Jill Clayburgh
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: April 30, 1944
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith is a half-hour single-camera comedy that aired on NBC in early 2002, right after Friends on NBC's Thursday comedy block at 8:30 PM EST, as part of Must See TV. One of the highest rated shows to be cancelled, the series ended after just six episodes, despite ranking 12th for the season and having an average of 16.5 million viewers per episode.
Trinity
Set in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, a detective from a working-class Irish Catholic family looks after his family members.
Frasier
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
The Practice
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
The Rockford Files
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
TV movie based on the novel "Blood Brothers," about the murder of Jose Menéndez and his wife Kitty by their sons, Erik and Lyle.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Law & Order
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Nip/Tuck
Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.
When Innocence Is Lost
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 their daughter. Scott continues to try to be a part of his daughter's life, but when Molly first breaks her arm at the playground then Scott's mother finds mysterious bruises on her granddaughter, Scott again fights for custody of young Molly, and this time he wins because the court feels his family can provide a more stable environment for Molly than a public daycare can.
Filmography
as Judy Walker
as Nancy Randall
as Letitia Darling
as Agnes Finch
as Norma Malley
as Bobbi Broderick
as Cricket Wardwell
as Grace
as Alice Lorenz
as Mickey Gorelick
as Eileen McCallister
as Alma Burns
as Jeannie McBeal
as Self
as Eve
as Susan French
as Victoria Stewart
as Nan Whitman
as Cathy Stevens
as Miranda Jessmon
as Sally Walsh
as Kitty Menendez
as Self
as Shirley
as Marie (voice)
as Anneliese Osborn
as Sally White
as Helen Odom
as Sarah Green
as Judge Louise Parker
as Jill Ireland
as Sheila Atkins
as Ellen
as Laurie Braga
as Alexandra Maynard
as Diana
as Nancy Holder Eldridge
as Moira Browning
as Hanna Kaufman
as Barbara Gordon
as Ruth Loomis
as Self
as Dr. Katherine "Kate" Gunzinger
as Marilyn Holmburg
as Caterina Silveri
as Erica Benton
as Barbara Jane Bookman
as Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns
as Sarah Phoenix
as Carole Lombard
as Dany
as Self - Host
as Wanda
as Marilyn Polonski
as Angela Black
as Jackie Johnson
as Mary Nero
as Adele
as Naomi
as Eyemask
as Beverly Welton
as Josephine
as Self