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
all 140
Movies 97
TV Shows 43
self 24
Voice 7
Producer 3
Narrator 1
Mrs. Kimball

Nightmare Alley (2021)
Movie
5
Maggie Clarke

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas (2021)
Movie
Adriana

Mr. Mayor (2021)
TV
5
Executive Producer

Best Summer Ever (2020)
Movie
Mary Steenburgen

30 Rock: A One-Time Special (2020)
Movie
Maggie Clarke

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
TV
Flannery

Flannery (2019)
Movie
Crystalynn (voice)

Bless the Harts (2019)
TV
Ellen Joy Bonar

On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)
TV
Self - Guest Star

This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
TV
Dr. Margot

Antiquities (2019)
Movie
Marcy Bellinger

The Conners (2018)
TV
Maybelle

Katie Says Goodbye (2018)
Movie
Self

IMDb Me (2018)
TV
Interviewer

The Discovery (2017)
Movie
3.67
Julia Mureaux

The Book of Love (2017)
Movie
Teacher

The Good Place (2016)
TV
6.74
Carol

Dean (2016)
Movie
6
Louisa Poole

7 Days in Hell (2015)
Movie
6
Gail Klosterman

The Last Man on Earth (2015)
TV
8
Mom (voice) / Thanks

The One I Love (2014)
Movie
6
Karen Ellis

Song One (2014)
Movie
The Bamboo Cutter's Wife

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Movie
5.05
Diana Boyle

Last Vegas (2013)
Movie
7.17
Helen West

Brahmin Bulls (2013)
Movie
Delia Powell

Orange Is the New Black (2013)
TV
6.13
Anastasia Lee

Outlaw Country (2012)
Movie
Elaine Stein

The Help (2011)
Movie
9
Catherine Newman

Wilfred (2011)
TV
5.55
Café Patron

Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
Movie
Mrs. Yankovic

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2010)
Movie
Katherine Hale

Justified (2010)
TV
6.05
Emma Wheeler

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
Movie
Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Grace Paxton

The Proposal (2009)
Movie
7.74
Bootsie Robicheaux

In the Electric Mist (2009)
Movie
8
Katherine

The Open Road (2009)
Movie
Nancy Huff

Step Brothers (2008)
Movie
7.18
Narrator

American Outrage (2008)
Movie
Amanda Winship

Honeydripper (2007)
Movie
Dr. Blaine

Numb (2007)
Movie
Sarah Michaelson

Nobel Son (2007)
Movie
6
Visitor #2

Inland Empire (2006)
Movie
5.67
Beverley, Leah's Mother

The Dead Girl (2006)
Movie
Diana Jessup

30 Rock (2006)
TV
6.1
Executive Producer

Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
Movie
Marienne Hotchkiss

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
Movie
Mother (archive footage)

Remembering Ragtime (2004)
Movie
Self - Guest

The Tony Danza Show (2004)
TV
Clem Gazelle

It Must Be Love (2004)
Movie
Emily

Elf (2003)
Movie
6.76
Helen Girardi

Joan of Arcadia (2003)
TV
5
Joanie Fisher

Hope Springs (2003)
Movie
Francine Pinkney

Sunshine State (2002)
Movie
Sally Rider

Wish You Were Dead (2002)
Movie
Detective Karen Condrin

Living with the Dead (2002)
Movie
6
Detective Karen Condrin

Living with the Dead (2002)
TV
Dr. Blake

I Am Sam (2001)
Movie
10
Colleen Beck

Life as a House (2001)
Movie
Estelle

Nobody's Baby (2001)
Movie
6
Mary Steenburgen

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
TV
6.07
Rosemary Sydney

Picnic (2000)
Movie
Grace Rinato

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.41
Naamah

Noah's Ark (1999)
TV
6
Patient (uncredited)

Becker (1998)
TV
Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey

About Sarah (1998)
Movie
Kate Montgomery

Ink (1996)
TV
Mary Gulliver

Gulliver's Travels (1996)
TV
6
Hannah Nixon

Nixon (1995)
Movie
6
Jessie Caldwell

Powder (1995)
Movie
Sister Ida

The Grass Harp (1995)
Movie
Gloria

My Family (1995)
Movie
Katherine Bellamy

Pontiac Moon (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Parker - Mother

It Runs in the Family (1994)
Movie
Sarah Davis

Clifford (1994)
Movie
Self (uncredited)

Ellen (1994)
TV
6
Belinda Conine

Philadelphia (1993)
Movie
5
Betty Carver

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Movie
8.33
Marjorie (voice)

Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Reader (voice)

Earth and the American Dream (1992)
Movie
Narrator (Voice)

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
TV
Stella Keefover

The Butcher's Wife (1991)
Movie
6
Clara Clayton (voice)

Back to the Future (1991)
TV
6
Narrator (voice)

The Long Walk Home (1990)
Movie
Clara Clayton

Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Movie
5.9
Karen Buckman

Parenthood (1989)
Movie
6.04
Elain Rutledge

Miss Firecracker (1989)
Movie
Young Sarah

The Whales of August (1987)
Movie
6
Rose Pickett / Executive Producer

End of the Line (1987)
Movie
Julie Rose

Dead of Winter (1987)
Movie
Ginny Grainger

One Magic Christmas (1985)
Movie
Nicole Warren Diver

Tender Is the Night (1985)
TV
Phoebe Craddock

Romantic Comedy (1983)
Movie
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Cross Creek (1983)
Movie
Mary / Little Red Riding Hood

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Mother

Ragtime (1981)
Movie
7.5
Lynda Dummar

Melvin and Howard (1980)
Movie
5
Amy Robbins

Time After Time (1979)
Movie
2.67
Julia Tate

Goin' South (1978)
Movie
Self - Presenter

The Oscars (1953)
TV
Actress

Let's Have Kids!
Movie
Actress

Last Train to Fortune
Movie
Audrey Veill

Happiness Isn't Everything
TV
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1953-02-08 (72 years old)
Birth NameMary Nell Steenburgen
Birth PlaceNewport, United States
Height173-centimeter
RelationshipsMalcolm McDowell (1980 - 1990)
SpouseTed Danson
ChildrenCharlie McDowell
FatherMaurice Steenburgen
MotherNellie Mae Wall
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesArkansas · Manhattan, United States of America
Also Known AsMary Nell Steenburgen, Μάρι Στινμπούργζεν
AwardsScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
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