Cybill Shepherd Goes Back To School In New Film 'Mrs. Washington Goes To Smith'

Actress Cybill Shepherd stopped by to talk about her new Hallmark Channel Original Movie Mrs Washington Goes To Smith.

The movie follows Alice Washington (Shepherd), who is recently divorced, as she goes back to Smith College to finish her degree. She ends up with a rebel roommate who is the same age as her children. As Alice finds herself again through classes and extra-cirriculars (like joining the basketball team), she develops a relationship with her poetry professor. But as news of the student-teacher romance spreads, Alice's education becomes in jeopardy. Shepherd's co-stars include Corrie English and Jeffrey Nordling.

A Memphis native, Shepherd has been in the public eye for a long time. She was a beauty queen-turnedmodel and later became an actress, comedienne , author and musician. her TV credits include the series The Yellow Rose, Moonlighting, Cybill, The L Word and Psych. She also portrayed Martha Stewart in both the NBC tele-film Martha Stewart, Inc. and Martha Behind Bars for CBS. She has recorded 11 albums; her most recent, At Home with Cybill, was released in 2004; according to Hallmark.

Mrs Washington Goes To Smith premieres Saturday, August 1 at 9pm. For more information, visit www.hallmarkchannel.com. For more on Shepherd, visit www.cybill.com.