She acted with the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Charles Playhouse in Boston, and, with such future film luminaries as she appeared in several off-Broadway productions A tentative stab at film acting in , filmed at Sarah Lawrence in 1963 but released in 1969, might have been forgotten save for its roster of celebrities-to-be: , and director Brian De Palma.
American actress was fortunate enough to find work in her field of endeavor directly after graduation from Sarah Lawrence University.
But Clayburgh wass one of those rare American film stars to whom the work itself is more important than the fame.