Mary Steenburgen

Born: 1953-02-08, Newport, Arkansas, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• American Dad! (2005)
• Frasier (1993)
• Orange Is the New Black (2013)
• 30 Rock (2006)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
• Justified (2010)
• Grace and Frankie (2015)
• The Good Place (2016)
• The Proposal (2009)
• A Man on the Inside (2024)
• Joan of Arcadia (2003)
• The Conners (2018)
• The Help (2011)
• Wilfred (2011)
• The Last Man on Earth (2015)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
• Bored to Death (2009)
• The Dink (2026)
• Bless the Harts (2019)
• Nightmare Alley (2021)
• I Am Sam (2001)
• Step Brothers (2008)
• Back to the Future Part III (1990)
• Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
• Elf (2003)
• Togetherness (2015)
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
• Philadelphia (1993)
• Inland Empire (2006)