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Birthplace:
New York, New York
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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
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Worked in summer stock at Williamstown Theater in Massachusetts while still in college
Joined the children's theatre at Boston's Charles Playhouse; became member of Charles Street Repertory Company appearing in "America Hurrah", "The Balcony", "Love for Love" and "Dutchman" in the late 1960s
1968
Off-Broadway debut, "The Sudden and Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson"
1969
Screen acting debut in the independent film, "The Wedding Party" (co-directed by Brian De Palma; filmed 1963 when both De Palma and Clayburgh were attending Sarah Lawrence, released 1969); also debut of Robert De Niro (spelled DeNero in credits)
1969
Appeared regularly on TV soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow" during day while performing Off-Broadway at night
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