Clayburgh

All of that won't make up for having recently lost her mother late last year, the acclaimed actress Jill Clayburgh, who had a long-fought battle with leukemia.

Brad Balfour: With the Tony Awards At Hand, Best Actress Nominee Lily Rabe Has Been Having a Good Year Brad Balfour 2011

All of that won't make up for having recently lost her mother late last year, the acclaimed actress Jill Clayburgh, who had a long-fought battle with leukemia.

Brad Balfour: With the Tony Awards At Hand, Best Actress Nominee Lily Rabe Has Been Having a Good Year Brad Balfour 2011

Patricia Neal will likely take precedence over Clayburgh; she won an Oscar, Clayburgh was only nominated.

The last test of fame: Which stars make the Academy Awards "In Memoriam" tribute reel? 2011

All of that won't make up for having recently lost her mother late last year, the acclaimed actress Jill Clayburgh, who had a long-fought battle with leukemia.

Brad Balfour: With the Tony Awards At Hand, Best Actress Nominee Lily Rabe Has Been Having a Good Year Brad Balfour 2011

Patricia Neal will likely take precedence over Clayburgh; she won an Oscar, Clayburgh was only nominated.

Editing the final credits of the academy's 'In Memoriam' 2011

Rabe, a Tony-nominated theater actress and the daughter of the late Jill Clayburgh, was brought in to American Horror Story specifically by series boss Ryan Murphy, who wrote the part of Nora especially for her; Clayburgh, appeared in Murphy's film adaptation of Running With Scissors and received an Emmy nomination for her guest work on Nip/Tuck.

American Horror Story's Lily Rabe on Nora's Heartbreak, Head Wound 2011

Driven by a compelling performance from lead actress Clayburgh, who was Oscar-nominated for this, Paul Mazursky's sensitive drama is an iconic blend of the so-called woman's film and a plucky portrait of contemporary femininity.

John Farr: For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance John Farr 2011

Driven by a compelling performance from lead actress Clayburgh, who was Oscar-nominated for this, Paul Mazursky's sensitive drama is an iconic blend of the so-called woman's film and a plucky portrait of contemporary femininity.

John Farr: For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance John Farr 2011

Driven by a compelling performance from lead actress Clayburgh, who was Oscar-nominated for this, Paul Mazursky's sensitive drama is an iconic blend of the so-called woman's film and a plucky portrait of contemporary femininity.

John Farr: For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance John Farr 2011

All of that won't make up for having recently lost her mother late last year, the acclaimed actress Jill Clayburgh, who had a long-fought battle with leukemia.

Brad Balfour: With the Tony Awards At Hand, Best Actress Nominee Lily Rabe Has Been Having a Good Year Brad Balfour 2011