Mary Steenburgen
Actor, Producer
February 8, 1953 (73 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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Filmography
| 2026 | The Dink · as Candace |
| 2025 | Sunny Nights · as Denise |
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| 2025 | Let's Have Kids! · as Sue |
| 2025 | Bulldozer · as Kathy |
| 2024 | A Man on the Inside · 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 · as Adriana |
| 2020 | Happiest Season · as Tipper |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist · as Maggie Clarke |
| 2019 | Flannery · as Flannery O'connor (voice) |
| 2019 | Bless the Harts · as Crystalynn (voice) |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central Florida · as Ellen Joy Bonar |
| 2018 | Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition · as Emily |
| 2018 | The Conners · as Marcy BellingerOn Plex |
| 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 MaybelleOn Plex |
| 2016 | The Book of Love · as Julia Mureaux |
| 2016 | The Good Place · as Teacher |
| 2016 | Dean · as Carol |
| 2015 | Turkey Hollow · as Aunt Cly |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods · as JeannieOn Plex |
| 2015 | Blunt Talk · as Margaret Rudolph |
| 2015 | 7 Days in Hell · as Louisa Poole |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie · as Miriam |
| 2015 | The Last Man on Earth · as Gail Klosterman |
| 2015 | Togetherness · as Linda |
| 2014 | The One I Love · as Mom (voice)On Plex |
| 2014 | Song One · as Karen EllisOn Plex |
| 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 |
| 2011 | The Help · as Elaine Stein |
| 2011 | Wilfred (US) · as Catherine Newman |
| 2011 | Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited · as Café Patron |
| 2010 | Dirty Girl · as PeggyOn Plex |
| 2010 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story · as Mrs. Yankovic |
| 2010 | Justified · as Katherine Hale |
| 2010 | Southern Discomfort · as Mary Lou Dobson |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? · as Emma Wheeler |
| 2009 | Bored to Death · as Josephine |
| 2009 | The Open Road · as KatherineOn Plex |
| 2009 | The Proposal · as Grace Paxton |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist · as Bootsie RobicheauxOn Plex |
| 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 MichaelsonOn Plex |
| 2007 | Elvis and Anabelle · as Geneva LeighOn Plex |
| 2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers · as Claire Wheeler |
| 2006 | Inland Empire · as Visitor #2On Plex |
| 2006 | 30 Rock · as Diana Jessup |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl · as Leah's MotherOn Plex |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken · as Athena |
| 2005 | American Dad! · as (voice) |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School · as Marienne HotchkissOn Plex |
| 2004 | It Must Be Love · as Clem GazelleOn Plex |
| 2004 | Capital City · as Elaine Summer |
| 2003 | Elf · as Emily |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadia · 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 · as Detective Karen CondrinOn Plex |
| 2001 | Wish You Were Dead · as Sally Rider |
| 2001 | I Am Sam · as Dr. BlakeOn Plex |
| 2001 | Life as a House · as Colleen Beck |
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| 2001 | Nobody's Baby · as EstelleOn Plex |
| 2001 | The Trumpet of the Swan · as Mother (voice) |
| 2000 | Picnic · as Rosemary Sydney |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Grace Rinato |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark (1999) · as NaamahOn Plex |
| 1998 | Becker · as Patient (uncredited) |
| 1998 | About Sarah · as Sarah Elizabeth Mccaffrey |
| 1996 | Ink · as Kate Montgomery |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels (1996) · as Mary GulliverOn Plex |
| 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 · as Marjorie (voice) |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream · as Reader (voice) |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories · as Narrator (voice) |
| 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)On Plex |
| 1990 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School · as Marienne Hotchkiss |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III · as Clara Clayton |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait · as Narrator |
| 1989 | Parenthood · as Karen Buckman |
| 1989 | Miss Firecracker · as Elaine RutledgeOn Plex |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank · as Miep GiesOn Plex |
| 1987 | End of the Line · as Rose PickettOn Plex |
| 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 · as Nicole Diver (née Warren) |
| 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 · 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 |
| 2020 | Best Summer Ever · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2006 | Bye Bye Benjamin · as Executive Producer |
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| 1987 | End of the Line · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |