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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The One I Love
  • A Walk in the Woods
  • In the Electric Mist
  • The Dead Girl
  • The Conners
  • Song One
  • Gulliver's Travels (1996)
  • Nobel Son
  • The Long Walk Home
  • The Open Road
  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
  • Dean
  • Katie Says Goodbye
  • Miss Firecracker
  • Noah's Ark (1999)
  • Living with the Dead
  • End of the Line
  • The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
  • It Must Be Love
  • Best Summer Ever

Known For

  • Back to the Future Part III
  • Step Brothers
  • The Proposal
  • Philadelphia
  • Elf
  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape
  • Powder
  • Parenthood
  • Last Vegas
  • Nightmare Alley
  • Four Christmases
  • Happiest Season
  • The Brave One
  • The Last Man on Earth
  • Did You Hear About the Morgans?
  • Time After Time
  • Life as a House
  • Book Club
  • Wilfred (US)
  • In the Electric Mist
  • Melvin and Howard
  • Dead of Winter
  • Goin' South
  • One Magic Christmas

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    A Man on the Inside (TV Series) · as Mona Margadoff
    2023
    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
    2016
    The Book of Love · as Julia Mureaux
    2016
    The Good Place (TV Series) · as Teacher
    2016
    Dean · as Carol
    2015
    Turkey Hollow · as Aunt Cly
    2015
    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
    Song One · as Karen Ellis
    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
    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
    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
    Nobel Son · as Sarah Michaelson
    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
    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
    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
    1981
    Ragtime · as Mother
    1980
    Melvin and Howard · as Lynda Dummar
    1979
    Time After Time · as Amy Robbins
    1978
    Goin' South · as Julia Tate

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