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Oscar nominee Jill Clayburgh,66,dies

Jill Clayburgh,an Oscar-nominated actress known for portraying strong,independent women,died on Friday at her home in Connecticut. She was 66. The cause was chronic leukemia,with which she had lived for 21 years,her husband,the playwright David Rabe,said. Clayburgh received Oscar nominations for her roles in An Unmarried Woman and Starting Over. Her Broadway credits include Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical The Rothschilds and the Stephen Schwartz musical Pippin. Her many television credits include guest appearances on Law amp; Order,The Practice and Nip/Tuck,and a recurring role on Ally McBeal as Allys mother,Jeannie. Most recently Clayburgh was a member of the regular cast of Dirty Sexy Money.