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Mary Steenburgen
ActingBORN: 1953-02-08Newport, 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.
Top Filmography

7.5
Back to the Future Part III
1990 // MOVIE

8.2
The Help
2011 // MOVIE

7.1
The Proposal
2009 // MOVIE

7.7
Philadelphia
1993 // MOVIE

6.7
Elf
2003 // MOVIE

7.7
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993 // MOVIE

7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 // TV

6.6
Step Brothers
2008 // MOVIE

7.0
Nightmare Alley
2021 // MOVIE

7.6
Orange Is the New Black
2013 // TV

7.6
I Am Sam
2001 // MOVIE

7.0
American Dad!
2005 // TV

6.4
Last Vegas
2013 // MOVIE

8.0
The Good Place
2016 // TV

6.3
The Discovery
2017 // MOVIE