Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh, whose portrayals of strong women in such movies as “An Unmarried Woman” and “Starting Over,” reflected the feminist movement, has died. She was 66. Clayburgh’s characters were often independent, urban, smart and even a little neurotic. As she told a New York Times reporter in 1982, “I do best with characters who are coming apart at the seams.”

A classic example is Erica, the Manhattan wife and mother in “An Unmarried Woman” who grapples with her husband’s decision to leave her for a younger woman. The film displays Clayburgh’s gift for playing characters who were outwardly brittle but inwardly resilient and earned her an Oscar nomination. Read More: Jill Clayburgh