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

Title	Character	Year	Rating
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas	Maggie Clarke	2021	6.3
Nightmare Alley	Mrs. Kimball	2021	6.955
Fight for Your Right Revisited	Café Patron	2011	6.6
In the Electric Mist	Bootsie Robicheaux	2009	6.1
Step Brothers	Nancy Huff	2008	6.556
Four Christmases	Marilyn	2008	5.821
The Brave One	Carol	2007	6.595
Nobel Son	Sarah Michaelson	2007	6.053
Numb	Dr. Blaine	2007	5.9
The Dead Girl	Leah's Mother	2006	6.0
Elf	Emily	2003	6.666
Hope Springs	Joanie Fisher	2003	5.32
Casa de los Babys	Gayle	2003	5.468
Wish You Were Dead	Sally Rider	2002	5.292
Picnic	Rosemary Sydney	2000	5.25
The Grass Harp	Sister Ida	1996	5.882
Nixon	Hannah Nixon	1995	6.858
Powder	Jessie Caldwell	1995	7.004
Clifford	Sarah Davis	1994	5.183
What's Eating Gilbert Grape	Betty Carver	1993	7.663
The Butcher's Wife	Stella Keefover	1991	5.674
Back to the Future Part III	Clara Clayton	1990	7.492
The Long Walk Home	Narrator (voice)	1990	7.652
Parenthood	Karen Buckman	1989	6.665
One Magic Christmas	Ginny Grainger	1985	5.88
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy	Adrian	1982	6.476
Ragtime	Mother	1981	7.005
Melvin and Howard	Lynda Dummar	1980	6.513
Time After Time	Amy Robbins	1979	6.804
Goin' South	Julia Tate	1978	5.8

Known for	Acting
Credits	30
Born	1953
From	Newport, Arkansas, USA

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