Mary Steenburgen

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

February 8, 1953 (73 yrs)

place of birth

Newport, Arkansas, USA

also known as

Mary Nell Steenburgen

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the Western comedy film Goin' South (1978). Steenburgen went on to earn critical acclaim for her role in Time After Time (1979) and Jonathan Demme's comedy-drama film Melvin and Howard (1980), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Proposal
7.2

The Proposal

2009as Grace Paxton
The Help
8.2

The Help

2011as Elaine Stein
Back to the Future Part III
7.5

Back to the Future Part III

1990as Clara Clayton
Elf
6.7

Elf

2003as Emily
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
7.7

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993as Betty Carver
Step Brothers
6.6

Step Brothers

2008as Nancy Huff
Philadelphia
7.7

Philadelphia

1993as Belinda Conine
Nightmare Alley
7.0

Nightmare Alley

2021as Mrs. Kimball
I Am Sam
7.6

I Am Sam

2001as Dr. Blake
Powder
7.0

Powder

1995as Jessie Caldwell
Inland Empire
7.0

Inland Empire

2006as Visitor #2
Last Vegas
6.4

Last Vegas

2013as Diana Boyle
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995as Hannah Nixon
The Brave One
6.6

The Brave One

2007as Carol
Four Christmases
5.8

Four Christmases

2008as Marilyn
Happiest Season
7.1

Happiest Season

2020as Tipper
Parenthood
6.7

Parenthood

1989as Karen Buckman
Book Club
6.2

Book Club

2018as Carol
Life as a House
7.1

Life as a House

2001as Colleen Beck
Ragtime
7.0

Ragtime

1981as Mother
In the Electric Mist
6.1

In the Electric Mist

2009as Bootsie Robicheaux
Book Club: The Next Chapter
6.2

Book Club: The Next Chapter

2023as Carol
Last Train to Fortune
5.9

Last Train to Fortune

2025as Miss Maybelle
The Dink

The Dink

2026as Candace
The One I Love
6.9

The One I Love

2014as Mom (voice)
Goin' South
5.8

Goin' South

1978as Julia Tate
The Discovery
6.3

The Discovery

2017as Interviewer
Nobel Son
6.1

Nobel Son

2007as Sarah Michaelson
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
5.4

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009as Emma Wheeler
A Walk in the Woods
6.1

A Walk in the Woods

2015as Jeannie
The Dead Girl
6.0

The Dead Girl

2006as Leah's Mother
Clifford
5.1

Clifford

1994as Sarah Davis
7 Days in Hell
6.5

7 Days in Hell

2015as Louisa Poole
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
5.9

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006as Marienne Hotchkiss
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
6.3

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020as Mary Steenburgen
My Family
7.4

My Family

1995as Gloria
The Grass Harp
5.9

The Grass Harp

1996as Sister Ida
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
6.5

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982as Adrian
Song One
5.7

Song One

2014as Karen Ellis
Numb
5.9

Numb

2007as Dr. Blaine
Dead of Winter
6.0

Dead of Winter

1987as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
The Butcher's Wife
5.7

The Butcher's Wife

1991as Stella Keefover
Time After Time
6.8

Time After Time

1979as Amy Robbins
The Book of Love
6.4

The Book of Love

2017as Julia Mureaux
The Long Walk Home
7.6

The Long Walk Home

1990as Narrator (voice)
Hope Springs
5.3

Hope Springs

2003as Joanie Fisher
Dirty Girl
6.0

Dirty Girl

2010as Peggy
Fight for Your Right Revisited
6.6

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011as Café Patron
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
9.5

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

2022as Self
Elvis & Anabelle
6.7

Elvis & Anabelle

2007as Geneva Leigh