Jill Clayburgh – Cause of Death, Age, Date, and Facts

The movie actress Jill Clayburgh passed away at age 66, this age of death has to be considered respectable. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Jill Clayburgh and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

She gave a sensitive performance in the 1978 dramatic comedy film An Unmarried Woman. She and the other cast members of Bridesmaids were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

She decided to become an actress while attending Sarah Lawrence College.

She was named one of Hollywood’s Twenty-Five Greatest Actresses by Entertainment Weekly in 1999.

How did Jill Clayburgh die?

Jill Clayburgh's death was caused by leukemia.

Jill Clayburgh, an Oscar-nominated actress known for portraying strong, independent women, died on Friday at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66. The cause was chronic leukemia, with which she had lived for 21 years, her husband, the playwright David Rabe, said.

Quotes by Jill Clayburgh

"What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older."

Jill Clayburgh

"I came from dinner, went downtown with my friends, the elevator was down, I ran down the hall toward my room at 10 at night, having had two glasses of wine."

Jill Clayburgh

"There was just this amazing individuality. It's just a whole different world of optimism and fearlessness, women taking off their bras and dancing around naked, and a political hopefulness and involvement."

Jill Clayburgh

"I don't like sitting around in my dressing room very much. It feels a lot like theater."

Jill Clayburgh

"Well, this would be nice if it worked out, but I'm not selling the farm."

Jill Clayburgh