Mary Steenburgen
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.
Filmography
The Dink
as Candace
The Dink
as Candace
Last Train to Fortune
as Miss Maybelle
Last Train to Fortune
as Miss Maybelle
Easy's Waltz
Easy's Waltz
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
Nightmare Alley
as Mrs. Kimball
Nightmare Alley
as Mrs. Kimball
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
as Maggie Clarke
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
as Maggie Clarke
Happiest Season
as Tipper
Happiest Season
as Tipper
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Mary Steenburgen
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Mary Steenburgen
Flannery
as Flannery O'Connor (voice)
Flannery
as Flannery O'Connor (voice)
Antiquities
as Dr. Margot
Antiquities
as Dr. Margot
Book Club
as Carol
Book Club
as Carol
Katie Says Goodbye
as Maybelle
Katie Says Goodbye
as Maybelle
I Do... Until I Don't
as Cybil Burger
I Do... Until I Don't
as Cybil Burger
The Discovery
as Interviewer
The Discovery
as Interviewer
The Book of Love
as Julia Mureaux
The Book of Love
as Julia Mureaux
Dean
as Carol
Dean
as Carol
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
as Aunt Cly
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
as Aunt Cly
A Walk in the Woods
as Jeannie
A Walk in the Woods
as Jeannie
7 Days in Hell
as Louisa Poole
7 Days in Hell
as Louisa Poole
The One I Love
as Mom (voice)
The One I Love
as Mom (voice)
Song One
as Karen Ellis
Song One
as Karen Ellis
Last Vegas
as Diana Boyle
Last Vegas
as Diana Boyle
Brahmin Bulls
as Helen West
Brahmin Bulls
as Helen West
Outlaw Country
as Anastasia Lee
Outlaw Country
as Anastasia Lee
The Help
as Elaine Stein
The Help
as Elaine Stein
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Café Patron
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Café Patron
Tales from the Future
as Self
Tales from the Future
as Self
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Mrs. Yankovic
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Mrs. Yankovic
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Emma Wheeler
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Emma Wheeler
Clarkworld
as Self
Clarkworld
as Self
The Proposal
as Grace Paxton
The Proposal
as Grace Paxton
The Open Road
as Katherine
The Open Road
as Katherine
Four Christmases
as Marilyn
Four Christmases
as Marilyn
Step Brothers
as Nancy Huff
Step Brothers
as Nancy Huff
The Brave One
as Carol
The Brave One
as Carol
Honeydripper
as Amanda Winship
Honeydripper
as Amanda Winship
Numb
as Dr. Blaine
Numb
as Dr. Blaine
Nobel Son
as Sarah Michaelson
Nobel Son
as Sarah Michaelson
Elvis & Anabelle
as Geneva Leigh
Elvis & Anabelle
as Geneva Leigh
Inland Empire
as Visitor #2
Inland Empire
as Visitor #2
The Dead Girl
as Leah's Mother
The Dead Girl
as Leah's Mother
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Marienne Hotchkiss
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Marienne Hotchkiss
Remembering Ragtime
as Mother (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
as Mother (archive footage)
Elf: That's a Wrap
as Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
as Self
Elf
as Emily
Elf
as Emily
Casa de los Babys
as Gayle
Casa de los Babys
as Gayle
Hope Springs
as Joanie Fisher
Hope Springs
as Joanie Fisher
Sunshine State
as Francine Pinkney
Sunshine State
as Francine Pinkney
Wish You Were Dead
as Sally Rider
Wish You Were Dead
as Sally Rider
Living with the Dead
as Detective Karen Condrin
Living with the Dead
as Detective Karen Condrin
I Am Sam
as Dr. Blake
I Am Sam
as Dr. Blake
Life as a House
as Colleen Beck
Life as a House
as Colleen Beck
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Picnic
as Rosemary Sydney
Picnic
as Rosemary Sydney
Noah's Ark
as Naamah
Noah's Ark
as Naamah
Nixon
as Hannah Nixon
Nixon
as Hannah Nixon
Powder
as Jessie Caldwell
Powder
as Jessie Caldwell
My Family
as Gloria
My Family
as Gloria
Pontiac Moon
as Katherine Bellamy
Pontiac Moon
as Katherine Bellamy
Philadelphia
as Belinda Conine
Philadelphia
as Belinda Conine
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Betty Carver
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Betty Carver
The Long Walk Home
as Narrator (voice)
The Long Walk Home
as Narrator (voice)
Back to the Future Part III
as Clara Clayton
Back to the Future Part III
as Clara Clayton
Parenthood
as Karen Buckman
Parenthood
as Karen Buckman
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice)
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Miep Gies
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Miep Gies
The Whales of August
as Young Sarah
The Whales of August
as Young Sarah
Dead of Winter
as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
Dead of Winter
as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
One Magic Christmas
as Ginny Grainger
One Magic Christmas
as Ginny Grainger
Ragtime
as Mother
Ragtime
as Mother
Time After Time
as Amy Robbins
Time After Time
as Amy Robbins
Goin' South
as Julia Tate
Goin' South
as Julia Tate
Let's Have Kids!
as Sue
Let's Have Kids!
as Sue