Jill Clayburgh Biography (1944-) (original) (raw)

1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell

Born April 30, 1944, in New York, NY; daughter of Albert Henry (a manufacturing executive) and Julia (a former theatrical production secretary; maiden name, Door) Clayburgh; married David Rabe (a playwright), March 1979; children:Lily, Michael. Addresses: Agent: ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Mary Goldberg Management, 206 Lark Ellen Ave., Ojai,CA 93023.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

April 30, 1944

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Josephine Fish, the bride, The Wedding Party (filmed in 1963, Ajay, 1969
• (Uncredited) Eyemask, The Telephone Book, 1971
• Naomi, Portnoy's Complaint, Warner Bros., 1972
• Jackie, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, Warner Bros., 1972
• Angela Black, The Terminal Man, Warner Bros., 1974
• Carole Lombard, Gable and Lombard, Universal, 1976
• Hilly Burns, Silver Streak, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Barbara Jane Bookman, Semi-Tough, United Artists, 1977
• Erica Benton, An Unmarried Woman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
• Caterina Silveri, Luna (also known as La luna), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Marilyn Holmberg, Starting Over, Paramount, 1979
• Mathematician Kate Gunzinger, It's My Turn (also known as A Perfect Circle), Columbia, 1980
• Judge Ruth Loomis, First Monday in October, Paramount, 1981
• Barbara Gordon, I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, Paramount, 1982
• Hannah Kaufman, Hannah K., Universal, 1983
• Herself, In Our Hands, 1984
• Nancy Eldridge, Where Are the Children?, Columbia, 1986
• Diana Sullivan, Shy People, Cannon, 1987
• Ellen, Beyond the Ocean (also known as Oltre l'oceano), 1990
• Pretty Hattie's Baby, 1991
• Sally White, Le grand pardon II (also known as Day of Atonement), Vidmark Entertainment, 1992
• Sarah Green, Whispers in the Dark, Paramount, 1992
• Helen Odom, Rich in Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• Shirley Briggs (Jake's mother), Naked in New York, Fine Line, 1994
• Nan Whitman, Fools Rush In, Columbia, 1997
• Alma Burns, Going All the Way, Gramercy, 1997
• Grace, Never Again, USA Films, 2001
• Ruth, Vallen (also known as Falling), 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Grace Bolton, Search for Tomorrow, CBS, 1969-70
• Eileen McCallister, Trinity, NBC, 1998
• Mickey Gorelick, Everything's Relative, NBC, 1999
• Cricket Wardwell, Leap of Faith, NBC, 2002
• Miniseries
• Judge Louise Parker, Trial: The Price of Passion (also known as Trial), NBC, 1992
• Movies
• Mary Nero, The Snoop Sisters (also known as Female Instinct), NBC, 1972
• Wanda, Hustling, ABC, 1975
• Dany, The Art of Crime (also known as Roman Grey: The Fine Artof Crime), NBC, 1975
• Sarah Phoenix, Griffin and Phoenix (also known as Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story and Today Is Forever), ABC, 1976
• Moira Browning, Miles to Go ... (also known as Leaving Home), CBS, 1986
• Vikki Baron, Who Gets the Friends?, CBS, 1988
• Ally Maynard, Fear Stalk, CBS, 1989
• Dr. Laurie Braga, Unspeakable Acts, ABC, 1990
• Title role, Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (also knownas Life Lines), NBC, 1991
• Anneliese Osborn, Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (also known as Firestorm: A Catastrophe in Oakland), ABC, 1993
• Sally Walsh, For the Love of Nancy, ABC, 1994
• Kitty Menendez, Honor Thy Father and Mother--The True Story of the Menendez Murders (also known as Honor Thy Father and Mother: The MenendezKillings), Fox, 1994
• Miranda Jessmon, The Face on the Milk Carton, CBS, 1995
• Kathy Stevens, Crowned and Dangerous (also known as If Looks Could Kill and Broken Crown), ABC, 1997
• Eve Widener, Sins of the Mind, USA Network, 1997
• Susan French, When Innocence Is Lost, Lifetime, 1997
• Alice Lorenz, My Little Assassin, Lifetime, 1999
• Norma Malley, Phenomenon II, ABC, 2003
• Specials
• Host, Ask Me Anything: How to Talk to Kids about Sex (documentary), 1989
• Voice of Emilie Todd Helm, Lincoln (documentary), ABC, 1992
• Herself, National Memorial Day Concert 1994, PBS, 1994
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
• Pilots
• Gloria, Going Places, 1973
• Second Opinion, UPN, 1998
• Kate, The Only Living Boy in New York, Fox, 2000
• Marriage, HBO, 2004
• Celebrity Charades, AMC, 2005
• Episodic
• "Deadly Circle of Violence," N.Y.P.D., 1968
• Beverly, "Choice of Evils," Medical Center, 1974
• Adele, "Walter's Heart Attack," Maude, 1974
• Marilyn Polonski, "The Big Ripoff," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974
• Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1976, 1978
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991
• Sheila Atkins, "Divorce," Law & Order, NBC, 1998
• Voice of Marie, "The Perfect Guy," Frasier, NBC, 1998
• Jeannie McBeal, "Troubled Water," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999
• Jeannie McBeal, "Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000
• Jeannie McBeal, "Home Again," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
• Jeannie McBeal, "The Wedding," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
• Herself, The View, ABC, 2002
• Victoria Stewart, "Coming Home," The Practice, ABC, 2004
• Victoria Stewart, "Pre-Trial Blues," The Practice, ABC, 2004
• Victoria Stewart, "Mr. Shore Goes to Town," The Practice, ABC, 2004
• Bobbi Broderick, "Bobbi Broderick," Nip/Tuck, F/X, 2004
• Bobbi Broderick, "Naomi Gaines," Nip/Tuck, F/X, 2004
• Also appeared in At Home With ... , HGTV.
• Stage Appearances
• (Off-Broadway debut) The Sudden and Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson, 1968
• Joanne Dibble, "It's Called the Sugar Plum," The Indian Wants the Bronx/It's Called the Sugar Plum, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1968
• Calling in Crazy, Fortune Theatre, New York City, 1969
• Aimee, The Nest, Mercury Theatre, New York City, 1970
• (Broadway debut) Hannah Cohen, The Rothschilds, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Desdemona, Othello, Los Angeles, 1971
• Catherine, Pippin's wife, Pippin, Imperial Theatre, New York City,1972
• Dotty, Jumpers, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1974
• Chrissy, In the Boom Boom Room, New York City, 1979
• Gilda, Design for Living, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1984
• Sunny Jacobs, The Exonerated, 45 Bleecker, New York City, 2002
• Also appeared with the Charles Street Repertory Company, Boston, MA, 1960s, in America Hurrah, The Balcony, Love for Love, and Dutchman; also appeared in Devil's Disciple.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1997

Periodicals

• Films and Filming (London), March, 1988
• New York Times, March 7, 1982