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
| Birth Location | Newport, Arkansas, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953-02-08 |
Movies
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter
as Carol
2023
Nightmare Alley
as Mrs. Kimball
2021
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
as Maggie Clarke
2021
Happiest Season
as Tipper
2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Mary Steenburgen
2020
Flannery
as Flannery O'Connor (voice)
2019
Antiquities
as Dr. Margot
2019
Book Club
as Carol
2018
Katie Says Goodbye
as Maybelle
2018
I Do... Until I Don't
as Cybil Burger
2017
The Discovery
as Interviewer
2017
The Book of Love
as Julia Mureaux
2017
Dean
as Carol
2016
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
as Aunt Cly
2015
A Walk in the Woods
as Jeannie
2015
7 Days in Hell
as Louisa Poole
2015
The One I Love
as Mom (voice)
2014
Song One
as Karen Ellis
2014
Last Vegas
as Diana Boyle
2013
Brahmin Bulls
as Helen West
2013
Outlaw Country
as Anastasia Lee
2012
The Help
as Elain Stein
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Café Patron
2011
Tales from the Future
as Self
2010
Dirty Girl
as Peggy
2010
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Mrs. Yankovic
2010
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Emma Wheeler
2009
Clarkworld
as herself
2009
The Proposal
as Grace Paxton
2009
In the Electric Mist
as Bootsie Robicheaux
2009
The Open Road
as Katherine
2009
Four Christmases
as Marilyn
2008
Step Brothers
as Nancy Huff
2008
The Brave One
as Carol
2007
Honeydripper
as Amanda Winship
2007
Numb
as Dr. Blaine
2007
Nobel Son
as Sarah Michaelson
2007
Elvis & Anabelle
as Geneva Leigh
2007
Inland Empire
as Visitor #2
2006
The Dead Girl
as Beverley, Leah's Mother
2006
O Lucky Malcolm!
as Self
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Marienne Hotchkiss
2005
Remembering Ragtime
as Mother (archive footage)
2004
2004
Elf
as Emily
2003
Casa de los Babys
as Gayle
2003
Hope Springs
as Joanie Fisher
2003
Sunshine State
as Francine Pinkney
2002
Wish You Were Dead
as Sally Rider
2002
Living with the Dead
as Detective Karen Condrin
2002
I Am Sam
as Dr. Blake
2001
Life as a House
as Colleen Beck
2001
The Trumpet of the Swan
as Mother (voice)
2001
Nobody's Baby
as Estelle
2001
Picnic
as Rosemary Sydney
2000
About Sarah
as Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey
1998
Nixon
as Hannah Nixon
1995
Powder
as Jessie Caldwell
1995
The Grass Harp
as Sister Ida
1995
My Family
as Gloria
1995
Pontiac Moon
as Katherine Bellamy
1994
It Runs in the Family
as Mrs. Parker (Mother)
1994
Clifford
as Sarah Davis
1994
Philadelphia
as Belinda Conine
1993
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Betty Carver
1993
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
1992
The Butcher's Wife
as Stella Keefover
1991
The Long Walk Home
as Narrator (voice)
1990
1990
Back to the Future Part III
as Clara Clayton
1990
Parenthood
as Karen Buckman
1989
Miss Firecracker
as Elaine Rutledge
1989
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Miep Gies
1988
The Whales of August
as Young Sarah
1987
End of the Line
as Rose Pickett
1987
Dead of Winter
as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
1987
One Magic Christmas
as Ginny Grainger
1985
Little Red Riding Hood
as Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary
1983
Romantic Comedy
as Phoebe Craddock
1983
Cross Creek
as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1983
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
as Adrian
1982
Ragtime
as Mother
1981
Melvin and Howard
as Lynda Dummar
1980
Time After Time
as Amy Robbins
1979
Goin' South
as Julia Tate
1978
Movies
Best Summer Ever
Executive Producer
2020
The One I Love
Thanks
2014
Bye Bye Benjamin
Executive Producer
2006
End of the Line
Executive Producer
1987
