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.
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.
External links
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108935
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Filmography (Movies)
Last Train to Fortune
Character:
Release Date:08/11/2025
Easy's Waltz
Character:
Release Date:11/09/2025
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:21/12/2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Character:Carol
Release Date:11/05/2023
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Character:Self
Release Date:31/01/2022
Nightmare Alley
Character:Mrs. Kimball
Release Date:02/12/2021
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Character:Maggie Clarke
Release Date:01/12/2021
Happiest Season
Character:Tipper
Release Date:26/11/2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Character:Mary Steenburgen
Release Date:16/07/2020
Flannery
Character:Flannery O'Connor (voice)
Release Date:25/10/2019
Antiquities
Character:Dr. Margot
Release Date:25/01/2019
Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition
Character:Emily
Release Date:27/11/2018
Book Club
Character:Carol
Release Date:18/05/2018
Katie Says Goodbye
Character:Maybelle
Release Date:08/03/2018
I Do... Until I Don't
Character:Cybil Burger
Release Date:01/09/2017
The Discovery
Character:Interviewer
Release Date:31/03/2017
The Book of Love
Character:Julia Mureaux
Release Date:13/01/2017
Dean
Character:Carol
Release Date:16/04/2016
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
Character:Aunt Cly
Release Date:21/11/2015
A Walk in the Woods
Character:Jeannie
Release Date:02/09/2015
7 Days in Hell
Character:Louisa Poole
Release Date:08/07/2015
The One I Love
Character:Mom (voice)
Release Date:08/08/2014
Song One
Character:Karen Ellis
Release Date:20/01/2014
Last Vegas
Character:Diana Boyle
Release Date:31/10/2013
Brahmin Bulls
Character:Helen West
Release Date:05/10/2013
Outlaw Country
Character:Anastasia Lee
Release Date:24/08/2012
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2011
The Help
Character:Elaine Stein
Release Date:09/08/2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Character:Café Patron
Release Date:22/04/2011
Tales from the Future
Character:Self
Release Date:26/10/2010
Dirty Girl
Character:Peggy
Release Date:12/09/2010
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Character:Mrs. Yankovic
Release Date:22/03/2010
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Character:Emma Wheeler
Release Date:17/12/2009
Clarkworld
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/2009
The Proposal
Character:Grace Paxton
Release Date:02/06/2009
In the Electric Mist
Character:Bootsie Robicheaux
Release Date:15/04/2009
The Open Road
Character:Katherine
Release Date:07/02/2009
Four Christmases
Character:Marilyn
Release Date:26/11/2008
Step Brothers
Character:Nancy Huff
Release Date:25/07/2008
The Brave One
Character:Carol
Release Date:12/09/2007
Honeydripper
Character:Amanda Winship
Release Date:10/09/2007
Numb
Character:Dr. Blaine
Release Date:30/04/2007
Nobel Son
Character:Sarah Michaelson
Release Date:28/04/2007
Elvis & Anabelle
Character:Geneva Leigh
Release Date:10/03/2007
Inland Empire
Character:Visitor #2
Release Date:06/12/2006
The Dead Girl
Character:Leah's Mother
Release Date:07/11/2006
O Lucky Malcolm!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Character:Marienne Hotchkiss
Release Date:12/01/2006
Remembering Ragtime
Character:Mother (archive footage)
Release Date:16/11/2004
It Must Be Love
Character:Clem Gazelle
Release Date:15/02/2004
Elf
Character:Emily
Release Date:07/11/2003
Casa de los Babys
Character:Gayle
Release Date:19/09/2003
Hope Springs
Character:Joanie Fisher
Release Date:09/05/2003
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
Character:Mary
Release Date:22/04/2003
Sunshine State
Character:Francine Pinkney
Release Date:21/06/2002
Wish You Were Dead
Character:Sally Rider
Release Date:21/05/2002
Living with the Dead
Character:Detective Karen Condrin
Release Date:28/04/2002
I Am Sam
Character:Dr. Blake
Release Date:28/12/2001
Life as a House
Character:Colleen Beck
Release Date:25/10/2001
The Trumpet of the Swan
Character:Mother (voice)
Release Date:11/05/2001
Nobody's Baby
Character:Estelle
Release Date:01/01/2001
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Character:
