Hollywood veteran Jill Clayburgh has died. She was 66. The actress, who starred opposite Burt Reynolds in 1979's "Starting Over," passed away on Friday at her home in Lakeville, Connecticut, following a long illness.

Clayburgh's husband, playwright David Rabe, has revealed she suffered from chronic lymphocytic leukemia for over 20 years, reports the Associated Press.

She was nominated for two Academy Awards throughout her career, for her roles in "Starting Over" and "An Unmarried Woman," which won her the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1978.

Clayburgh later tur...

With the voice of an angel and enough charm to wrap cynical Aaron Sorkin around her little finger, Kristin Chenoweth has spent a long time in the celebrity spotlight, yet always just on the outer edges.

Born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth 40 years ago, this Oklahoma-born girl got her start singing in church choirs and studying voice at Oklahoma City University. She earned a degree in musical theater and a MA in opera, and she then moved into pageant life by getting runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma contest of 1991 - a loss that she still jokes about fake-bitterly in interviews.

Kristin was ...

Actress Evan Rachel Wood has slammed reports she was the reason behind Marilyn Manson's split from wife Dita Von Teese, insisting she is not a home wrecker. The 19-year-old Running with Scissors star hooked up with Manson, 38, earlier this year, shortly after his marriage to the burlesque dancer broke down.

However in divorce papers filed by Von Teese in December, she cites the rocker's "inappropriate relationship" with another woman as her motive for divorce - a claim both Manson and Wood deny.

Wood says, "I've seen blogs where I've been called a slut, a whore, that say I shoul...

Clint Eastwood's adaptation of the non-fiction book Flags of Our Fathers concerns the lives of the men in the famous picture of soldiers raising the American flag over Iwo Jima during that historic WWII battle. Battle scenes are intercut with footage of three of the soldiers. Also on DVD: Superman mystery Hollywoodland, horror flick The Grudge 2, memoir-inspired Running With Scissors, and family tale Flicka.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced the winners of the 64th Golden Globe awards. Babel took home the award for best drama, while Dreamgirls won best comedy/musical. The night's big TV winners were Grey's Anatomy (best drama series) and Ugly Betty (best musical or comedy series). See full list of winners:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Babel

Bobby

The Departed

Little Children

The Queen

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Penélope Cruz -- Volver

Judi Dench -- Notes On A Scandal

Maggie Gyllenhaal -- S...

Jessica Biel, Rosario Dawson and Matthew Perry joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk to announce the Nominations for “The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Thursday morning, December 14, 2006 at The Beverly Hilton. Babel leads with 7 nods. Complete list of movie nominations below.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Babel

Bobby

The Departed

Little Children

The Queen

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Penélope Cruz -- Volver

Judi Dench -- Notes On A Scandal

Maggie Gyllenhaal -- Sherrybaby...

British actor Joseph Fiennes was so spellbound by the outfits his pedophile character wore in new movie Running With Scissors, he stole them when shooting ending. The star - brother of Ralph Fiennes - insisted on keeping the 1970s-style clothing.

Fiennes, who plays a mental patient who has an affair with a 14-year-old boy, confesses, "I had to wear flares. Polyester and rayon. I took my flares, leather cap and leather waistcoat."

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Brad Pitt will produce the film "Eat, Pray, Love" for his former co-star Julia Roberts. Pitt snapped up the rights to Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir for Roberts, who was his co-star in The Mexican, as well Ocean's Eleven. Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy will adapt and direct the project with Pitt's Plan B production company.

Roberts will play Gilbert who had a husband, big apartment and a weekend home and was trying to get pregnant, when she realized that wasn't the life she wanted. After a painful divorce, she set off on a journey of self-discovery around the world. The film will be a large...

Brad Pitt has teamed up with Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy to produce a new TV show about the life of a transsexual married sportswriter. The new series, titled "4 Oz," refers to the average weight of a man's penis. Murphy and Pitt will both be executive producers on the show, Pitt's first foray into television.

Murphy has begun writing the pilot and hopes to being shooting on the series early next year. He says, "The first season deals with the revelation of his secret. In the second season, he begins dressing like a woman. The third covers the surgery, and his inherent doubts about g...