A ’70s sex symbol was unrecognizable when she was spotted in Los Angeles this week.
She first rose to fame as a protégé of director Peter Bogdanovich, with whom she had a scandalous affair while he was still married to his first wife.
Although she had a successful career in the 1970s, her star declined in the 1980s, until she reinvented herself and became an indispensable character on television.
From 1985, she starred in the dramedy series Moonlighting opposite the young Bruce Willis, and ten years later she headlined a sitcom named after her.
This year, four days after Valentine’s Day, she celebrated her 74th birthday — and this week she popped out for a walk in Los Angeles.
Who is she?
A 1970s silver screen sex symbol was unrecognizable when she was spotted in Los Angeles this week
This year, four days after Valentine’s Day, she celebrated her 74th birthday — and this week she popped out for a walk in Los Angeles
Cybill Shepherd was the mystery celebrity who appeared in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a casual outfit.
Wearing jeans and a flowing turquoise blouse, she enjoyed a sunny stroll with an assistant holding her hand.
Her hair, which remains blonde to this day, was pulled up and she shielded her face with shiny sunglasses.
Cybill made her breakthrough with her 1971 debut film The Last Picture Show, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, who became her mentor.
The two had a sensational affair, despite the fact that he was still married to his film colleague Polly Platt, whom he eventually left for Cybill.
Cybill and Peter continued their stormy relationship until 1978. During their time together, she also appeared in his films Daisy Miller and At Long Last Love.
In the 1970s, Cybill also made memorable films with other directors, such as The Heartbreak Kid with Elaine May and Taxi Driver with Martin Scorsese.
However, her career began to decline in the early 1980s, until the former movie star entered a whole new phase of television fame.
Cybill broke through with her 1971 debut film The Last Picture Show, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, who became her mentor
In the 1970s, Cybill also made memorable films with other directors, including The Heartbreak Kid starring Elaine May and Charles Grodin.
She is pictured opposite Robert De Niro in the 1976 classic Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese and also starring Harvey Keitel and Jodie Foster.
From 1985, she and a young Bruce Willis played detectives in the dramedy series Moonlighting, the project that made him famous
The duo played detectives who became romantically entwined, and their sparkling chemistry has often been credited for the show’s success
From 1985 she played detectives with the young Bruce Willis in the dramedy series Moonlighting, the project that made him famous.
The duo played detectives who became romantically involved with each other, and their sparkling chemistry is often credited with being the reason for the show’s success.
In the 1990s, she had a successful sitcom called Cybill, created by Chuck Lorre, starring Christine Baranski and Tom Wopat, among others.
Cybill starred for four seasons, and the series star has since claimed that the show could have lasted another five years if she hadn’t turned down the advances of CBS executive Les Moonves.
She made the accusation to The Michelle Collins Show in 2018 after Moonves was accused of sexual misconduct in the wake of the Me Too movement.
When the first accusations against him came out, The New Yorker – before Cybill added her allegations – he strongly denied them, insisting: ‘I have never abused my position to hinder the advancement or careers of women.’
Cybill was recently seen in the 2023 TV series How To Murder Your Husband, opposite Police Academy heartthrob Steve Guttenberg.
In her private life, Cybill has had two failed marriages, from which she had three children, including The L Word actress Clementine Ford.
Nearly ten years ago, she announced her engagement to Andrei Nikolajevic, a jeweler turned psychologist, but in the end they never married.