Mary Steenburgen

Actress

Born: February 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.

Filmography (107)

• Back to the Future Part III (1990, ★ 7.5)
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, ★ 7.7)
• Nixon (1995, ★ 6.9)
• Ragtime (1981, ★ 7)
• The Long Walk Home (1990, ★ 7.6)
• Powder (1995, ★ 7)
• Nightmare Alley (2021, ★ 7)
• The Proposal (2009, ★ 7.1)
• The Whales of August (1987, ★ 7)
• Philadelphia (1993, ★ 7.7)
• Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023, ★ 7.8)
• The Help (2011, ★ 8.2)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982, ★ 8.1)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000, ★ 8)
• Justified (2010, ★ 8)
• The Good Place (2016, ★ 8)
• Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas (2021, ★ 6.3)
• Parenthood (1989, ★ 6.7)
• Elf (2003, ★ 6.7)
• The Brave One (2007, ★ 6.6)
• Time After Time (1979, ★ 6.8)
• A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982, ★ 6.5)
• Step Brothers (2008, ★ 6.6)
• One Magic Christmas (1985, ★ 5.9)
• The Dead Girl (2006, ★ 6)
• In the Electric Mist (2009, ★ 6.1)
• Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011, ★ 6.6)
• Nobel Son (2007, ★ 6)
• Melvin and Howard (1980, ★ 6.5)