Jill Townsend was an Anglo-American actress active during the 1960s and '70s who later became a journalist, teacher, and spiritual healer. She was born in Santa Monica, California on January 25, 1945 to business executive and author Robert Townsend. She studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and starred in many American TV shows, primarily Westerns. She married Scottish actor Nicol Williamson in 1971 and had a son with him, but the marriage ended in 1976. She made her own bid for movie stardom in 1976's Alfie Darling, but it was a critical and commercial flop. In 1979, she quit acting to study at the London School of Journalism and became a financial columnist for The Daily Mail. She ran for office as an independent candidate in 1981, but lost by 80 votes. In the 1980s, she worked on developing environmental legislation and taught at many schools. In 1989, she moved back to the U.S. and became a spiritual counselor, minister, and ceremonialist. She founded the Council of Grandmothers with Ann Stein and Marilyn Salas, an organization of "WisdomKeepers".
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She was married to actor Nicol Williamson between 1971 and 1977. Her son Luke was born in 1973, but in 1976 she and Nicol Williamson parted temporarily, after Townsend began a relationship with Alan Price, her co-star in Alfie Darling.
1985
Townsend ended her acting career in 1985. She studied at the London School of Journalism and worked as a Journalist for the Daily Mail, contributing a page for the financial section. She moved back to the United States in 1989.
1989
She worked as a council trainer and facilitator at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California and several others schools from 1989 to 1995.
1993
She has been Director of Leadership Directories, Inc. since 1993.