Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Acting

Born:
1953-02-08
Place of birth:
Newport, Arkansas, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

A Dog's Perfect Christmas

A Dog's Perfect Christmas

7.42026
Movie
Let's Have Kids!

Let's Have Kids!

7.32026
Movie
Last Train to Fortune

Last Train to Fortune

10.02026
Movie
The Dink

The Dink

6.32026
Movie
Easy's Waltz

Easy's Waltz

2.02025
Movie
BULLDOZER

BULLDOZER

2025
TV
A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside

7.42024
TV
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

5.02024
TV
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

7.12023
Movie
Book Club: The Next Chapter

Book Club: The Next Chapter

6.22023
Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.62022
TV
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

7.02022
Movie
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

6.92021
Movie
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

6.42021
Movie
Mr. Mayor

Mr. Mayor

6.62021
TV
Happiest Season

Happiest Season

7.12020
Movie
30 Rock: A One-Time Special

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

6.22020
Movie
Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

5.52020
TV
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020
TV
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

7.52020
TV
Flannery

Flannery

5.02019
Movie
Bless the Harts

Bless the Harts

6.52019
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.22019
TV
On Becoming a God in Central Florida

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

6.62019
TV
Antiquities

Antiquities

4.32019
Movie
The Conners

The Conners

6.92018
TV
Book Club

Book Club

6.22018
Movie
Katie Says Goodbye

Katie Says Goodbye

6.52018
Movie
I Do... Until I Don't

I Do... Until I Don't

4.72017
Movie
The Discovery

The Discovery

6.32017
Movie
The Book of Love

The Book of Love

6.42017
Movie
The Good Place

The Good Place

8.02016
TV
Dean

Dean

5.92016
Movie
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

5.62015
Movie
A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

6.12015
Movie
7 Days in Hell

7 Days in Hell

6.52015
Movie
Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

7.72015
TV
The Last Man on Earth

The Last Man on Earth

6.92015
TV
Togetherness

Togetherness

6.82015
TV
The One I Love

The One I Love

6.92014
Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.12014
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.82014
TV
Song One

Song One

5.72014
Movie
Last Vegas

Last Vegas

6.42013
Movie
Brahmin Bulls

Brahmin Bulls

5.02013
Movie
Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

7.62013
TV
Outlaw Country

Outlaw Country

6.02012
Movie
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

6.22012
TV
The Help

The Help

8.22011
Movie
Wilfred

Wilfred

7.52011
TV
Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

6.52011
Movie
Tales from the Future

Tales from the Future

6.22010
Movie
The Talk

The Talk

3.02010
TV
Dirty Girl

Dirty Girl

6.02010
Movie
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

6.92010
Movie
Justified

Justified

8.02010
TV
Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

5.42009
Movie
Clarkworld

Clarkworld

10.02009
Movie
Bored to Death

Bored to Death

7.22009
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.92009
TV
The Proposal

The Proposal

7.22009
Movie
In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

6.12009
Movie
The Open Road

The Open Road

5.22009
Movie
Four Christmases

Four Christmases

5.82008
Movie
Step Brothers

Step Brothers

6.62008
Movie
The Brave One

The Brave One

6.62007
Movie
Honeydripper

Honeydripper

5.92007
Movie
Numb

Numb

5.92007
Movie
Nobel Son

Nobel Son

6.02007
Movie
Elvis & Anabelle

Elvis & Anabelle

6.72007
Movie
Inland Empire

Inland Empire

7.02006
Movie
The Dead Girl

The Dead Girl

6.02006
Movie
30 Rock

30 Rock

7.52006
TV
O Lucky Malcolm!

O Lucky Malcolm!

6.12006
Movie
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

5.92006
Movie
American Dad!

American Dad!

7.02005
TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.92005
TV
Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004
Movie
Elf: That's a Wrap

Elf: That's a Wrap

2004
Movie
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

6.42004
TV
It Must Be Love

It Must Be Love

4.92004
Movie
Elf

Elf

6.72003
Movie
Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia

7.42003
TV
Casa de los Babys

Casa de los Babys

5.62003
Movie
E!'s 101

E!'s 101

2003
TV
Hope Springs

Hope Springs

5.32003
Movie
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood

Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood

2003
Movie
Sunshine State

Sunshine State

6.42002
Movie
Wish You Were Dead

Wish You Were Dead

5.02002
Movie
Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead

5.52002
Movie
Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead

7.02002
TV
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'

Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'

2002
Movie
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

7.62001
Movie
Life as a House

Life as a House

7.12001
Movie
Good Day Live

Good Day Live

3.82001
TV
Dinner for Five

Dinner for Five

8.22001
TV
The Trumpet of the Swan

The Trumpet of the Swan

5.62001
Movie
Nobody's Baby

Nobody's Baby

5.22001
Movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.12000
TV
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

9.02000
Movie
Picnic

Picnic

5.22000
Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.01999
TV
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

4.51999
TV
Becker

Becker

7.21998
TV
About Sarah

About Sarah

6.81998
Movie
The View

The View

4.31997
TV
Ink

Ink

5.01996
TV
The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

5.91996
Movie
Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

7.31996
TV
Nixon

Nixon

6.81995
Movie
Powder

Powder

7.11995
Movie
My Family

My Family

7.41995
Movie
Pontiac Moon

Pontiac Moon

5.61994
Movie
It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

5.41994
Movie
Clifford

Clifford

5.21994
Movie
Ellen

Ellen

6.21994
TV
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

7.71993
Movie
What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

7.71993
Movie
Frasier

Frasier

7.71993
TV
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

6.71992
Movie
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

9.51992
TV
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

3.01991
Movie
The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife

5.71991
Movie
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

6.31991
TV
The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

7.71990
Movie
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990
Movie
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

5.01990
Movie
Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

7.51990
Movie
Parenthood

Parenthood

6.61989
Movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989
Movie
Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker

5.71989
Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.61988
TV
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

7.11988
Movie
The Whales of August

The Whales of August

7.01987
Movie
End of the Line

End of the Line

5.21987
Movie
Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

6.01987
Movie
One Magic Christmas

One Magic Christmas

5.91985
Movie
Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

6.31985
TV
Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

5.81983
Movie
Romantic Comedy

Romantic Comedy

5.21983
Movie
Cross Creek

Cross Creek

6.61983
Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.11982
TV
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

6.51982
Movie
Ragtime

Ragtime

7.01981
Movie
Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

6.51980
Movie
Time After Time

Time After Time

6.81979
Movie
Goin' South

Goin' South

5.81978
Movie
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.11953
TV
Happiness Isn't Everything

Happiness Isn't Everything

TV
Southern Discomfort

Southern Discomfort

TV