Mary Steenburgen

Acting

Mary Steenburgen

Born February 8, 1953Newport, Arkansas, USA147 credits

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.

Known For

The Dink

The Dink

Movie

2026

Last Train to Fortune

Last Train to Fortune

Movie

2025

Easy's Waltz
2.0

Easy's Waltz

Movie

2025

BULLDOZER

TV

2025

A Man on the Inside
7.5

A Man on the Inside

TV

2024

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
5.0

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

TV

2024

Filmography

The Dink
2026The Dinkas CandaceMovie
Last Train to Fortune
2025Last Train to FortuneMovie
Easy's Waltz
2025Easy's WaltzMovie
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2025BULLDOZERas KathyTV
A Man on the Inside
2024A Man on the Insideas Mona MargadoffTV
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
2024In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlinas SelfTV
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magicas SelfMovie
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023Book Club: The Next Chapteras CarolMovie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - GuestTV
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girlas SelfMovie
Nightmare Alley
2021Nightmare Alleyas Mrs. KimballMovie
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021Zoey's Extraordinary Christmasas Maggie ClarkeMovie
Mr. Mayor
2021Mr. Mayoras AdrianaTV
Happiest Season
2020Happiest Seasonas TipperMovie
Best Summer Ever
2020Best Summer EverExecutive ProducerMovie
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
202030 Rock: A One-Time Specialas Mary SteenburgenMovie
Reunited Apart
2020Reunited Apartas SelfTV
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020Zoey's Extraordinary Playlistas Maggie ClarkeTV
Flannery
2019Flanneryas Flannery O'Connor (voice)Movie
Bless the Harts
2019Bless the Hartsas Crystalynn (voice)TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - GuestTV
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019On Becoming a God in Central Floridaas Ellen Joy BonarTV
Antiquities
2019Antiquitiesas Dr. MargotMovie
The Conners
2018The Connersas Marcy BellingerTV
Book Club
2018Book Clubas CarolMovie
Katie Says Goodbye
2018Katie Says Goodbyeas MaybelleMovie
I Do... Until I Don't
2017I Do... Until I Don'tas Cybil BurgerMovie
The Discovery
2017The Discoveryas InterviewerMovie
The Book of Love
2017The Book of Loveas Julia MureauxMovie
The Good Place
2016The Good Placeas TeacherTV
Dean
2016Deanas CarolMovie
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
2015Jim Henson's Turkey Hollowas Aunt ClyMovie
A Walk in the Woods
2015A Walk in the Woodsas JeannieMovie
7 Days in Hell
20157 Days in Hellas Louisa PooleMovie
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankieas MiriamTV
The Last Man on Earth
2015The Last Man on Earthas Gail KlostermanTV
Togetherness
2015Togethernessas LindaTV
The One I Love
2014The One I Loveas Mom (voice)Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
Song One
2014Song Oneas Karen EllisMovie
Last Vegas
2013Last Vegasas Diana BoyleMovie
Brahmin Bulls
2013Brahmin Bullsas Helen WestMovie
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Blackas Delia PowellTV
Outlaw Country
2012Outlaw Countryas Anastasia LeeMovie
Finding Your Roots
2012Finding Your Rootsas SelfTV
The Help
2011The Helpas Elaine SteinMovie
Wilfred
2011Wilfredas Catherine NewmanTV
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011Fight for Your Right Revisitedas Café PatronMovie
Tales from the Future
2010Tales from the Futureas SelfMovie
Dirty Girl
2010Dirty Girlas PeggyMovie
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2010Weird: The Al Yankovic Storyas Mrs. YankovicMovie
Justified
2010Justifiedas Katherine HaleTV
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?as Emma WheelerMovie
Clarkworld
2009Clarkworldas SelfMovie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
The Proposal
2009The Proposalas Grace PaxtonMovie
In the Electric Mist
2009In the Electric Mistas Bootsie RobicheauxMovie
The Open Road
2009The Open Roadas KatherineMovie
Four Christmases
2008Four Christmasesas MarilynMovie
Step Brothers
2008Step Brothersas Nancy HuffMovie
The Brave One
2007The Brave Oneas CarolMovie
Honeydripper
2007Honeydripperas Amanda WinshipMovie
Numb
2007Numbas Dr. BlaineMovie
Nobel Son
2007Nobel Sonas Sarah MichaelsonMovie
Elvis & Anabelle
2007Elvis & Anabelleas Geneva LeighMovie
Inland Empire
2006Inland Empireas Visitor #2Movie
The Dead Girl
2006The Dead Girlas Leah's MotherMovie
30 Rock
200630 Rockas Diana JessupTV
O Lucky Malcolm!
2006O Lucky Malcolm!as SelfMovie
Bye Bye Benjamin
