Jill Clayburgh, RIP

Stolen too young from the stage and screen by the ravages of leukemia at 66, Jill Clayburgh, mother of three, wife of playwright David Rabe, daughter of privilege and wealth, was an iconic actress who helped average American women see and define themselves through the prism of feminism over the last three decades. She had this to say about the unglamorous side of the business:

"One of the funny things about actors is that people look at their careers in retrospect, as if they have a plan... Mostly, you just get a call. You're just sitting there going, 'Oh, my God. I'm never going to work again. Oh, God. I'm too old. Maybe I should go and work for Howard Dean.' And then it changes."

Through the magic of the cinema she returns soon - as the mother of Jake Gyllenhaal's character in the upcoming "Love and Other Drugs."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/11/05/entertainment/e185927D00.DTL#ixzz14WiotHUl

 

Thanks for Wikipedia for this filmography:

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1969	The Wedding Party	Josephine
1971	The Telephone Book	Bit Part	(uncredited)[9]
1972	Portnoy's Complaint	Naomi
1973	The Thief Who Came to Dinner	Jackie
1974	The Terminal Man	Angela Black
1976	Gable and Lombard	Carole Lombard
	Silver Streak	Hilly Burns
1977	Semi-Tough	Barbara Jane Bookman
1978	An Unmarried Woman	Erica	Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
1979	La Luna	Caterina Silveri	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
	Starting Over	Marilyn Holmberg	Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — American Movie Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1980	It's My Turn	Kate Gunzinger
1981	First Monday in October	Ruth Loomis	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1982	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Barbara Gordon
1983	Hanna K.	Hanna Kaufman
1986	Where Are The Children?	Nancy Holder Eldridge
1987	Shy People	Diana Sullivan
1990	Oltre l'oceano	Ellen	aka Beyond the Ocean (USA)
1991	Pretty Hattie's Baby
1992	Whispers in the Dark	Sarah Green
	Le grand pardon II	Sally White	aka Day of Atonement
1993	Naked in New York	Shirley, Jake's Mother
	Rich in Love	Helen Odom
1997	Going All the Way	Alma Burns
	Fools Rush In	Nan Whitman
2001	Never Again	Grace
	Vallen	Ruth	aka Falling
2006	Running with Scissors	Agnes Finch
2010	Love and Other Drugs	TBA	Filming