Photo Coverage: Remembering Jill Clayburgh
Star of the stage and screen, Jill Clayburgh passed away yesterday, November 5, at the age of 66. Clayburgh lost a 21 year battle with chronic leukemia. Clayburgh is survived by her husband, playwright David Rabe, and her daughter, Lily Rabe, who is currently starring in the Broadway production of "The Merchant of Venice."
Clayburgh was born in New York City, and appeared in numerous Broadway productions in the 1960s and 1970s, including The Rothschilds and Pippin. Clayburgh made her screen debut in The Wedding Party, filmed in 1963 but not released until six years later, and gained attention with roles such as that of Gene Wilder's love interest in the 1976 comedy-mystery Silver Streak, co-starring Richard Pryor.
She was nominated for the Academy Award for 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, a comedy with Burt Reynolds. She also receivEd Strong notices for a dramatic performance in I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can.
Her other films include Portnoy's Complaint, Gable and Lombard, as a pro football team owner's daughter in Semi-Tough, as a mathematician in It's My Turn, as a conservative Supreme Court justice in First Monday in October and in La Luna, a controversial role in Bernardo Bertolucci's critically panned film.
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 Mildred Natwick. She also returned to the screen as a therapist's eccentric wife in the all-star ensemble dramedy Running With Scissors.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos
Jill Clayburgh attending "EVERYDAY RAPTURE" - April 29, 2010
Jill Clayburgh with Augusten Burroughs attending "EVERYDAY RAPTURE" - April 29, 2010
Jill Clayburgh attending "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE" - 6/21/2010
Jill Clayburgh attending "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE" - 6/21/2010
Jill Clayburgh with daughter Lily Rabe attending "ENRON"
Jill Clayburgh with Lily Rabe attending "A Behanding in Spokane" - 3/4/2010
Lily Rabe, Jill Clayburgh & attending "THE PRIDE" - 2/16/2010
Lily Rabe, Jill Clayburgh & attending "THE PRIDE" - 2/16/2010
Lily Rabe, Jill Clayburgh & David Rabe attending ""THE PRIDE" - 2/16/2010
Jill Clayburgh attending The New Group 2010 Gala Benefit - 1/25/2010
Lily Rabe, Michael Rabe & Jill Clayburgh attending The New Group 2010 Gala Benefit
Jill Clayburgh attending "After Miss Julie" 10/22/2009
Jill Clayburgh attending "After Miss Julie" 10/22/2009
Jill Clayburgh & Michael Rabe attending "After Miss Julie" 10/22/2009
Lily Rabe & Jill Clayburgh attending "HAIR" - 3/31/2009
Lily Rabe & Jill Clayburgh attending "HAIR" - 3/31/2009
Jill Clayburgh attending "HAIR" - 3/31/2009
Jill Clayburgh attending "HAIR" - 3/31/2009
Jill Clayburgh attending "DISTRACTED" - 3/4/2009
Jill Clayburgh attending "THE AMERICAN PLAY"- 1/22/2009
Jill Clayburgh & Patricia Clarkson attending "THE AMERICAN PLAY"- 1/22/2009
Jill Clayburgh attending the The 73rd Annual Drama League Awards - 5/11/2007
Jill Clayburgh & Lily Rabe attending "110 in the Shade" - 5/9/2007
Jill Clayburgh attending the 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards - 5/7/2007
Jill Clayburgh attending the 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards - 5/7/2007
Jill Clayburgh attending "INHERIT THE WIND" - 4/12/2007
Jill Clayburgh attending "FESTEN" - 4/9/2006
Jill Clayburgh attending "FESTEN" - 4/9/2006
Jill Clayburgh attending "FESTEN" - 4/9/2006
Jill Clayburgh & Lily Rabe attending "FESTEN" - 4/9/2006
Jill Clayburgh & Lily Rabe attending "FESTEN" - 4/9/2006
Jill Clayburgh attending A One Night Only Celebration of Roundabout's 40th Anniversary! - 4/3/2006
Todd Haimes & Jill Clayburgh attending A One Night Only Celebration of Roundabout's 40th Anniversary! - 4/3/2006
Jill Clayburgh on the Opening Night "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"- 2/16/2006
Jill Clayburgh on the Opening Night "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"- 2/16/2006
Jill Clayburgh, Patrick Wilson, Amanda Peet and Tony Roberts on the Opening Night "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"- 2/16/2006
Jill Clayburgh & Amanda Peet on the Opening Night "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"- 2/16/2006
Jill Clayburgh & Amanda Peet on the Opening Night "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"- 2/16/2006
Jill Clayburgh & Tony Roberts "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" Meet & Greet - 1/12/2006
Jill Clayburgh & Tony Roberts "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" Meet & Greet - 1/12/2006
Tony Roberts, Amanda Peet, Patrick Wilson & Jill Clayburgh "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" Meet & Greet - 1/12/2006
Jill Clayburgh Marquee - "A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY" - 10/6/2005
Jill Clayburgh "A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY"- 8/25/2005
Jill Clayburgh "A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY"- 8/25/2005
Jill Clayburgh & Richard Thomas "A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY"- 8/25/2005
Dough Hughes, Jill Clayburgh & Richard Thomas "A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY"- 8/25/2005
Jill Clayburgh & Matthew Morrison "A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY"- 8/25/2005
Jill Clayburgh & David Rabe attending 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards - 5/22/2005
Jill Clayburgh attending 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards - 5/22/2005
Jill Clayburgh Marquee - "A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY" - 10/6/2005
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