Mary Steenburgen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-02-08 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Newport, Arkansas, USA

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • The View

    The View

  • Justified

    Justified

  • A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

  • Elf

    Elf

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Becker

    Becker

  • The Good Place

    The Good Place

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • The Proposal

    The Proposal

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • The Last Man on Earth

    The Last Man on Earth

  • The Help

    The Help

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • I Am Sam

    I Am Sam

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • Powder

    Powder

  • Book Club: The Next Chapter

    Book Club: The Next Chapter

  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

  • Four Christmases

    Four Christmases

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

  • Step Brothers

    Step Brothers

  • Happiest Season

    Happiest Season

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Last Vegas

    Last Vegas

  • Mr. Mayor

    Mr. Mayor

  • Remembering Ragtime

    Remembering Ragtime

  • Nobel Son

    Nobel Son

  • Book Club

    Book Club

  • Philadelphia

    Philadelphia

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • Romantic Comedy

    Romantic Comedy

  • Back to the Future

    Back to the Future

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Antiquities

    Antiquities

  • My Family

    My Family

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

  • Cross Creek

    Cross Creek

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

  • Goin' South

    Goin' South

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Bless the Harts

    Bless the Harts

  • Numb

    Numb

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • Togetherness

    Togetherness

  • E!'s 101

    E!'s 101

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

    Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

  • Elvis & Anabelle

    Elvis & Anabelle

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • The One I Love

    The One I Love

  • The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

    The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

  • About Sarah

    About Sarah

  • Clarkworld

    Clarkworld

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

  • Life as a House

    Life as a House

  • Picnic

    Picnic

  • A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

  • The Discovery

    The Discovery

  • 7 Days in Hell

    7 Days in Hell

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • Inland Empire

    Inland Empire

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Dirty Girl

    Dirty Girl

  • Pontiac Moon

    Pontiac Moon

  • One Magic Christmas

    One Magic Christmas

  • Did You Hear About the Morgans?

    Did You Hear About the Morgans?

  • Honeydripper

    Honeydripper

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Outlaw Country

    Outlaw Country

  • The Dead Girl

    The Dead Girl

  • The Whales of August

    The Whales of August

  • The Trumpet of the Swan

    The Trumpet of the Swan

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • The Brave One

    The Brave One

  • Nobody's Baby

    Nobody's Baby

  • Ink

    Ink

  • Melvin and Howard

    Melvin and Howard

  • Dead of Winter

    Dead of Winter

  • It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family

  • Living with the Dead

    Living with the Dead

  • 30 Rock: A One-Time Special

    30 Rock: A One-Time Special

  • The Book of Love

    The Book of Love

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

    Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

  • I Do... Until I Don't

    I Do... Until I Don't

  • Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

    Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

  • The Butcher's Wife

    The Butcher's Wife

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Clifford

    Clifford

  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • Wish You Were Dead

    Wish You Were Dead

  • It Must Be Love

    It Must Be Love

  • Casa de los Babys

    Casa de los Babys

  • The Grass Harp

    The Grass Harp

  • Let's Have Kids!

    Let's Have Kids!

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

  • O Lucky Malcolm!

    O Lucky Malcolm!

  • Katie Says Goodbye

    Katie Says Goodbye

  • BULLDOZER

    BULLDOZER

  • Tales from the Future

    Tales from the Future

  • End of the Line

    End of the Line

  • In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

    In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

  • The Open Road

    The Open Road

  • Dinner for Five

    Dinner for Five

  • The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

    The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

  • Last Train to Fortune

    Last Train to Fortune

  • Dean

    Dean

  • Happiness Isn't Everything

    Happiness Isn't Everything

  • Song One

    Song One

  • Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition

    Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition

  • Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood

    Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood

  • Miss Firecracker

    Miss Firecracker

  • Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

    Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

  • Living with the Dead

    Living with the Dead

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Fight for Your Right Revisited

  • Easy's Waltz

    Easy's Waltz

  • Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division

    Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division

  • Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

    Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

  • Brahmin Bulls

    Brahmin Bulls

  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

  • The Dink

    The Dink

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

  • A Dog’s Perfect Christmas

    A Dog’s Perfect Christmas

  • Flannery

    Flannery