Jill Clayburgh (April 30, 1944 â€" November 5, 2010) was an American
actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She was
a recipient of 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
also received a second consecutive Academy Award nomination for
Starting Over (1979) as well as four Golden Globe nominations for her
film performances.Clayburgh was born in New York City, the daughter of
Julia Louise (née Dorr; 1910â€"1975), an actress and theatrical
production secretary for producer David Merrick, and Albert Henry
"Bill" Clayburgh, a manufacturing executive. Her paternal grandmother
was concert and opera singer Alma Lachenbruch Clayburgh.Her mother was
Protestant and her father was Jewish, though she reportedly never
talked about her religious background and was raised in no faith.
Clayburgh never got along with her parents and began therapy at an
early age: "I was very rebellious as a teenager, aside from having an
unhappy, neurotic childhood. But I just can't go into it. I think I
had a lot of energy and undirected need so I just kind of rebelled in
a general fashion. I got myself in terrible, very personal trouble.
Therapy has helped me a lot in my life."
actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She was
a recipient of 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
also received a second consecutive Academy Award nomination for
Starting Over (1979) as well as four Golden Globe nominations for her
film performances.Clayburgh was born in New York City, the daughter of
Julia Louise (née Dorr; 1910â€"1975), an actress and theatrical
production secretary for producer David Merrick, and Albert Henry
"Bill" Clayburgh, a manufacturing executive. Her paternal grandmother
was concert and opera singer Alma Lachenbruch Clayburgh.Her mother was
Protestant and her father was Jewish, though she reportedly never
talked about her religious background and was raised in no faith.
Clayburgh never got along with her parents and began therapy at an
early age: "I was very rebellious as a teenager, aside from having an
unhappy, neurotic childhood. But I just can't go into it. I think I
had a lot of energy and undirected need so I just kind of rebelled in
a general fashion. I got myself in terrible, very personal trouble.
Therapy has helped me a lot in my life."
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