Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

  • Birthday: 1953-02-08
  • Place of birth: Newport, Arkansas, USA
  • Also know as: Mary Nell Steenburgen

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.

Filmography

Powder

1995

As Jessie Caldwell

One Magic Christmas

1985

As Ginny Grainger

Dead of Winter

1987

As Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn

Outlaw Country

2012

As Anastasia Lee

Cross Creek

1983

As Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Flannery

2019

As Flannery O'Connor (voice)

Parenthood

1989

As Karen Buckman

Goin' South

1978

As Julia Tate

Melvin and Howard

1980

As Lynda Dummar

Living with the Dead

2002

As Detective Karen Condrin

Romantic Comedy

1983

As Phoebe Craddock

About Sarah

1998

As Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey

Pontiac Moon

1994

As Katherine Bellamy

Little Red Riding Hood

1983

As Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary

O Lucky Malcolm!

2006

As Self

Back to the Future Part III

1990

As Clara Clayton

Clifford

1994

As Sarah Davis

Time After Time

1979

As Amy Robbins

Step Brothers

2008

As Nancy Huff

It Runs in the Family

1994

As Mrs. Parker (Mother)

The Trumpet of the Swan

2001

As Mother (voice)

Brahmin Bulls

2013

As Helen West

Song One

2014

As Karen Ellis

Miss Firecracker

1989

As Elaine Rutledge

I Do... Until I Don't

2017

As Cybil Burger

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993

As Betty Carver

The Butcher's Wife

1991

As Stella Keefover

Hope Springs

2003

As Joanie Fisher

Wish You Were Dead

2002

As Sally Rider

Ragtime

1981

As Mother

In the Electric Mist

2009

As Bootsie Robicheaux

Elvis & Anabelle

2007

As Geneva Leigh

Dirty Girl

2010

As Peggy

Clarkworld

2009

As herself

Philadelphia

1993

As Belinda Conine

Dean

2016

As Carol

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009

As Emma Wheeler

The Book of Love

2017

As Julia Mureaux

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2010

As Mrs. Yankovic

Book Club

2018

As Carol

Elf

2003

As Emily

The Brave One

2007

As Carol

Four Christmases

2008

As Marilyn

Casa de los Babys

2003

As Gayle

The Proposal

2009

As Grace Paxton

Last Vegas

2013

As Diana Boyle

Life as a House

2001

As Colleen Beck

The Open Road

2009

As Katherine

Katie Says Goodbye

2018

As Maybelle

Antiquities

2019

As Dr. Margot

Nobel Son

2007

As Sarah Michaelson

Numb

2007

As Dr. Blaine

The Grass Harp

1995

As Sister Ida

The Whales of August

1987

As Young Sarah

Nobody's Baby

2001

As Estelle

Happiest Season

2020

As Tipper

Picnic

2000

As Rosemary Sydney

Nightmare Alley

2021

As Mrs. Kimball

7 Days in Hell

2015

As Louisa Poole

Nixon

1995

As Hannah Nixon

The Dead Girl

2006

As Beverley, Leah's Mother

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

2021

As Maggie Clarke

End of the Line

1987

As Rose Pickett

Sunshine State

2002

As Francine Pinkney

The Discovery

2017

As Interviewer

My Family

1995

As Gloria

Earth and the American Dream

1992

As Reader (voice)

Remembering Ragtime

2004

As Mother (archive footage)

The One I Love

2014

As Mom (voice)

A Walk in the Woods

2015

As Jeannie

I Am Sam

2001

As Dr. Blake

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011

As Café Patron

The Help

2011

As Elain Stein

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020

As Mary Steenburgen

Honeydripper

2007

As Amanda Winship

Inland Empire

2006

As Visitor #2

The Long Walk Home

1990

As Narrator (voice)

Production

The One I Love

2014

As Thanks

Bye Bye Benjamin

2006

As Executive Producer

Best Summer Ever

2020

As Executive Producer

End of the Line

1987

As Executive Producer

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