
Mary Steenburgen
Acting
Born 1953-02-08 · 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.
Filmography

The Dink
Jul 23, 2026

Last Train to Fortune
Nov 8, 2025

Easy's Waltz
Sep 11, 2025

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Dec 21, 2023

Book Club: The Next Chapter
May 11, 2023

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Jan 31, 2022

Nightmare Alley
Dec 2, 2021

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Dec 1, 2021

Happiest Season
Nov 26, 2020

30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Jul 16, 2020

Flannery
Oct 25, 2019

Antiquities
Jan 25, 2019

Book Club
May 18, 2018

Katie Says Goodbye
Mar 8, 2018

I Do... Until I Don't
Sep 1, 2017

The Discovery
Mar 31, 2017

The Book of Love
Jan 13, 2017

Dean
Apr 16, 2016

Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
Nov 21, 2015

A Walk in the Woods
Sep 2, 2015

7 Days in Hell
Jul 8, 2015

The One I Love
Aug 8, 2014

Song One
Jan 20, 2014

Last Vegas
Oct 31, 2013

Brahmin Bulls
Oct 5, 2013

Outlaw Country
Aug 24, 2012

The Help
Aug 9, 2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited
Apr 22, 2011

Tales from the Future
Oct 26, 2010

Dirty Girl
Sep 12, 2010