Mary Steenburgen
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Feb 8, 1953 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Newport, Arkansas, USA
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
| 2026 | The DinkCandace | |
| 2025 | Last Train to Fortune | |
| 2025 | Easy's Waltz | |
| 2025 | BULLDOZERKathy | |
| 2024 | In the Kitchen with Harry HamlinSelf | |
| 2024 | A Man on the InsideMona Margadoff | |
| 2023 | Book Club: The Next ChapterCarol | |
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of MagicSelf | |
| 2022 | Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden GirlSelf | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary ChristmasMaggie Clarke | |
| 2021 | Nightmare AlleyMrs. Kimball | |
| 2021 | Mr. MayorAdriana | |
| 2020 | Happiest SeasonTipper | |
| 2020 | 30 Rock: A One-Time SpecialMary Steenburgen | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf | |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistMaggie Clarke | |
| 2020 | Reunited ApartSelf | |
| 2019 | AntiquitiesDr. Margot | |
| 2019 | FlanneryFlannery O'Connor (voice) | |
| 2019 | Bless the HartsCrystalynn (voice) | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central FloridaEllen Joy Bonar | |
| 2018 | Katie Says GoodbyeMaybelle | |
| 2018 | Book ClubCarol | |
| 2018 | The ConnersMarcy Bellinger | |
| 2017 | The Book of LoveJulia Mureaux | |
| 2017 | I Do... Until I Don'tCybil Burger | |
| 2017 | The DiscoveryInterviewer | |
| 2016 | DeanCarol | |
| 2016 | The Good PlaceTeacher | |
| 2015 | 7 Days in HellLouisa Poole | |
| 2015 | Jim Henson's Turkey HollowAunt Cly | |
| 2015 | A Walk in the WoodsJeannie | |
| 2015 | The Last Man on EarthGail Klosterman | |
| 2015 | TogethernessLinda | |
| 2015 | Grace and FrankieMiriam | |
| 2014 | Song OneKaren Ellis | |
| 2014 | The One I LoveMom (voice) | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2013 | Brahmin BullsHelen West | |
| 2013 | Last VegasDiana Boyle | |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New BlackDelia Powell | |
| 2012 | Outlaw CountryAnastasia Lee | |
| 2012 | Finding Your RootsSelf | |
| 2011 | Fight for Your Right RevisitedCafé Patron | |
| 2011 | The HelpElaine Stein | |
| 2011 | WilfredCatherine Newman | |
| 2010 | Dirty GirlPeggy | |
| 2010 | Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryMrs. Yankovic | |
| 2010 | Tales from the FutureSelf | |
| 2010 | JustifiedKatherine Hale | |
| 2009 | In the Electric MistBootsie Robicheaux | |
| 2009 | The ProposalGrace Paxton | |
| 2009 | ClarkworldSelf | |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans?Emma Wheeler | |
| 2009 | The Open RoadKatherine | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | Step BrothersNancy Huff | |
| 2008 | Four ChristmasesMarilyn | |
| 2007 | The Brave OneCarol | |
| 2007 | Nobel SonSarah Michaelson | |
| 2007 | NumbDr. Blaine | |
| 2007 | Elvis & AnabelleGeneva Leigh | |
| 2007 | HoneydripperAmanda Winship | |
| 2006 | The Dead GirlLeah's Mother | |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolMarienne Hotchkiss | |
| 2006 | O Lucky Malcolm!Self | |
| 2006 | Inland EmpireVisitor #2 | |
| 2006 | 30 RockDiana Jessup | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf | |
| 2005 | American Dad!(voice) | |
| 2004 | Remembering RagtimeMother (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | It Must Be LoveClem Gazelle | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2003 | ElfEmily | |
| 2003 | Hope SpringsJoanie Fisher | |
| 2003 | Casa de los BabysGayle | |
| 2003 | Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to HollywoodMary | |
| 2003 | Joan of ArcadiaHelen Girardi | |
| 2003 | E!'s 101Self | |
| 2002 | Wish You Were DeadSally Rider | |
| 2002 | Living with the DeadDetective Karen Condrin | |
| 2002 | Sunshine StateFrancine Pinkney | |
| 2002 | Living with the DeadDetective Karen Condrin | |
| 2001 | Nobody's BabyEstelle | |
| 2001 | The Trumpet of the SwanMother (voice) | |
| 2001 | Life as a HouseColleen Beck | |
| 2001 | I Am SamDr. Blake | |
| 2001 | Dinner for Five | |
| 2001 | Good Day LiveSelf | |
| 2000 | PicnicRosemary Sydney | |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | |
| 2000 | Curb Your EnthusiasmMary Steenburgen | |
| 1999 | Noah's ArkNaamah | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGrace Rinato | |
| 1999 | Noah's ArkNaamah | |
| 1998 | About SarahSarah Elizabeth McCaffrey | |
| 1998 | BeckerPatient (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1996 | The Grass HarpSister Ida | |
| 1996 | InkKate Montgomery | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's TravelsMary Gulliver | |
| 1995 | NixonHannah Nixon | |
| 1995 | PowderJessie Caldwell | |
| 1995 | My FamilyGloria | |
| 1994 | CliffordSarah Davis | |
| 1994 | Pontiac MoonKatherine Bellamy | |
| 1994 | It Runs in the FamilyMrs. Parker (Mother) | |
| 1994 | EllenSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert GrapeBetty Carver | |
| 1993 | PhiladelphiaBelinda Conine | |
| 1993 | FrasierMarjorie (voice) | |
| 1992 | Earth and the American DreamReader (voice) | |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | The Butcher's WifeStella Keefover | |
| 1991 | Back to the Future: Dickens of a ChristmasClara Clayton Brown (voice) | |
| 1991 | Back to the FutureClara Clayton (voice) | |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part IIIClara Clayton | |
| 1990 | The Long Walk HomeNarrator (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' TrilogySelf | |
| 1990 | Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretSelf | |
| 1989 | ParenthoodKaren Buckman | |
| 1989 | Miss FirecrackerElaine Rutledge | |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice) | |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne FrankMiep Gies | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1987 | The Whales of AugustYoung Sarah | |
| 1987 | End of the LineRose Pickett | |
| 1987 | Dead of WinterJulie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn | |
| 1985 | One Magic ChristmasGinny Grainger | |
| 1985 | Tender Is the NightNicole Diver (née Warren) | |
| 1983 | Romantic ComedyPhoebe Craddock | |
| 1983 | Cross CreekMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings | |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary | |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyAdrian | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreMary / Little Red Riding Hood | |
| 1981 | RagtimeMother | |
| 1980 | Melvin and HowardLynda Dummar | |
| 1979 | Time After TimeAmy Robbins | |
| 1978 | Goin' SouthJulia Tate | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | Let's Have Kids!Sue | |
| - | A Dog’s Perfect Christmas | |
| - | Happiness Isn't EverythingAudrey Veill |
| 2020 | Best Summer EverExecutive Producer | |
| 2006 | Bye Bye BenjaminExecutive Producer | |
| 1996 | InkProducer | |
| 1987 | End of the LineExecutive Producer |
| 2014 | The One I LoveThanks |