13 Facts About Jill Eikenberry

Jill Susan Eikenberry was born on January 21,1947 and is an American film, stage, and television actress.

Jill Eikenberry received an Obie Award in 1986 for the Off-Broadway plays Lemon Sky and Life Under Water, and was nominated for a 2011 Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway musical The Kid.

Jill Eikenberry began studies in anthropology at Barnard College of Columbia University but in her second year she auditioned for and was accepted into the Yale School of Drama.

Jill Eikenberry met Michael Tucker at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, where they appeared together in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail and Moonchildren, the latter of which transferred to Broadway in 1972.

Jill Eikenberry married Tucker in 1973 and they settled in New York City.

Jill Eikenberry has a son, Max, and a stepdaughter, actress Allison Tucker.

Jill Eikenberry's first role in film was a minor role in the television film, They've Killed President Lincoln.

Jill Eikenberry made her Broadway debut in 1974 in All Over Town, and later appeared Off-Broadway in Uncommon Women and Others, which was later filmed for American public television.

Jill Eikenberry starred in the musical Onward Victoria, which closed on opening night.

Jill Eikenberry remains an activist for breast cancer research and early detection.

Jill Eikenberry has sung on stage and in films, and in recent years, she and her husband have written a number of songs.

Jill Eikenberry played mothers on lead characters in films Suburban Girl, Something Borrowed and Young Adult.

In March, 2015 Jill Eikenberry co-starred with Tucker in The M Spot, a play written by Tucker and presented at the New Jersey Repertory Company.