Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
biography
Willowy, Oscar-nominated actress Jill Clayburgh rose to prominence in the mid-seventies as the modern and complex heroine of such dramas as “An Unmarried Woman” (1978) and “Starting Over” (1979). Her star declined in the 1980s, during which she concentrated on motherhood and independent features, but she returned to performing in the late 1990s and early 2000s in a string of feature films – most notably as the sympathetic adoptive mother of Augusten Burroughs in the movie version of his best-selling memoir, “Running with Scissors” (2006) – as well as a series of television projects, most
Began acting in summer stock at Williamstown Theater in Massachusetts
Joined the Charles Street Repertory Theater in Boston
1968
Made Off-Broadway debut in "The Sudden and Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson"
1969
Made feature debut in "The Wedding Party"; co-directed by Brian De Palma and co-starred Robert De Niro (filmed in 1963 but not released until six years later)
1969
Cast in a regular role on the daytime drama "Search for Tomorrow"
