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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Easy's Waltz | 2025-09-11 | |
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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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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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Flannery | Flannery O'Connor (voice) | 2019-10-25 |
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Antiquities | Dr. Margot | 2019-01-25 |
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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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The Book of Love | Julia Mureaux | 2017-01-13 |
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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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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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The Help | Elaine Stein | 2011-08-09 |
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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division | Self | 2011-10-01 |
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Fight for Your Right Revisited | Café Patron | 2011-04-22 |
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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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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Mrs. Yankovic | 2010-03-22 |
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Clarkworld | Self | 2009-11-03 |
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In the Electric Mist | Bootsie Robicheaux | 2009-04-15 |
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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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The Open Road | Katherine | 2009-02-07 |
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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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Numb | Dr. Blaine | 2007-04-30 |
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Nobel Son | Sarah Michaelson | 2007-04-28 |
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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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The Brave One | Carol | 2007-09-12 |
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The Dead Girl | Leah's Mother | 2006-11-07 |
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Inland Empire | Visitor #2 | 2006-12-06 |
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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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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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Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood | Mary | 2003-04-22 |
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Hope Springs | Joanie Fisher | 2003-05-09 |
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Elf | Emily | 2003-11-07 |
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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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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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The Trumpet of the Swan | Mother (voice) | 2001-05-11 |
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Nobody's Baby | Estelle | 2001-01-01 |
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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 | 1996-10-11 |
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My Family | Gloria | 1995-05-03 |
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Nixon | Hannah Nixon | 1995-12-22 |
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Powder | Jessie Caldwell | 1995-10-27 |
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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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The Butcher's Wife | Stella Keefover | 1991-10-25 |
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Back to the Future Part III | Clara Clayton | 1990-05-25 |
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The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy | Self | 1990-06-12 |
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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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Parenthood | Karen Buckman | 1989-07-31 |
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Miss Firecracker | Elaine Rutledge | 1989-04-28 |
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Herself | 1989-06-26 |
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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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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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Last Train to Fortune | ||
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Let's Have Kids! | Sue | |
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