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Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage, motion pictures, and television. Clayburgh was born in New York City to Julia (née Dorr), a theatrical production secretary for David Merrick, and Albert Henry "Bill" Clayburgh, a manufacturing executive. Clayburgh's family was Jewish and upper class; she was raised in a "fashionable" neighborhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side. She attended Sarah Lawrence College, where she decided that she wanted to be an actress. <a href="
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Jill Clayburgh (April 30, 1944 – November 5, 2010) was an American actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She received 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 received a second consecutive Academy Award nomination for Starting Over (1979) as well as four Golden Globe nominations for her film performances, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her television work.
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1944 births2010 deaths20th-century American actresses21st-century American actressesActresses from ConnecticutActresses from New York CityAmerican film actressesAmerican people of Jewish descentAmerican stage actressesAmerican television actressesBrearley School alumniCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners