1953-02-08 Newport, Arkansas, USA
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.
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The Dink | Candace | 2026-07-23 |
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Easy's Waltz | 2025-09-11 | |
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Last Train to Fortune | Miss Maybelle | 2025-11-08 |
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Book Club: The Next Chapter | Carol | 2023-05-11 |
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023-12-21 |
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Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl | Self | 2022-01-31 |
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Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Maggie Clarke | 2021-12-01 |
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Nightmare Alley | Mrs. Kimball | 2021-12-02 |
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30 Rock: A One-Time Special | Mary Steenburgen | 2020-07-16 |
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Happiest Season | Tipper | 2020-11-26 |
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Flannery | Flannery O'Connor (voice) | 2019-10-25 |
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Antiquities | Dr. Margot | 2019-01-25 |
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Book Club | Carol | 2018-05-18 |
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Katie Says Goodbye | Maybelle | 2018-03-08 |
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The Discovery | Interviewer | 2017-03-31 |
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I Do... Until I Don't | Cybil Burger | 2017-09-01 |
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The Book of Love | Julia Mureaux | 2017-01-13 |
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Dean | Carol | 2016-04-16 |
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A Walk in the Woods | Jeannie | 2015-09-02 |
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7 Days in Hell | Louisa Poole | 2015-07-08 |
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Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow | Aunt Cly | 2015-11-21 |
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Song One | Karen Ellis | 2014-01-20 |
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The One I Love | Mom (voice) | 2014-08-08 |
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Last Vegas | Diana Boyle | 2013-10-31 |
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Brahmin Bulls | Helen West | 2013-10-05 |
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Outlaw Country | Anastasia Lee | 2012-08-24 |
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Fight for Your Right Revisited | Café Patron | 2011-04-22 |
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The Help | Elaine Stein | 2011-08-09 |
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Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Mrs. Yankovic | 2010-03-22 |
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Dirty Girl | Peggy | 2010-09-12 |
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Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Emma Wheeler | 2009-12-17 |
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The Proposal | Grace Paxton | 2009-06-02 |
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In the Electric Mist | Bootsie Robicheaux | 2009-04-15 |
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Clarkworld | Self | 2009-11-03 |
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The Open Road | Katherine | 2009-02-07 |
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Four Christmases | Marilyn | 2008-11-26 |
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Step Brothers | Nancy Huff | 2008-07-25 |
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Elvis & Anabelle | Geneva Leigh | 2007-03-10 |
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The Brave One | Carol | 2007-09-12 |
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Numb | Dr. Blaine | 2007-04-30 |
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Honeydripper | Amanda Winship | 2007-09-10 |
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Nobel Son | Sarah Michaelson | 2007-04-28 |
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O Lucky Malcolm! | Self | 2006-08-01 |
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Marienne Hotchkiss | 2006-01-12 |
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Inland Empire | Visitor #2 | 2006-12-06 |
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The Dead Girl | Leah's Mother | 2006-11-07 |
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Remembering Ragtime | Mother (archive footage) | 2004-11-16 |
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It Must Be Love | Clem Gazelle | 2004-02-15 |
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Elf | Emily | 2003-11-07 |
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Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood | Mary | 2003-04-22 |
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Hope Springs | Joanie Fisher | 2003-05-09 |
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Casa de los Babys | Gayle | 2003-09-19 |
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Wish You Were Dead | Sally Rider | 2002-05-21 |
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Living with the Dead | Detective Karen Condrin | 2002-04-28 |
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Sunshine State | Francine Pinkney | 2002-06-21 |
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Nobody's Baby | Estelle | 2001-01-01 |
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Life as a House | Colleen Beck | 2001-10-25 |
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The Trumpet of the Swan | Mother (voice) | 2001-05-11 |
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I Am Sam | Dr. Blake | 2001-12-28 |
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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | 2000-05-31 | |
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Picnic | Rosemary Sydney | 2000-04-16 |
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Noah's Ark | Naamah | 1999-05-02 |
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About Sarah | Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey | 1998-10-04 |
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The Grass Harp | Sister Ida | 1996-10-11 |
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Nixon | Hannah Nixon | 1995-12-22 |
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Powder | Jessie Caldwell | 1995-10-27 |
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My Family | Gloria | 1995-05-03 |
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Clifford | Sarah Davis | 1994-04-01 |
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It Runs in the Family | Mrs. Parker (Mother) | 1994-09-23 |
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Pontiac Moon | Katherine Bellamy | 1994-11-03 |
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Philadelphia | Belinda Conine | 1993-12-22 |
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Betty Carver | 1993-12-17 |
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Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
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Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas | Clara Clayton Brown (voice) | 1991-11-23 |
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The Butcher's Wife | Stella Keefover | 1991-10-25 |
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The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy | Self | 1990-06-12 |
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Back to the Future Part III | Clara Clayton | 1990-05-25 |
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The Long Walk Home | Narrator (voice) | 1990-12-21 |
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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | 1990-08-27 |
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self (voice) | 1989-06-26 |
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Miss Firecracker | Elaine Rutledge | 1989-04-28 |
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Parenthood | Karen Buckman | 1989-07-31 |
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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Miep Gies | 1988-04-17 |
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End of the Line | Rose Pickett | 1987-08-28 |
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The Whales of August | Young Sarah | 1987-10-14 |
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Dead of Winter | Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn | 1987-02-06 |
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One Magic Christmas | Ginny Grainger | 1985-11-22 |
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Cross Creek | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | 1983-09-21 |
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Romantic Comedy | Phoebe Craddock | 1983-10-07 |
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Little Red Riding Hood | Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary | 1983-11-10 |
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Adrian | 1982-07-16 |
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Ragtime | Mother | 1981-11-20 |
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Melvin and Howard | Lynda Dummar | 1980-09-19 |
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Time After Time | Amy Robbins | 1979-09-28 |
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Goin' South | Julia Tate | 1978-10-06 |
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Let's Have Kids! | Sue | |
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A Dog’s Perfect Christmas | Claire |
