Mary Steenburgen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The View

    The View

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Justified

    Justified

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • The Good Place

    The Good Place

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • The Help

    The Help

  • A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Last Man on Earth

    The Last Man on Earth

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Last Vegas

    Last Vegas

  • The Proposal

    The Proposal

  • Numb

    Numb

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • Elf

    Elf

  • My Family

    My Family

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • Antiquities

    Antiquities

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Powder

    Powder

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

  • The One I Love

    The One I Love

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • O Lucky Malcolm!

    O Lucky Malcolm!

  • Outlaw Country

    Outlaw Country

  • Mr. Mayor

    Mr. Mayor

  • Honeydripper

    Honeydripper

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Togetherness

    Togetherness

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • Elvis & Anabelle

    Elvis & Anabelle

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • I Am Sam

    I Am Sam

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

  • Step Brothers

    Step Brothers

  • Philadelphia

    Philadelphia

  • End of the Line

    End of the Line

  • Dirty Girl

    Dirty Girl

  • Goin' South

    Goin' South

  • The Brave One

    The Brave One

  • Cross Creek

    Cross Creek

  • Bless the Harts

    Bless the Harts

  • E!'s 101

    E!'s 101

  • The Dead Girl

    The Dead Girl

  • Clarkworld

    Clarkworld

  • Inland Empire

    Inland Empire

  • Back to the Future

    Back to the Future

  • Casa de los Babys

    Casa de los Babys

  • Four Christmases

    Four Christmases

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

    Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

  • Happiest Season

    Happiest Season

  • Book Club

    Book Club

  • Ink

    Ink

  • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

  • Melvin and Howard

    Melvin and Howard

  • One Magic Christmas

    One Magic Christmas

  • In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

    In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

  • Picnic

    Picnic

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • The Discovery

    The Discovery

  • The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

  • Life as a House

    Life as a House

  • A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

  • Did You Hear About the Morgans?

    Did You Hear About the Morgans?

  • Book Club: The Next Chapter

    Book Club: The Next Chapter

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

  • BULLDOZER

    BULLDOZER

  • Clifford

    Clifford

  • 7 Days in Hell

    7 Days in Hell

  • The Butcher's Wife

    The Butcher's Wife

  • Nobel Son

    Nobel Son

  • Pontiac Moon

    Pontiac Moon

  • The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

  • Dean

    Dean

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Fight for Your Right Revisited

  • Dinner for Five

    Dinner for Five

  • Happiness Isn't Everything

    Happiness Isn't Everything

  • Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

    Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • Dead of Winter

    Dead of Winter

  • Song One

    Song One

  • Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition

    Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition

  • The Trumpet of the Swan

    The Trumpet of the Swan

  • Tales from the Future

    Tales from the Future

  • 30 Rock: A One-Time Special

    30 Rock: A One-Time Special

  • The Open Road

    The Open Road

  • Remembering Ragtime

    Remembering Ragtime

  • The Whales of August

    The Whales of August

  • The Book of Love

    The Book of Love

  • The Grass Harp

    The Grass Harp

  • Flannery

    Flannery

  • The Dink

    The Dink

  • Romantic Comedy

    Romantic Comedy

  • Living with the Dead

    Living with the Dead

  • Katie Says Goodbye

    Katie Says Goodbye

  • Wish You Were Dead

    Wish You Were Dead

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

    Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

  • Miss Firecracker

    Miss Firecracker

  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

  • The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

    The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

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

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • Nobody's Baby

    Nobody's Baby

  • Living with the Dead

    Living with the Dead

  • It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • Let's Have Kids!

    Let's Have Kids!

  • I Do... Until I Don't

    I Do... Until I Don't

  • Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

    Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

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

    The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

  • Easy's Waltz

    Easy's Waltz

  • Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division

    Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division

  • It Must Be Love

    It Must Be Love

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

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • About Sarah

    About Sarah

  • Last Train to Fortune

    Last Train to Fortune

  • Brahmin Bulls

    Brahmin Bulls

  • Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

    Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

  • Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood

    Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood

  • A Dog’s Perfect Christmas

    A Dog’s Perfect Christmas