Mary Steenburgen

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1953-02-08 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Newport, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As Mary Nell Steenburgen, Μάρι Στινμπούργζεν

Mary 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.

Known For

Actor

2021
Nightmare Alley

as Mrs. Kimball

2021
2021
Mr. Mayor

as Adriana

2020
Happiest Season

as Tipper

2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special

as Mary Steenburgen

2020
2020
2020
2019
Flannery

as Flannery O'Connor (voice)

2019
Antiquities

as Dr. Margot

2019
Bless the Harts

as Crystalynn (voice)

2018
Book Club

as Carol

2018
Katie Says Goodbye

as Maybelle

2018
The Conners

as Marcy Bellinger

2017
I Do... Until I Don't

as Cybil Burger

2017
The Discovery

as Interviewer

2017
The Book of Love

as Julia Mureaux

2016
Dean

as Carol

2016
The Good Place

as Teacher

2015
2015
7 Days in Hell

as Louisa Poole

2015
2015
The Last Man on Earth

as Gail Klosterman

2015
Togetherness

as Linda

2014
The One I Love

as Mom (voice)

2014
Song One

as Karen Ellis

2013
Last Vegas

as Diana Boyle

2013
Brahmin Bulls

as Helen West

2013
Orange Is the New Black

as Delia Powell

2012
Outlaw Country

as Anastasia Lee

2012
2011
The Help

as Elaine Stein

2011
2011
Wilfred

as Catherine Newman

2010
Dirty Girl

as Peggy

2010
2010
Justified

as Katherine Hale

2009
Clarkworld

as Self

2009
The Proposal

as Grace Paxton

2009
In the Electric Mist

as Bootsie Robicheaux

2009
The Open Road

as Katherine

2008
Four Christmases

as Marilyn

2008
Step Brothers

as Nancy Huff

2007
The Brave One

as Carol

2007
Honeydripper

as Amanda Winship

2007
Numb

as Dr. Blaine

2007
Nobel Son

as Sarah Michaelson

2007
Elvis & Anabelle

as Geneva Leigh

2006
Inland Empire

as Visitor #2

2006
The Dead Girl

as Beverley, Leah's Mother

2006
2006
30 Rock

as Diana Jessup

2004
Remembering Ragtime

as Mother (archive footage)

2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2003
Elf

as Emily

2003
2003
Hope Springs

as Joanie Fisher

2003
Joan of Arcadia

as Helen Girardi

2003
E!'s 101

as Self

2002
Sunshine State

as Francine Pinkney

2002
Wish You Were Dead

as Sally Rider

2002
Living with the Dead

as Detective Karen Condrin

2002
Living with the Dead

as Detective Karen Condrin

2001
I Am Sam

as Dr. Blake

2001
Life as a House

as Colleen Beck

2001
The Trumpet of the Swan

as Mother (voice)

2001
Nobody's Baby

as Estelle

2001
2000
Picnic

as Rosemary Sydney

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Mary Steenburgen

1999
Noah's Ark

as Naamah

1998
About Sarah

as Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey

1998
Becker

as Patient (uncredited)

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Ink

as Kate Montgomery

1996
Gulliver's Travels

as Mary Gulliver

1995
Nixon

as Hannah Nixon

1995
Powder

as Jessie Caldwell

1995
The Grass Harp

as Sister Ida

1995
My Family

as Gloria

1994
Pontiac Moon

as Katherine Bellamy

1994
It Runs in the Family

as Mrs. Parker (Mother)

1994
Clifford

as Sarah Davis

1994
Ellen

as Self (uncredited)

1993
Philadelphia

as Belinda Conine

1993
1993
Frasier

as Marjorie (voice)

1992
1992
1991
The Butcher's Wife

as Stella Keefover

1991
Back to the Future

as Clara Clayton (voice)

1990
The Long Walk Home

as Narrator (voice)

1990
1989
Parenthood

as Karen Buckman

1989
Miss Firecracker

as Elaine Rutledge

1987
The Whales of August

as Young Sarah

1987
End of the Line

as Rose Pickett

1987
Dead of Winter

as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn

1985
One Magic Christmas

as Ginny Grainger

1985
Tender Is the Night

as Nicole Warren Diver

1983
Little Red Riding Hood

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

1983
Romantic Comedy

as Phoebe Craddock

1983
Cross Creek

as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Mary / Little Red Riding Hood

1981
Ragtime

as Mother

1980
Melvin and Howard

as Lynda Dummar

1979
Time After Time

as Amy Robbins

1978
Goin' South

as Julia Tate

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

2020
Best Summer Ever

as Executive Producer

2006
Bye Bye Benjamin

as Executive Producer

1996
Ink

as Producer

1987
End of the Line

as Executive Producer

Crew

2014
The One I Love

as Thanks