Considered for the role of Dorothy Valens.

Turned down the role of Annie due to scheduling conflicts from TV series "Moonlighting".

Told by the director that she was too old for the part. Karen Black, who is even older, was the final choice.

She turned down the role of murder victim Linnet Doyle because she didn't want to spend "half the movie dead."

Cybill Shepherd wanted to work with Hitchcock but he preferred Karen Black.

Shepherd was to play "Carol Ainsley McCoy" when her then-boyfriend Peter Bogdanovich had been set to direct the heist thriller.

Cybill Shepherd auditioned for the part of Kay.

Refused to test for the Daisy role, saying "Can't they see I'm perfect for the part?!"

Was considered for the part of Liz Garrison.

Cybill Shepherd met with director Elia Kazan over lunch and reportedly made a bad impression when she tried to be humorous.

Cybill Shepherd reportedly turned down the role of Kathleen Cooke.

Cybill Shepherd wanted the lead role but was told by John Waters that she didn't look enough like Ricki Lake to convincingly play her mother.

Shepherd was one of a list of actresses considered for the role of Esther in this remake of the classic film.

According to her autobiography, Shepherd did so poorly in a reading with George Cukor that Cukor advised her, "You can't play comedy; don't try it again."

Wore very high heels to audition for director Michael Wadleigh, thinking she'd look like the "Lauren Bacall type" he wanted. She lost the part to Diane Venora, who didn't look Bacall-ish either.