Known For
Acting
Known Credits
151
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 8, 1953 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2026 | The Dinkas Candace | |
| 2025 | Last Train to Fortuneas Miss Maybelle | |
| 2025 | Easy's Waltzas | |
| 2025 | BULLDOZERas Kathy | |
| 2024 | A Man on the Insideas Mona Margadoff | |
| 2024 | In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlinas Self | |
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magicas Self | |
| 2023 | Book Club: The Next Chapteras Carol | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2022 | Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girlas Self | |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alleyas Mrs. Kimball | |
| 2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmasas Maggie Clarke | |
| 2021 | Mr. Mayoras Adriana | |
| 2020 | Happiest Seasonas Tipper | |
| 2020 | 30 Rock: A One-Time Specialas Mary Steenburgen | |
| 2020 | Reunited Apartas Self | |
| 2020 | Stars in the Houseas Self | |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlistas Maggie Clarke | |
| 2019 | Flanneryas Flannery O'Connor (voice) | |
| 2019 | Bless the Hartsas Crystalynn (voice) | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central Floridaas Ellen Joy Bonar | |
| 2019 | Antiquitiesas Dr. Margot | |
| 2018 | The Connersas Marcy Bellinger | |
| 2018 | Book Clubas Carol | |
| 2018 | Katie Says Goodbyeas Maybelle | |
| 2017 | I Do... Until I Don'tas Cybil Burger | |
| 2017 | The Discoveryas Interviewer | |
| 2017 | The Book of Loveas Julia Mureaux | |
| 2016 | The Good Placeas Teacher | |
| 2016 | Deanas Carol | |
| 2015 | Jim Henson's Turkey Hollowas Aunt Cly | |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woodsas Jeannie | |
| 2015 | 7 Days in Hellas Louisa Poole | |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankieas Miriam | |
| 2015 | The Last Man on Earthas Gail Klosterman | |
| 2015 | Togethernessas Linda | |
| 2014 | The One I Loveas Mom (voice) | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest | |
| 2014 | Song Oneas Karen Ellis | |
| 2013 | Last Vegasas Diana Boyle | |
| 2013 | Brahmin Bullsas Helen West | |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Blackas Delia Powell | |
| 2012 | Outlaw Countryas Anastasia Lee | |
| 2012 | Finding Your Rootsas Self | |
| 2011 | The Helpas Elaine Stein | |
| 2011 | Wilfredas Catherine Newman | |
| 2011 | Fight for Your Right Revisitedas Café Patron | |
| 2010 | Tales from the Futureas Self | |
| 2010 | The Talkas Self | |
| 2010 | Dirty Girlas Peggy | |
| 2010 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Storyas Mrs. Yankovic | |
| 2010 | Justifiedas Katherine Hale | |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans?as Emma Wheeler | |
| 2009 | Clarkworldas Self | |
| 2009 | Bored to Deathas Josephine | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest | |
| 2009 | The Proposalas Grace Paxton | |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mistas Bootsie Robicheaux | |
| 2009 | The Open Roadas Katherine | |
| 2008 | Four Christmasesas Marilyn | |
| 2008 | Step Brothersas Nancy Huff | |
| 2007 | The Brave Oneas Carol | |
| 2007 | Honeydripperas Amanda Winship | |
| 2007 | Numbas Dr. Blaine | |
| 2007 | Nobel Sonas Sarah Michaelson | |
| 2007 | Elvis & Anabelleas Geneva Leigh | |
| 2006 | Inland Empireas Visitor #2 | |
| 2006 | The Dead Girlas Leah's Mother | |
| 2006 | 30 Rockas Diana Jessup | |
| 2006 | O Lucky Malcolm!as Self | |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm Schoolas Marienne Hotchkiss | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as (voice) | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Dr. Fay Petit (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas Self | |
| 2004 | Elf: That's a Wrapas Self | |
| 2004 | Remembering Ragtimeas Mother (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2004 | It Must Be Loveas Clem Gazelle | |
| 2003 | Elfas Emily | |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadiaas Helen Girardi | |
| 2003 | Casa de los Babysas Gayle | |
| 2003 | E!'s 101as Self | |
| 2003 | Hope Springsas Joanie Fisher | |
| 2003 | Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywoodas Mary | |
| 2002 | Sunshine Stateas Francine Pinkney | |
| 2002 | Wish You Were Deadas Sally Rider | |
| 2002 | Living with the Deadas Detective Karen Condrin | |
| 2002 | Living with the Deadas Detective Karen Condrin | |
| 2002 | Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'as Self | |
| 2001 | I Am Samas Dr. Blake | |
| 2001 | Life as a Houseas Colleen Beck | |
| 2001 | Good Day Liveas Self | |
| 2001 | Dinner for Fiveas | |
| 2001 | The Trumpet of the Swanas Mother (voice) | |
| 2001 | Nobody's Babyas Estelle | |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasmas Mary Steenburgen | |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Storyas | |
| 2000 | Picnicas Rosemary Sydney | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Grace Rinato | |
| 1999 | Noah's Arkas Naamah | |
| 1999 | Noah's Arkas Naamah | |
| 1998 | Beckeras Patient (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | About Sarahas Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1996 | Inkas Kate Montgomery | |
| 1996 | The Grass Harpas Sister Ida | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travelsas Mary Gulliver | |
| 1995 | Nixonas Hannah Nixon | |
| 1995 | Powderas Jessie Caldwell | |
| 1995 | My Familyas Gloria | |
| 1994 | Pontiac Moonas Katherine Bellamy | |
| 1994 | It Runs in the Familyas Mrs. Parker (Mother) | |
| 1994 | Cliffordas Sarah Davis | |
| 1994 | Ellenas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Philadelphiaas Belinda Conine | |
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grapeas Betty Carver | |
| 1993 | Frasieras Marjorie (voice) | |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice) | |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Storiesas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmasas Clara Clayton Brown (voice) | |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wifeas Stella Keefover | |
| 1991 | Back to the Futureas Clara Clayton (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Homeas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1990 | Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secretas Self | |
| 1990 | The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogyas Self | |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part IIIas Clara Clayton | |
| 1989 | Parenthoodas Karen Buckman | |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self (voice) | |
| 1989 | Miss Firecrackeras Elaine Rutledge | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest | |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frankas Miep Gies | |
| 1987 | The Whales of Augustas Young Sarah | |
| 1987 | End of the Lineas Rose Pickett | |
| 1987 | Dead of Winteras Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn | |
| 1985 | One Magic Christmasas Ginny Grainger | |
| 1985 | Tender Is the Nightas Nicole Diver (née Warren) | |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hoodas Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary | |
| 1983 | Romantic Comedyas Phoebe Craddock | |
| 1983 | Cross Creekas Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatreas Mary / Little Red Riding Hood | |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedyas Adrian | |
| 1981 | Ragtimeas Mother | |
| 1980 | Melvin and Howardas Lynda Dummar | |
| 1979 | Time After Timeas Amy Robbins | |
| 1978 | Goin' Southas Julia Tate | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| Let's Have Kids!as Sue | ||
| A Dog’s Perfect Christmasas Claire | ||
| Happiness Isn't Everythingas Audrey Veill | ||
| Southern Discomfortas Mary Lou Dobson |
| 2020 | Best Summer Ever...Executive Producer | |
| 2014 | The One I Love...Thanks | |
| 2006 | Bye Bye Benjamin...Executive Producer | |
| 1996 | Ink...Producer | |
| 1987 | End of the Line...Executive Producer |
