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I dont theorize too much. I sort of let the experience sink in, and I have to discover what the character is by doing it, and having those thoughts that shes thinking.

Jill Clayburgh

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Jill Clayburgh
Age: 66 †
Born: 1944
Born: April 30
Died: 2010
Died: November 5
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Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New York City
New York
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