Editing Cybill (section)

=== Recurring and special guests ===

* [[Tim Maculan]] as a waiter and friend of Cybill's.<ref name="fcc" /> Despite his prominence, the character was never given a name. Appeared in over 50 episodes (the fifth-most appearing cast member with more episodes than some of the semi-regular cast).
* [[Peter Krause]] as Kevin Manning,<ref name="fcc" /> Rachel's equally uptight husband, an untenured assistant professor from Boston. (Recurring from Season 2 onwards) (23 episodes)
*[[Jay Paulson]] as Sean,<ref name="fcc" /> Zoe's first boyfriend in Season 2 & 3. (Recurring) (12 episodes)
*[[Ray Baker (actor)|Ray Baker]] as the second Dr. Richard Thorpe,<ref name="fcc" /> Maryann's veterinarian boyfriend who is also the namesake of her ex-husband. (Recurring in Seasons 3 & 4) (11 episodes)
*[[Jane Kaczmarek]] as Holly,<ref name="fcc" /> Ira's girlfriend - and later fiancee - in Season 3. (5 episodes)
*[[Linda Wallem]] appeared in 5 episodes as various characters including Julie, Cybill's co-host on a morning show in 3 episodes.<ref name="fcc" /> Wallem was also a producer and writer on the show.
*[[Mary Page Keller]] as Julia Bishop,<ref name="fcc" /> Zoey's piano teacher and Ira's girlfriend. (4 episodes)
*Kim Murphy as Nina,<ref name="fcc" /> Zoey's friend and one-time roommate. (4 episodes)
*[[Morgan Fairchild]] as Andrea Thorpe,<ref name="fcc" /> Cybill's rival and later wife of Maryann's often mentioned but never seen husband, Dr. Dick. She and Cybill have mutual enmity which has resulted in personal humiliations, professional loss, and injury on both sides. (4 episodes)
*[[Audra Lindley]] as Virginia Sheridan,<ref name="fcc" /> Cybill's mother. (3 episodes and another episode dedicated in her honour)
*[[Florence Stanley]] as Ruth Woodbine,<ref name="fcc" /> Ira's mother and Zoey's grandmother, who had a friendly relationship with Cybill and once posed as Maryann's mother. (3 episodes)
*[[Eileen Heckart]] as Marge,<ref name="fcc" /> Maryann's mother. (3 episodes)
*[[Dick O'Neill]] as Roy,<ref name="fcc" /> Maryann's father. (3 episodes)

Additionally, many prominent actors appeared playing themselves, often humorous or self-deprecating caricatures of their real personas. These included [[Jonathan Frakes]], [[Joan Van Ark]], [[Dick Van Patten]], [[Burt Reynolds]], and Cybill Shepherd's real-life ex-partner, director [[Peter Bogdanovich]].