Howard Roark" and claimed that he ended the relationship during the couples' therapy session.
In 2002 Shepherd was diagnosed and successfully treated for melanoma which presented itself on her back. Since this time Shepherd has become an advocate for skin cancer awareness and sun safety practices.
Shepherd has revealed her sexual curiosity and desire in various interviews about having a physical relationship with a woman.
In 2006, in an interview about The L Word she said more than once that she was "turned on" by the woman-woman sex scenes :
"If you look at what we know about men, women and our sexuality, a great majority of people are bisexual. So what's wrong with that?" [4].
She also said in an interview :
"I have wondered about it (lesbianism)... At various times in my life I wanted to be open to the possibility of having a woman as a lover. I am not actively pursuing it, but it is not over yet." [5]
She has confessed to having a longtime crush on Salma Hayek and admits she has been smitten with Hayek's looks for years. She said,
"I've fantasized about her for years." [6]
- Relationship Summary
| Name (Age) | Occupation | Latest Status | Rel. Length | Started | Ended | # of Kids | Rel Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Martin | Other | Broken Engagement | 4 yrs. | 1994 | 1998 | - | |
Bruce Oppenheim  | Spouse | Divorced | 2.7 yrs.* | 03/1987 | 1990 | 2 | |
| David Ford | Spouse | Divorced | 3 yrs.* | 11/1978 | 1982 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (42) | Singer | Broke Up | - | ||||
| Larry McMurtry (72) | Other | Broke Up | - | ||||
| Peter Bogdanovich (69) | Director | Broke Up | - | ||||
| Frank Marshall (61) | Producer | Broke Up | - | ||||
| Charles Grodin (73) | Actor | Hookup | - | ||||
| Bruce Willis (53) | Actor | Broke Up | - | ||||
| Don Johnson (58) | Actor | Hookup | - | ||||
| Jeff Bridges (58) | Actor | Broke Up |
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