NEW YORK — Actress Jill Clayburgh, whose Hollywood and Broadway career spanned decades, has died after a 21-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She was 66.
Clayburgh was surrounded by friends and family when she passed away Friday at her home in Lakeville, Conn., her husband, playwright David Rabe, told the Associated Press.
The New York City native received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of a divorcee exploring her sexuality in 1978’s An Unmarried Woman. She picked up a second Oscar nomination the following year for her turn opposite Burt Reynolds in Starting Over.
Other notable films for Clayburgh over the years included Silver Streak and It’s My Turn.
Clayburgh also found success on the small screen, appearing on such shows as Law & Order, Ally McBeal, The Practice, Nip/Tuck, and more recently, Dirty Sexy Money.
In addition to her husband, Clayburgh is survived by three children: actress Lily Rabe, Michael Rabe and stepson Jason Rabe.
