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About this episode

Harvey Brownstone interviews acclaimed actress Jill Eikenberry about her career and notable roles.

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Acclaimed Actress, Jill Eikenberry About Harvey's guest: Today’s special guest, Jill Eikenberry, is a highly acclaimed and beloved actress who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of the brilliant, highly professional and principled litigation lawyer “Ann Kelsey” on the blockbuster TV series "LA Law", for which she received a Golden Globe Award, 5 Emmy Award nominations, and 3 more Golden Globe nominations. But beyond that signature role, our guest has had a long and distinguished career in theater, film and television. She’s appeared in 6 Broadway shows including "Moonchildren", “All Over Town”, “Summer Brave” and “Watch on the Rhine”. And her prolific body of work off-Broadway includes “The Beggars Opera”, "Save Grand Central", "Uncommon Women and Others”, "The Eccentricities of a Nightingale”, and “The Kid”, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. And for her performance in "Lemon Sky" and "Life Under Water", she received an Obie Award. On the big screen, she’s been in many great movies including “An Unmarried Woman”, “Arthur”, “Manna From Heaven”, “Something Borrowed” and “Chantilly Bridge”. On television…

People in this episode

Host: Harvey Brownstone

Guest: Jill Eikenberry

Topics covered

• acting
• television
• interview
• Hollywood
• theater
• film
• career

Keywords

• Jill Eikenberry
• L.A. Law
• acting career
• interview
• television shows
• Broadway
• film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: L.A. Law, Moonchildren, All Over Town, Summer Brave, Watch on the Rhine, The Beggars Opera, Save Grand Central, Uncommon Women and Others, The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, The Kid

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