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Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jill Eikenberry is an American actress of film, stage, and television, born in New Haven and raised in the Midwest. She trained at the Yale School of Drama after briefly studying anthropology at Barnard College. Her early film roles included Between the Lines (1977) and An Unmarried Woman (1978). She achieved a major film success with Arthur (1981). On television, she became widely known for playing lawyer Ann Kelsey on L.A. Law, a role that brought her five Emmy nominations and four Golden Globe nominations, with a win in 1989. She received an Obie Award in 1986 and a Drama Desk Award nomination in 2011. Her later film appearances include Suburban Girl (2007), Something Borrowed (2011), and Young Adult (2011), often playing maternal roles. In 2022, she returned to the Ann Kelsey role for an ABC revival pilot.

79years old

Turns 80 on January 21in 100 days

  • Born New Haven
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as Jill Susan Eikenberry

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
34 years1977 to 2011

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  1. Big break

    Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker landed their L.A. Law roles because producer Steven Bochco had been impressed by them in two episodes of his earlier series Hill Street Blues.

  2. Early training

    Eikenberry started out studying anthropology at Barnard College of Columbia University. During her second year there, she tried out for the Yale School of Drama and got in.

  3. Behind the camera

    Eikenberry and Tucker produced a 2008 PBS documentary about artist Emile Norman after buying land from him in Big Sur and becoming his friend.

Jill Eikenberry movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Young Adult2011 Comedy, Dramaas Hedda Gary

    IMDb rating 6.391K votes

  2. Arthur1981 Comedy, Romanceas Susan Johnson

    IMDb rating 6.934K votes

  3. Something Borrowed2011as Bridget Thaler

    IMDb rating 5.868K votes

  4. The Manhattan Project1986as Elizabeth Stephens

    IMDb rating 6.17.6K votes

  5. Between the Lines1977as Lynn

    IMDb rating 6.61.8K votes

  6. Suburban Girl2007as Marlene Eisenberg

    IMDb rating 5.47.9K votes

  7. Without Consent1994as Michelle Mills

    IMDb rating 6.1449 votes

  8. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days1979as Mary

    IMDb rating 5.71.9K votes

Worked with

Jill Eikenberry shares two films with Raymond J. Barry, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Raymond J. Barry, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Raymond J. BarryMichael Tucker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael TuckerAlec Baldwin, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Alec BaldwinChristopher Lloyd, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Christopher LloydBruce Davison, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Bruce DavisonRichard Jenkins, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Richard JenkinsJason ReitmanDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Jason ReitmanLuke GreenfieldDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Luke GreenfieldSteve GordonDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Steve Gordon

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