Cybill — Troy
After Moonlighting ended in 1989 (due to cost overruns and behind-the-scenes turmoil), Shepherd re-emerged in the 1990s sitcom Cybill (1995–1998). Here she played a fictionalized version of herself: an aging, divorced actress in Hollywood, dealing with a narcissistic ex-husband and a cynical daughter (played brilliantly by her real-life daughter, Clementine Ford). The show was praised for its feminist take on middle age, earning Shepherd two more Golden Globe nominations (and one win for Best Actress in a Comedy).
She followed it up with Bogdanovich’s screwball homage What’s Up, Doc? (1972), opposite Barbra Streisand, proving she could do slapstick. But it was her pairing with Robert Mitchum in the noir The Night of the Hunter ... no, correction: she starred with Jeff Bridges in The Last Picture Show and later with James Caan in The Heartbreak Kid (1972)—a dark comedy where she plays the "perfect" blonde bride, Lila. cybill troy
Then came the role that redefined her. In 1985, ABC cast her as Maddie Hayes in Moonlighting , a screwball detective series co-starring a then-unknown Bruce Willis as David Addison. Shepherd played a former model whose fortune has been embezzled, forcing her to run a ramshackle detective agency. After Moonlighting ended in 1989 (due to cost
By the mid-1970s, Shepherd was labeled "difficult." After a high-profile affair with Bogdanovich (which ended his marriage) and the expensive failure of the musical Daisy Miller (1974), she retreated from film. For nearly a decade, she worked in regional theater and raised her daughter. The industry had written her off as a beautiful but temperamental relic of New Hollywood. She followed it up with Bogdanovich’s screwball homage
Today, she continues to act in guest roles ( The L Word , Hell on Wheels ) and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and animal welfare. She is a true original: the Memphis beauty who learned that survival in Hollywood requires not just talent, but disobedience . If you meant a different person (e.g., a lesser-known performer or a fictional character), please provide more context, and I will be happy to correct the piece.