Release Date:31/05/2000
Picnic
Character:Rosemary Sydney
Release Date:16/04/2000
About Sarah
Character:Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey
Release Date:04/10/1998
The Grass Harp
Character:Sister Ida
Release Date:11/10/1996
Nixon
Character:Hannah Nixon
Release Date:22/12/1995
Powder
Character:Jessie Caldwell
Release Date:27/10/1995
My Family
Character:Gloria
Release Date:03/05/1995
Pontiac Moon
Character:Katherine Bellamy
Release Date:03/11/1994
It Runs in the Family
Character:Mrs. Parker (Mother)
Release Date:23/09/1994
Clifford
Character:Sarah Davis
Release Date:01/04/1994
Philadelphia
Character:Belinda Conine
Release Date:22/12/1993
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Character:Betty Carver
Release Date:17/12/1993
Earth and the American Dream
Character:Reader (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1992
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas
Character:Clara Clayton Brown (voice)
Release Date:23/11/1991
The Butcher's Wife
Character:Stella Keefover
Release Date:25/10/1991
The Long Walk Home
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/12/1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/1990
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/1990
Back to the Future Part III
Character:Clara Clayton
Release Date:25/05/1990
Parenthood
Character:Karen Buckman
Release Date:31/07/1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:26/06/1989
Miss Firecracker
Character:Elaine Rutledge
Release Date:28/04/1989
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Character:Miep Gies
Release Date:17/04/1988
The Whales of August
Character:Young Sarah
Release Date:14/10/1987
End of the Line
Character:Rose Pickett
Release Date:28/08/1987
Dead of Winter
Character:Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
Release Date:06/02/1987
One Magic Christmas
Character:Ginny Grainger
Release Date:22/11/1985
Little Red Riding Hood
Character:Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary
Release Date:10/11/1983
Romantic Comedy
Character:Phoebe Craddock
Release Date:07/10/1983
Cross Creek
Character:Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Release Date:21/09/1983
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Character:Adrian
Release Date:16/07/1982
Ragtime
Character:Mother
Release Date:20/11/1981
Melvin and Howard
Character:Lynda Dummar
Release Date:19/09/1980
Time After Time
Character:Amy Robbins
Release Date:28/09/1979
Goin' South
Character:Julia Tate
Release Date:06/10/1978
Television Appearances
BULLDOZER
Character:Kathy
A Man on the Inside
Character:Mona Margadoff
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
Character:Self
Mr. Mayor
Character:Adriana
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Character:Maggie Clarke
Bless the Harts
Character:Crystalynn (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Character:Ellen Joy Bonar
The Conners
Character:Marcy Bellinger
The Good Place
Character:Teacher
Grace and Frankie
Character:Miriam
The Last Man on Earth
Character:Gail Klosterman
Togetherness
Character:Linda
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
Orange Is the New Black
Character:Delia Powell
Finding Your Roots
Character:Self
Wilfred
Character:Catherine Newman
Justified
Character:Katherine Hale
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
30 Rock
Character:Diana Jessup
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
Joan of Arcadia
Character:Helen Girardi
E!'s 101
Character:Self
Living with the Dead
Character:Detective Karen Condrin
Good Day Live
Character:Self
Dinner for Five
Character:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Mary Steenburgen
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Grace Rinato
Noah's Ark
Character:Naamah
Becker
Character:Patient (uncredited)
The View
Character:Self
Ink
Character:Kate Montgomery
Gulliver's Travels
Character:Mary Gulliver
Ellen
Character:Self (uncredited)
Frasier
Character:Marjorie (voice)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Character:Narrator (voice)
Back to the Future
Character:Clara Clayton (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Tender Is the Night
Character:Nicole Diver (née Warren)
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Mary / Little Red Riding Hood
The Oscars
Character:Self
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