Jill Clayburgh, born in New York, embodied like few others the modern and independent woman of American cinema of the seventies. Her role as a wife who rebuilds her life in Paul Mazursky's 'An Unmarried Woman' earned her the Best Actress award at Cannes and an Academy Award nomination, to which she added a second consecutive one for 'Starting Over'. Trained in theater and television, she also shone in dramatic comedies such as 'Semi-Tough' and Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Luna'. Her performances combined intelligence, irony and an emotional fragility that made her a symbol of a new female sensibility on screen. Read more