Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage, motion pictures, and television.

Clayburgh was born in New York City to a Jewish family. She attended Sarah Lawrence College, where she decided that she wanted to be an actress. She later joined the Charles Street Repertory Theater in Boston. She appeared in numerous Broadway productions in the 1960s, including The Rothschilds and Pippin.

Her first major film role came in 1972 in Portnoy's Complaint. She was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Actress for 1978's An Unmarried Woman, for which she won the "Best Actress Award" at the Cannes Film Festival, and for 1979's Starting Over. She also received strong notices for her performance in I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (which co-starred Geraldine Page).

Her other films include Gable And Lombard (where she played the screen legend Carole Lombard), Silver Streak, Semi-Tough, It's My Turn and First Monday in October.

Television audiences know her from numerous roles in series and movies including The Practice and as Ally McBeal's mother. She received Emmy Award nominations for her work in the made-for-television movie Hustling in 1975 and for her guest appearance in the television series Nip/Tuck in 2005.

She has been married to screenwriter and playwright David Rabe since 1979. They have one son and one daughter, actress Lily Rabe. Some years ago she publicly admitted to having had an abortion.

In 2006, she appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park with Patrick Wilson and Amanda Peet; she played Peet's mother, a role originated by the late Mildred Natwick.

External links

• Jill Clayburgh at IMDb
• Jill Clayburgh at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jill Clayburgh Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing