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Mary Steenburgen
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.
35
Films
6.7
Avg Score
Filmography (35)
The Dink
63
as Candace
Book Club: The Next Chapter
56
as Carol
Nightmare Alley
70
as Mrs. Kimball
Happiest Season
66
as Tipper
Book Club
61
as Carol
The Book of Love
60
as Julia Mureaux
The One I Love
70
as Mom (voice)
Thanks
Last Vegas
66
as Diana Boyle
The Help
81
as Elaine Stein
Dirty Girl
64
as Peggy
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
49
as Emma Wheeler
The Proposal
68
as Grace Paxton
In the Electric Mist
61
as Bootsie Robicheaux
Step Brothers
69
as Nancy Huff
Four Christmases
57
as Marilyn
The Brave One
67
as Carol
Numb
65
as Dr. Blaine
Nobel Son
61
as Sarah Michaelson
Inland Empire
68
as Visitor #2
The Dead Girl
65
as Leah's Mother
Elf
71
as Emily
Life as a House
74
as Colleen Beck
I Am Sam
76
as Dr. Blake
Nixon
70
as Hannah Nixon
Powder
66
as Jessie Caldwell
My Family
73
as Gloria
It Runs in the Family
56
as Mrs. Parker (Mother)
Philadelphia
77
as Belinda Conine
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
77
as Betty Carver
Back to the Future Part III
75
as Clara Clayton
The Long Walk Home
73
as Narrator (voice)
Parenthood
71
as Karen Buckman
Dead of Winter
62
as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
66
as Adrian
Ragtime
73
as Mother