2006Bye Bye BenjaminExecutive ProducerMovie
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm Schoolas Marienne HotchkissMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as (voice)TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Remembering Ragtime
2004Remembering Ragtimeas Mother (archive footage)Movie
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2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - GuestTV
It Must Be Love
2004It Must Be Loveas Clem GazelleMovie
Elf
2003Elfas EmilyMovie
Joan of Arcadia
2003Joan of Arcadiaas Helen GirardiTV
Casa de los Babys
2003Casa de los Babysas GayleMovie
E
2003E!'s 101as SelfTV
Hope Springs
2003Hope Springsas Joanie FisherMovie
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
2003Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywoodas MaryMovie
Sunshine State
2002Sunshine Stateas Francine PinkneyMovie
Wish You Were Dead
2002Wish You Were Deadas Sally RiderMovie
Living with the Dead
2002Living with the Deadas Detective Karen CondrinMovie
Living with the Dead
2002Living with the Deadas Detective Karen CondrinTV
I Am Sam
2001I Am Samas Dr. BlakeMovie
Life as a House
2001Life as a Houseas Colleen BeckMovie
G
2001Good Day Liveas SelfTV
Dinner for Five
2001Dinner for FiveTV
The Trumpet of the Swan
2001The Trumpet of the Swanas Mother (voice)Movie
Nobody's Baby
2001Nobody's Babyas EstelleMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Mary SteenburgenTV
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryMovie
Picnic
2000Picnicas Rosemary SydneyMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Grace RinatoTV
Noah's Ark
1999Noah's Arkas NaamahTV
Noah's Ark
1999Noah's Arkas NaamahMovie
Becker
1998Beckeras Patient (uncredited)TV
About Sarah
1998About Sarahas Sarah Elizabeth McCaffreyMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Ink
1996Inkas Kate MontgomeryTV
The Grass Harp
1996The Grass Harpas Sister IdaMovie
Gulliver's Travels
1996Gulliver's Travelsas Mary GulliverTV
Nixon
1995Nixonas Hannah NixonMovie
Powder
1995Powderas Jessie CaldwellMovie
My Family
1995My Familyas GloriaMovie
Pontiac Moon
1994Pontiac Moonas Katherine BellamyMovie
It Runs in the Family
1994It Runs in the Familyas Mrs. Parker (Mother)Movie
Clifford
1994Cliffordas Sarah DavisMovie
Ellen
1994Ellenas Self (uncredited)TV
Philadelphia
1993Philadelphiaas Belinda ConineMovie
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993What's Eating Gilbert Grapeas Betty CarverMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Marjorie (voice)TV
Earth and the American Dream
1992Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)Movie
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Storiesas Narrator (voice)TV
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas
1991Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmasas Clara Clayton Brown (voice)Movie
The Butcher's Wife
1991The Butcher's Wifeas Stella KeefoverMovie
Back to the Future
1991Back to the Futureas Clara Clayton (voice)TV
The Long Walk Home
1990The Long Walk Homeas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secretas SelfMovie
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogyas SelfMovie
Back to the Future Part III
1990Back to the Future Part IIIas Clara ClaytonMovie
Parenthood
1989Parenthoodas Karen BuckmanMovie
B
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self (voice)Movie
Miss Firecracker
1989Miss Firecrackeras Elaine RutledgeMovie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frankas Miep GiesMovie
The Whales of August
1987The Whales of Augustas Young SarahMovie
End of the Line
1987End of the Lineas Rose PickettMovie
Dead of Winter
1987Dead of Winteras Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / EvelynMovie
One Magic Christmas
1985One Magic Christmasas Ginny GraingerMovie
Tender Is the Night
1985Tender Is the Nightas Nicole Diver (née Warren)TV
Little Red Riding Hood
1983Little Red Riding Hoodas Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. MaryMovie
Romantic Comedy
1983Romantic Comedyas Phoebe CraddockMovie
Cross Creek
1983Cross Creekas Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Mary / Little Red Riding HoodTV
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
1982A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedyas AdrianMovie
Ragtime
1981Ragtimeas MotherMovie
Melvin and Howard
1980Melvin and Howardas Lynda DummarMovie
Time After Time
1979Time After Timeas Amy RobbinsMovie
Goin' South
1978Goin' Southas Julia TateMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Let's Have Kids!
—Let's Have Kids!as SueMovie
A
—A Dog’s Perfect ChristmasMovie
H
—Happiness Isn't Everythingas Audrey VeillTV