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Mary Steenburgen
Actor, ProducerBorn February 8, 1953 (72 years)
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.
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| 2024 | A Man on the Inside (TV Series) · as Mona Margadoff |
| 2023 | Book Club: The Next Chapter · as Carol |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley · as Mrs. Kimball |
| 2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas · as Maggie Clarke |
| 2021 | Mr. Mayor (TV Series) · as Adriana |
| 2020 | Happiest Season · as Tipper |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (TV Series) · as Maggie Clarke |
| 2019 | Flannery · as Flannery O'connor (voice) |
| 2019 | Bless the Harts (TV Series) · as Crystalynn (voice) |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central Florida (TV Series) · as Ellen Joy Bonar |
| 2018 | The Conners (TV Series) · as Marcy Bellinger |
| 2018 | Antiquities · as Dr. Margot |
| 2018 | Book Club · as Carol |
| 2017 | I Do... Until I Don't · as Cybil Burger |
| 2017 | The Discovery · as Interviewer |
| 2016 | Katie Says Goodbye · as Maybelle |
| 2016 | The Book of Love · as Julia Mureaux |
| 2016 | The Good Place (TV Series) · as Teacher |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Turkey Hollow · as Aunt Cly |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods · as Jeannie |
| 2015 | Blunt Talk (TV Series) · as Margaret Rudolph |
| 2015 | 7 Days in Hell · as Louisa Poole |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie (TV Series) · as Miriam |
| 2015 | The Last Man on Earth (TV Series) · as Gail Klosterman |
| 2015 | Togetherness (TV Series) · as Linda |
| 2014 | The One I Love · as Mom (voice) |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya · as The Bamboo Cutter's Wife |
| 2013 | Last Vegas · as Diana Boyle |
| 2013 | Brahmin Bulls · as Helen West |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black (TV Series) · as Delia Powell |
| 2012 | Outlaw Country · as Anastasia Lee |
| 2011 | The Help · as Elaine Stein |
| 2011 | Wilfred (US) (TV Series) · as Catherine Newman |
| 2011 | Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited · as Café Patron |
| 2010 | Dirty Girl · as Peggy |
| 2010 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story · as Mrs. Yankovic |
| 2010 | Justified (TV Series) · as Katherine Hale |
| 2010 | Southern Discomfort · as Mary Lou Dobson |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? · as Emma Wheeler |
| 2009 | Bored to Death (TV Series) · as Josephine |
| 2009 | The Open Road · as Katherine |
| 2009 | The Proposal · as Grace Paxton |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist · as Bootsie Robicheaux |
| 2009 | Happiness Isn't Everything · as Audrey Veill |
| 2008 | Step Brothers · as Nancy Huff |
| 2008 | Four Christmases · as Marilyn |
| 2008 | American Outrage · as Narrator |
| 2007 | The Brave One · as Carol |
| 2007 | Honeydripper · as Amanda Winship |
| 2007 | Numb · as Dr. Blaine |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Elvis and Anabelle · as Geneva Leigh |
| 2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers · as Claire Wheeler |
| 2006 | Inland Empire · as Visitor #2 |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Diana Jessup |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl · as Beverley, Leah's Mother |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Athena |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School · as Marienne Hotchkiss |
| 2004 | It Must Be Love · as Clem Gazelle |
| 2004 | Capital City · as Elaine Summer |
| 2003 | Elf · as Emily |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadia (TV Series) · as Helen Girardi |
| 2003 | Casa de los babys · as Gayle |
| 2003 | Hope Springs · as Joanie Fisher |
| 2002 | Sunshine State · as Francine Pinkney |
| 2002 | Talking to Heaven · as Detective Karen Condrin |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead (TV Series) · as Detective Karen Condrin |
| 2001 | I Am Sam · as Dr. Blake |
| 2001 | Wish You Were Dead · as Sally Rider |
| 2001 | Life as a House · as Colleen Beck |
| 2001 | Dinner for Five (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Nobody's Baby · as Estelle |
| 2001 | The Trumpet of the Swan · as Mother (voice) |
| 2000 | Picnic · as Rosemary Sydney |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Grace Rinato |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark (1999) (TV Series) · as Naamah |
| 1998 | Becker (TV Series) · as Patient (uncredited) |
| 1998 | About Sarah · as Sarah Elizabeth Mccaffrey |
| 1996 | Ink (TV Series) · as Kate Montgomery |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV Series) · 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 |
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape · as Betty Carver |
| 1993 | Philadelphia · as Belinda Conine |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Marjorie (voice) |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream · as Reader (voice) |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife · as Stella Keefover |
| 1991 | Back to the Future (TV Series) · as Clara Clayton (voice) |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III · as Clara Clayton |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1989 | Parenthood · as Karen Buckman |
| 1989 | Miss Firecracker · as Elaine Rutledge |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank · as Miep Gies |
| 1987 | End of the Line · as Rose Pickett |
| 1987 | The Whales of August · as Young Sarah |
| 1987 | Dead of Winter · as Julie Rose / Katie Mcgovern / Evelyn |
| 1985 | One Magic Christmas · as Ginny Grainger |
| 1985 | Tender Is the Night (TV Series) · as Nicole Warren Diver |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hood · as Little Red Riding Hood A.k.a. Mary |
| 1983 | Cross Creek · as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| 1983 | Romantic Comedy · as Phoebe Craddock |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Mary / Little Red Riding Hood |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy · as Adrian |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as Mother |
| 1980 | Melvin and Howard · as Lynda Dummar |
| 1979 | Time After Time · as Amy Robbins |
| 1978 | Goin' South · as Julia Tate |
Let's Have Kids! · as Sue |