{"id":135533,"date":"2025-04-30T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=135533"},"modified":"2025-04-29T07:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:54:20","slug":"happy-birthday-jill-clayburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=135533","title":{"rendered":"“A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You’ve defined my entire life for me on the screen.” –Jill Clayburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This was part of a larger series. I would throw a name at Mitchell, ask him to describe that person in “one word” and then we would discuss. Here’s our discussion on Jill Clayburgh, whose birthday it is today. <\/p>\n

SOM:<\/big> One word.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

MF:<\/big><\/strong> Awkward. <\/p>\n

You know I have this whole thing about the 70s, and 70s filmmaking and 70s actresses. Jill Clayburgh, in much the same way Diane Keaton<\/strong> was, was so awkward. Even when she was playing women who were successful, she was still always a little bit awkward and unsure. She was this beautiful woman who wasn’t a knockout, she was a successful woman who wasn’t always competent. I think my favorite Jill Clayburgh movie is Starting Over<\/i> with Burt Reynolds<\/strong>. It’s marvelous. <\/p>\n

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