Fans of iconic ’80s TV were in for a treat when beloved star Cybill Shepherd stepped out in Los Angeles on Friday.
The former model, now 75, whose breakthrough role came in 1972’s The Last Picture Show, appeared in high spirits as she made a rare appearance for the play opening Heartbreak Kid.
Dressed in a playful floral top and casual jeans, she looked a far cry from the boho-chic style she sported as the object of Travis Bickle’s (Robert De Niro) infatuation in Taxi Driver.
Wearing shades and comfortable shoes, Cybill also looked very different from her glamorous days as Madelyn Hayes on the detective comedy-drama Moonlighting (1985–1989), where she starred opposite Bruce Willis.
While their on-screen chemistry was undeniable, the pair also shared a famously rocky off-screen relationship.
‘I remember at one point in the show, it had gotten to where we just hated each other,’ Cybill admitted in 2005 about her and Bruce’s tumultuous working relationship.
She added, ‘It was a very volatile show anyway, but that’s also what made it great.’
The acclaimed actress’s latest role was as author Nancy Crampton-Brophy in the 2023 TV movie How to Murder Your Husband, which was written and directed by Stephen Tolkin.
Her co-stars in the project included Steve Guttenberg, Sandy Minh Abley, and Primo Allon.
Born in Memphis, Shepherd rose to fame through her role on the hit series Moonlighting, where she starred alongside Willis as Maddie opposite his David Addison in the comedic drama.
She earned widespread praise for her performance on the show, which aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989.
Shepherd won two Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical in 1986 and 1987, and was nominated again in 1988.
In addition, she received an Emmy nomination in 1988 for her work on the series.
Later, from 1995 to 1997, Shepherd garnered three more Emmy nods for her role on the CBS sitcom Cybill, which also earned her a Golden Globe win in 1996 and a nomination the following year.
Willis, now 69, has been in the spotlight recently due to his battle with frontotemporal dementia.
In March 2022, his family announced that he would be stepping away from acting because of his health.
Following the public news of Willis’s diagnosis, Shepherd spoke warmly of her former co-star at the Race to Erase MS benefit gala in Los Angeles in May 2022.
‘I will always love Bruce,’ Shepherd told Extra.
She praised Willis’s natural charisma and how he secured the role on Moonlighting, a breakthrough that helped launch his successful film career with hits like Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, and The Sixth Sense.
‘I just have to say one thing about Bruce — no one else was ever considered for the part when he walked in the room,’ Shepherd added.
