Jill Clayburgh Died Due To Cancer

U.S. actress Jill Clayburgh, who was twice nominated for an Oscar for his portraits of independent women, has died of leukemia 66 years.
U.S. actress Jill Clayburgh, seen here in 2007 and was twice nominated for an Oscar for his portraits of independent women, has died of leukemia 66 years.
Clayburgh husband, the playwright David Rabe, told the New York Times, died at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut.
She is best remembered for her role in "An unmarried woman," the 1978 film about a wealthy New York woman who picks up the pieces of her life after her husband leaves her stockbroker, a younger woman .
She was nominated for Academy Awards for best actress for the film and also for the 1979 film "Starting Over" with Burt Reynolds and Candice Bergen.
"In it we see the intelligence struggling feeling - right leaning against the wall by the aggressive needs," wrote Vincent Canby in The New York Times critic, "an unmarried woman."
The Times said she was the first of a generation of young actresses "who regularly portrays characters emerged from feminist ethics again. Smart, capable and courageous, sometimes neurotic, but not the least glamorous of all that"
Born in 1944 and raised in a wealthy family in New York, Clayburgh attended some of the most exclusive schools in the city, including the Brearley School and Sarah Lawrence College.
While at Sarah Lawrence, decided to devote his life to acting and joined the famous Charles Repetory theater in Boston.
He moved to New York in late 1960 and had participated in several Broadway productions as "The Rothschilds" and "Pippin."
He began his career in Hollywood in 1970 and earned his first major role in "Portnoy's Complaint" in 1972.
In 1978, she rose to fame with her performance in "An unmarried woman," for which she received an Oscar nomination.
She received another Oscar nomination in 1979 for her role in "Starting Over."
In 1986, Clayburgh appeared in "Where Are the Children?" child with actress Elisabeth Harnois.
Since late 1980, has worked primarily in TV movies and low budget.
U.S. public Clayburgh known for numerous roles in television series and movies such as "Law and Order," "The Practice" and as the mother of Ally McBeal.
He received Emmy Award nominations for his work in the made for television movie "move" in 1975 and appearances in the series "Nip / Tuck" in 2005.
In 2006, she appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park." She also returned to the screen in the comedy-drama "Running With Scissors", where she co-starred with Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin and Gwyneth Paltrow.