Mary Steenburgen
Acting
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
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movieThe Dink
2026
Candace
movieLast Train to Fortune
2025
Miss Maybelle
tvA Man on the Inside
2024
Mona Margadoff
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self - Guest
movieNightmare Alley
2021
Mrs. Kimball
movieZoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021
Maggie Clarke
tvMr. Mayor
2021
Adriana
movieHappiest Season
2020
Tipper
movie30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020
Mary Steenburgen
tvZoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020
Maggie Clarke
movieFlannery
2019
Flannery O'Connor (voice)
tvBless the Harts
2019
Crystalynn (voice)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self - Guest
tvOn Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019
Ellen Joy Bonar
movieAntiquities
2019
Dr. Margot
tvThe Conners
2018
Marcy Bellinger
movieBook Club
2018
Carol
movieKatie Says Goodbye
2018
Maybelle
movieI Do... Until I Don't
2017
Cybil Burger
movieThe Discovery
2017
Interviewer
movieThe Book of Love
2017
Julia Mureaux
tvThe Good Place
2016
Teacher
movieDean
2016
Carol
movieA Walk in the Woods
2015
Jeannie
movie7 Days in Hell
2015
Louisa Poole
tvGrace and Frankie
2015
Miriam
tvThe Last Man on Earth
2015
Gail Klosterman
tvTogetherness
2015
Linda
movieThe One I Love
2014
Mom (voice)
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieSong One
2014
Karen Ellis
movieLast Vegas
2013
Diana Boyle
movieBrahmin Bulls
2013
Helen West
tvOrange Is the New Black
2013
Delia Powell
movieOutlaw Country
2012
Anastasia Lee
movieThe Help
2011
Elaine Stein
tvWilfred
2011
Catherine Newman
movieFight for Your Right Revisited
2011
Café Patron
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
movieDirty Girl
2010
Peggy
movieWeird: The Al Yankovic Story
2010
Mrs. Yankovic
tvJustified
2010
Katherine Hale
movieDid You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
Emma Wheeler
tvBored to Death
2009
Josephine
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieThe Proposal
2009
Grace Paxton
movieIn the Electric Mist
2009
Bootsie Robicheaux
movieThe Open Road
2009
Katherine
movieFour Christmases
2008
Marilyn
movieStep Brothers
2008
Nancy Huff
movieHoneydripper
2007
Amanda Winship
movieNumb
2007
Dr. Blaine
movieNobel Son
2007
Sarah Michaelson
movieElvis & Anabelle
2007
Geneva Leigh
movieInland Empire
2006
Visitor #2
movieThe Dead Girl
2006
Leah's Mother
tv30 Rock
2006
Diana Jessup
movieMarilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
Marienne Hotchkiss
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
(voice) / Dr. Fay Petit (voice)
movieRemembering Ragtime
2004
Mother (archive footage)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Self - Guest
movieIt Must Be Love
2004
Clem Gazelle
movieElf
2003
Emily
tvJoan of Arcadia
2003
Helen Girardi
movieHope Springs
2003
Joanie Fisher
movieSunshine State
2002
Francine Pinkney
movieWish You Were Dead
2002
Sally Rider
movieLiving with the Dead
2002
Detective Karen Condrin
tvLiving with the Dead
2002
Detective Karen Condrin
movieI Am Sam
2001
Dr. Blake
movieLife as a House
2001
Colleen Beck
movieThe Trumpet of the Swan
2001
Mother (voice)
movieNobody's Baby
2001
Estelle
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Mary Steenburgen
moviePicnic
2000
Rosemary Sydney
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Grace Rinato
tvNoah's Ark
1999
Naamah
movieNoah's Ark
1999
Naamah
tvBecker
1998
Patient (uncredited)
movieAbout Sarah
1998
Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvInk
1996
Kate Montgomery
movieThe Grass Harp
1996
Sister Ida
tvGulliver's Travels
1996
Mary Gulliver
movieNixon
1995
Hannah Nixon
moviePowder
1995
Jessie Caldwell
movieMy Family
1995
Gloria
moviePontiac Moon
1994
Katherine Bellamy
movieIt Runs in the Family
1994
Mrs. Parker (Mother)
movieClifford
1994
Sarah Davis
tvEllen
1994
Self (uncredited)
moviePhiladelphia
1993
Belinda Conine
movieWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
Betty Carver
tvFrasier
1993
Marjorie (voice)
movieEarth and the American Dream
1992
Reader (voice)
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Narrator (voice)
movieBack to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas
1991
Clara Clayton Brown (voice)
movieThe Butcher's Wife
1991
Stella Keefover
tvBack to the Future
1991
Clara Clayton (voice)
movieThe Long Walk Home
1990
Narrator (voice)
movieBack to the Future Part III
1990
Clara Clayton
movieParenthood
1989
Karen Buckman
movieMiss Firecracker
1989
Elaine Rutledge
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieThe Whales of August
1987
Young Sarah
movieEnd of the Line
1987
Rose Pickett
movieDead of Winter
1987
Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
movieOne Magic Christmas
1985
Ginny Grainger
tvTender Is the Night
1985
Nicole Diver (née Warren)
movieLittle Red Riding Hood
1983
Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary
movieRomantic Comedy
1983
Phoebe Craddock
movieCross Creek
1983
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
Mary / Little Red Riding Hood
movieRagtime
1981
Mother
movieMelvin and Howard
1980
Lynda Dummar
movieTime After Time
1979
Amy Robbins
movieGoin' South
1978
Julia Tate
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Southern Discomfort
Mary Lou Dobson
Production4
movieBest Summer Ever
2020
Executive Producer
movieBye Bye Benjamin
2006
Executive Producer
tvInk
1996
Producer
movieEnd of the Line
1987
Executive Producer
Crew1
movieThe One I Love
2014
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