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Jill Clayburgh
Actor
Born April 30, 1944 in New York City, New York, United States (1944–2010)·d. November 5, 2010 in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States (aged 66)
Theatre
Jill Clayburgh was an American actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her breakthrough role in Paul Mazursky's comedy drama An Unmarried Woman (1978). She received a second consecutive Academy Award nomination for Starting Over (1979) as well as four Golden Globe nominations for her film performances, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her television work.
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Signature Roles
Erica in An Unmarried Woman (1978)Marilyn Holmberg in Starting Over (1979)Caterina Silveri in La Luna (1979)Carole Lombard in Gable and Lombard (1976)Barbara Jane Bookman in Silver Streak (1976)Paula in Semi-Tough (1977)Kate in I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)Sarah in Running with Scissors (2006)
8 Signature Roles2 Principal Houses
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Career Trajectory
Jill Clayburgh trained rigorously in New York's acting studios before making her Off-Broadway debut in 1968, establishing herself as an intelligent, emotionally transparent stage performer. Her breakthrough came with the 1978 film *An Unmarried Woman*, for which she received an Academy Award nomination and won Best Actress at Cannes, a role that defined her artistic identity as an interpreter of modern, independent women. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, she moved between comedy and drama with equal conviction, maintaining simultaneous careers in film and theatre until her death in 2010.
Career Highlight
Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for *An Unmarried Woman* (1978)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1944 · New York City, New York, United States
- Active since
- 1978
Training & Education
Sarah Lawrence College
Principal Houses
Engagements
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Career Arc
A chronological journey through key moments
1944Born in New York City, New York, United States
1978Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for *An Unmarried Woman* (1978)
2010Died in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States
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