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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Last Train to Fortune | 2025-11-08 | |
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Easy's Waltz | 2025-09-11 | |
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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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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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Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition | Emily | 2018-11-27 |
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Katie Says Goodbye | Maybelle | 2018-03-08 |
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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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Brahmin Bulls | Helen West | 2013-10-05 |
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Last Vegas | Diana Boyle | 2013-10-31 |
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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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Dirty Girl | Peggy | 2010-09-12 |
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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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The Open Road | Katherine | 2009-02-07 |
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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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In the Electric Mist | Bootsie Robicheaux | 2009-04-15 |
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The Proposal | Grace Paxton | 2009-06-02 |
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Step Brothers | Nancy Huff | 2008-07-25 |
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Four Christmases | Marilyn | 2008-11-26 |
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Honeydripper | Amanda Winship | 2007-09-10 |
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The Brave One | Carol | 2007-09-12 |
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Elvis & Anabelle | Geneva Leigh | 2007-03-10 |
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Nobel Son | Sarah Michaelson | 2007-04-28 |
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Numb | Dr. Blaine | 2007-04-30 |
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O Lucky Malcolm! | Self | 2006-08-01 |
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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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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Marienne Hotchkiss | 2006-01-12 |
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It Must Be Love | Clem Gazelle | 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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Hope Springs | Joanie Fisher | 2003-05-09 |
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Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood | Mary | 2003-04-22 |
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Sunshine State | Francine Pinkney | 2002-06-21 |
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Living with the Dead | Detective Karen Condrin | 2002-04-28 |
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Wish You Were Dead | Sally Rider | 2002-05-21 |
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Life as a House | Colleen Beck | 2001-10-25 |
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Nobody's Baby | Estelle | 2001-01-01 |
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I Am Sam | Dr. Blake | 2001-12-28 |
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The Trumpet of the Swan | Mother (voice) | 2001-05-11 |
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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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About Sarah | Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey | 1998-10-04 |
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The Grass Harp | Sister Ida | 1996-10-11 |
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Powder | Jessie Caldwell | 1995-10-27 |
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My Family | Gloria | 1995-05-03 |
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Nixon | Hannah Nixon | 1995-12-22 |
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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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Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas | Clara Clayton Brown (voice) | 1991-11-23 |
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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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Miss Firecracker | Elaine Rutledge | 1989-04-28 |
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self (voice) | 1989-06-26 |
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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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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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End of the Line | Rose Pickett | 1987-08-28 |
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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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Little Red Riding Hood | Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary | 1983-11-10 |
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Romantic Comedy | Phoebe Craddock | 1983-10-07 |
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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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A Dog’s Perfect Christmas | ||
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Let's Have Kids! | Sue |
