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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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023-12-21 |
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Book Club: The Next Chapter | Carol | 2023-05-11 |
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Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl | Self | 2022-01-31 |
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Nightmare Alley | Mrs. Kimball | 2021-12-02 |
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Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Maggie Clarke | 2021-12-01 |
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Happiest Season | Tipper | 2020-11-26 |
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30 Rock: A One-Time Special | Mary Steenburgen | 2020-07-16 |
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Antiquities | Dr. Margot | 2019-01-25 |
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Flannery | Flannery O'Connor (voice) | 2019-10-25 |
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Katie Says Goodbye | Maybelle | 2018-03-08 |
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Book Club | Carol | 2018-05-18 |
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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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The Discovery | Interviewer | 2017-03-31 |
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Dean | Carol | 2016-04-16 |
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Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow | Aunt Cly | 2015-11-21 |
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7 Days in Hell | Louisa Poole | 2015-07-08 |
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A Walk in the Woods | Jeannie | 2015-09-02 |
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The One I Love | Mom (voice) | 2014-08-08 |
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Song One | Karen Ellis | 2014-01-20 |
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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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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division | Self | 2011-10-01 |
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The Help | Elaine Stein | 2011-08-09 |
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Fight for Your Right Revisited | Café Patron | 2011-04-22 |
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Mrs. Yankovic | 2010-03-22 |
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Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
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Dirty Girl | Peggy | 2010-09-12 |
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The Open Road | Katherine | 2009-02-07 |
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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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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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Four Christmases | Marilyn | 2008-11-26 |
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Step Brothers | Nancy Huff | 2008-07-25 |
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The Brave One | Carol | 2007-09-12 |
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Honeydripper | Amanda Winship | 2007-09-10 |
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Elvis & Anabelle | Geneva Leigh | 2007-03-10 |
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Numb | Dr. Blaine | 2007-04-30 |
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Nobel Son | Sarah Michaelson | 2007-04-28 |
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Inland Empire | Visitor #2 | 2006-12-06 |
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Marienne Hotchkiss | 2006-01-12 |
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The Dead Girl | Beverley, Leah's Mother | 2006-11-07 |
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O Lucky Malcolm! | Self | 2006-08-01 |
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It Must Be Love | 2004-02-15 | |
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Remembering Ragtime | Mother (archive footage) | 2004-11-16 |
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Casa de los Babys | Gayle | 2003-09-19 |
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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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Sunshine State | Francine Pinkney | 2002-06-21 |
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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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Nobody's Baby | Estelle | 2001-01-01 |
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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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Life As A House | Colleen Beck | 2001-10-25 |
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Picnic | Rosemary Sydney | 2000-04-16 |
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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | 2000-05-31 | |
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About Sarah | Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey | 1998-10-04 |
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The Grass Harp | Sister Ida | 1995-09-10 |
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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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Pontiac Moon | Katherine Bellamy | 1994-11-03 |
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It Runs in the Family | Mrs. Parker (Mother) | 1994-09-23 |
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Betty Carver | 1993-12-17 |
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Philadelphia | Belinda Conine | 1993-12-22 |
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Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
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The Butcher's Wife | Stella Keefover | 1991-10-25 |
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The Long Walk Home | Narrator (voice) | 1990-12-21 |
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The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy | Self | 1990-06-12 |
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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | 1990-08-27 |
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Back to the Future Part III | Clara Clayton | 1990-05-25 |
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Herself | 1989-06-26 |
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Parenthood | Karen Buckman | 1989-07-31 |
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Miss Firecracker | Elaine Rutledge | 1989-04-28 |
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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Miep Gies | 1988-04-17 |
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The Whales of August | Young Sarah | 1987-10-14 |
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End of the Line | Rose Pickett | 1987-08-28 |
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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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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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Cross Creek | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | 1983-09-21 |
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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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The Dink | ||
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Last Train to Fortune | ||
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Let's Have Kids! |