Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh (April 30, 1944 – November 5, 2010) was an American actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She was a recipient of 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 also received a second consecutive Academy Award nomination for Starting Over (1979) as well as four Golden Globe nominations for her film performances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Clayburgh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Shy People (1987)

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Merritt Butrick

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Merritt Butrick

Silver Streak (1976)

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Richard Pryor  •  Patrick McGoohan

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Richard Pryor  •  Patrick McGoohan

The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bud Yorkin
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Warren Oates  •  Jill Clayburgh

A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bud Yorkin
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Warren Oates  •  Jill Clayburgh

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Alan Bates  •  Michael Murphy  •  Cliff Gorman

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Alan Bates  •  Michael Murphy  •  Cliff Gorman

Fools Rush In (1997)

After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Tennant
CAST:  Matthew Perry  •  Salma Hayek  •  Jon Tenney  •  Siobhan Fallon Hogan

After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Tennant
CAST:  Matthew Perry  •  Salma Hayek  •  Jon Tenney  •  Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Starting Over (1979)

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Candice Bergen  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Charles Durning

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Candice Bergen  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Charles Durning

Semi-Tough (1977)

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Robert Preston

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Robert Preston

Running with Scissors (2006)

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Brian Cox  •  Joseph Cross  •  Joseph Fiennes

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Brian Cox  •  Joseph Cross  •  Joseph Fiennes

Crowned and Dangerous (1997)

After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be a former lover, a rival contestant, and a stage mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Leitch
CAST:  Yasmine Bleeth  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Cassidy Rae  •  Gates McFadden

After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be a former lover, a rival contestant, and a stage mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Leitch
CAST:  Yasmine Bleeth  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Cassidy Rae  •  Gates McFadden

The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)

Based on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Could her parents really have kidnapped her?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Kellie Martin  •  Sharon Lawrence  •  Richard Masur  •  Jill Clayburgh

Based on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Could her parents really have kidnapped her?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Kellie Martin  •  Sharon Lawrence  •  Richard Masur  •  Jill Clayburgh

When Innocence Is Lost (1997)

When Erica French opts to keep the baby she conceived in high school, she never dreamed that one day she would be fighting for custody against the child's father, Scott Stone. Scott Stone initially fought for custody when Erica threatened to cut off his access to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bethany Rooney
CAST:  Keri Russell  •  Roberta Maxwell  •  Vince Corazza  •  Barry Flatman

When Erica French opts to keep the baby she conceived in high school, she never dreamed that one day she would be fighting for custody against the child's father, Scott Stone. Scott Stone initially fought for custody when Erica threatened to cut off his access to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bethany Rooney
CAST:  Keri Russell  •  Roberta Maxwell  •  Vince Corazza  •  Barry Flatman

It's My Turn (1980)

A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pro baseball player. She must choose between him and her current boyfriend, between Chicago and New York, and between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudia Weill
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Michael Douglas  •  Charles Grodin  •  Beverly Garland

A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pro baseball player. She must choose between him and her current boyfriend, between Chicago and New York, and between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudia Weill
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Michael Douglas  •  Charles Grodin  •  Beverly Garland

Going All the Way (1997)

Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Pellington
CAST:  Jeremy Davies  •  Ben Affleck  •  Amy Locane  •  Rose McGowan

Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Pellington
CAST:  Jeremy Davies  •  Ben Affleck  •  Amy Locane  •  Rose McGowan

Griffin and Phoenix (1976)

Griffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides to have fun in the time remaining. At a college class on death, he meets Phoenix, who has terminal leukemia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Duke
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Dorothy Tristan  •  John Lehne

Griffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides to have fun in the time remaining. At a college class on death, he meets Phoenix, who has terminal leukemia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Duke
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Dorothy Tristan  •  John Lehne

Never Again (2001)

A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Schaeffer
CAST:  Jeffrey Tambor  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Caroline Aaron  •  Bill Duke

A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Schaeffer
CAST:  Jeffrey Tambor  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Caroline Aaron  •  Bill Duke

Who Gets the Friends? (1988)

Neat and interesting story about a couple being divorced. It is easy to split all the things they've bought, but the real question is: Who gets the friends?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lila Garrett
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Lucie Arnaz  •  Thomas Callaway  •  Robert Dawson

Neat and interesting story about a couple being divorced. It is easy to split all the things they've bought, but the real question is: Who gets the friends?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lila Garrett
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Lucie Arnaz  •  Thomas Callaway  •  Robert Dawson

First Monday in October (1981)

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barnard Hughes  •  Jan Sterling

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barnard Hughes  •  Jan Sterling

The Telephone Book (1971)

A sexually voracious young woman receives a dirty phone call from a stranger; so satisfied by the experience, she sets out to find him somewhere in New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Lyon
CAST:  Sarah Kennedy  •  Norman Rose  •  Barry Morse  •  William Hickey

A sexually voracious young woman receives a dirty phone call from a stranger; so satisfied by the experience, she sets out to find him somewhere in New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Lyon
CAST:  Sarah Kennedy  •  Norman Rose  •  Barry Morse  •  William Hickey

The Big Pardon 2 (1992)

The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he falls into a trap and a war begins in which Raymond will fight a last battle to try to save his son and what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Arcady
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Richard Berry  •  Gérard Darmon  •  Christopher Walken

The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he falls into a trap and a war begins in which Raymond will fight a last battle to try to save his son and what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Arcady
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Richard Berry  •  Gérard Darmon  •  Christopher Walken

Lincoln (1992)

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James A. Edgar  •  Peter W. Kunhardt
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  James Earl Jones  •  Glenn Close  •  Richard Widmark

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James A. Edgar  •  Peter W. Kunhardt
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  James Earl Jones  •  Glenn Close  •  Richard Widmark
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