Mary Steenburgen

Acting • 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.

Known For

7.6

Orange Is the New Black

2013

8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

7.4

A Dog's Perfect Christmas

2026

7.5

Back to the Future Part III

1990

7.5

30 Rock

2006

6.9

The Last Man on Earth

2015

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Filmography

2026
A Dog's Perfect ChristmasFilm
Claire
★ 7.4
2026
The DinkFilm
Candace
★ 6.3
2026
Let's Have Kids!Film
Sue
★ 7.3
2026
Last Train to FortuneFilm
Miss Maybelle
★ 10.0
2025
Easy's WaltzFilm
★ 2.0
2025
BULLDOZERTV
Kathy • 1 episodes
2024
A Man on the InsideTV
Mona Margadoff • 8 episodes
★ 7.4
2024
In the Kitchen with Harry HamlinTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2023
Book Club: The Next ChapterFilm
Carol
★ 6.2
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of MagicFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden GirlFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2021
Nightmare AlleyFilm
Mrs. Kimball
★ 6.9
2021
Mr. MayorTV
Adriana • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
2021
Zoey's Extraordinary ChristmasFilm
Maggie Clarke
★ 6.4
2020
Happiest SeasonFilm
Tipper
★ 7.1
2020
Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistTV
Maggie Clarke • 25 episodes
★ 7.5
2020
30 Rock: A One-Time SpecialFilm
Mary Steenburgen
★ 6.2
2020
Reunited ApartTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.5
2020
Stars in the HouseTV
Self • 1 episodes
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
2019
Bless the HartsTV
Crystalynn (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 6.5
2019
On Becoming a God in Central FloridaTV
Ellen Joy Bonar • 2 episodes
★ 6.6
2019
AntiquitiesFilm
Dr. Margot
★ 4.3
2019
FlanneryFilm
Flannery O'Connor (voice)
★ 5.0
2018
Book ClubFilm
Carol
★ 6.2
2018
The ConnersTV
Marcy Bellinger • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2018
Katie Says GoodbyeFilm
Maybelle
★ 6.5
2017
The DiscoveryFilm
Interviewer
★ 6.3
2017
The Book of LoveFilm
Julia Mureaux
★ 6.4
2017
I Do... Until I Don'tFilm
Cybil Burger
★ 4.7
2016
The Good PlaceTV
Teacher • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2016
DeanFilm
Carol
★ 5.9
2015
Grace and FrankieTV
Miriam • 2 episodes
★ 7.7
2015
The Last Man on EarthTV
Gail Klosterman • 67 episodes
★ 6.9
2015
A Walk in the WoodsFilm
Jeannie
★ 6.1
2015
7 Days in HellFilm
Louisa Poole
★ 6.5
2015
TogethernessTV
Linda • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
2015
Jim Henson's Turkey HollowFilm
Aunt Cly
★ 5.6
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 5.1
2014
The One I LoveFilm
Mom (voice)
★ 6.9
2014
Song OneFilm
Karen Ellis
★ 5.7
2013
Orange Is the New BlackTV
Delia Powell • 6 episodes
★ 7.6
2013
Last VegasFilm
Diana
★ 6.4
2013
Brahmin BullsFilm
Helen West
★ 5.0
2012
Finding Your RootsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
2012
Outlaw CountryFilm
Anastasia Lee
★ 6.0
2011
The HelpFilm
Elaine Stein
★ 8.2
2011
WilfredTV
Catherine Newman • 4 episodes
★ 7.5
2011
Fight for Your Right RevisitedFilm
Café Patron
★ 6.5
2010
JustifiedTV
Katherine Hale • 7 episodes
★ 8.0
2010
Dirty GirlFilm
Peggy
★ 6.0
2010
The TalkTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.0
2010
Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryFilm
Mrs. Yankovic
★ 6.9
2010
Tales from the FutureFilm
Self
★ 6.2
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 4.9
2009
The ProposalFilm
Grace Paxton
★ 7.2
2009
Did You Hear About the Morgans?Film
Emma Wheeler
★ 5.4
2009
Bored to DeathTV
Josephine • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
2009
In the Electric MistFilm
Bootsie Robicheaux
★ 6.1
2009
The Open RoadFilm
Katherine
★ 5.2
2009
ClarkworldFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2008
Step BrothersFilm
Nancy Huff
★ 6.6
2008
Four ChristmasesFilm
Marilyn
★ 5.8
2007
The Brave OneFilm
Carol
★ 6.6
2007
Nobel SonFilm
Sarah Michaelson
★ 6.0
2007
NumbFilm
Dr. Blaine
★ 5.9
2007
Elvis & AnabelleFilm
Geneva Leigh
★ 6.7
2007
HoneydripperFilm
Amanda Winship
★ 5.9
2006
30 RockTV
Diana Jessup • 5 episodes
★ 7.5
2006
Inland EmpireFilm
Visitor #2
★ 7.0
2006
The Dead GirlFilm
Leah's Mother
★ 6.0
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolFilm
Marienne Hotchkiss
★ 5.9
2006
O Lucky Malcolm!Film
Self
★ 6.1
2005
American Dad!TV
(voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2005
American Dad!TV
Dr. Fay Petit (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2004
The Tony Danza ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2004
It Must Be LoveFilm
Clem Gazelle
★ 4.9
2004
Elf: That's a WrapFilm
Self
2004
Remembering RagtimeFilm
Mother (archive footage)
2003
ElfFilm
Emily
★ 6.7
2003
Joan of ArcadiaTV
Helen Girardi • 45 episodes
★ 7.4
2003
Hope SpringsFilm
Joanie Fisher
★ 5.3
2003
Casa de los BabysFilm
Gayle
★ 5.6
2003
E!'s 101TV
Self • 1 episodes
2003
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to HollywoodFilm
Mary
2002
Sunshine StateFilm
Francine Pinkney
★ 6.4
2002
Living with the DeadFilm
Detective Karen Condrin
★ 5.5
2002
Back to the Future: Making the TrilogyFilm
Self - Clara Clayton
★ 7.8
2002
Wish You Were DeadFilm
Sally Rider
★ 5.0
2002
Living with the DeadTV
Detective Karen Condrin • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
2002
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'Film
Self
2001
I Am SamFilm
Dr. Blake
★ 7.6
2001
Life as a HouseFilm
Colleen Beck
★ 7.1
2001
Good Day LiveTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
2001
The Trumpet of the SwanFilm
Mother (voice)
★ 5.6
2001
Nobody's BabyFilm
Estelle
★ 5.2
2001
Dinner for FiveTV
★ 8.2
2000
Curb Your EnthusiasmTV
Mary Steenburgen • 6 episodes
★ 8.1
2000
PicnicFilm
Rosemary Sydney
★ 5.2
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryFilm
★ 9.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Grace Rinato • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
Noah's ArkTV
Naamah • 2 episodes
★ 4.5
1998
BeckerTV
Patient (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1998
About SarahFilm
Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey
★ 6.8
1997
The ViewTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 4.3
1996
Gulliver's TravelsTV
Mary Gulliver • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1996
The Grass HarpFilm
Sister Ida
★ 5.9
1996
InkTV
Kate Montgomery • 26 episodes
★ 5.0
1995
PowderFilm
Jessie Caldwell
★ 7.1
1995
NixonFilm
Hannah Nixon
★ 6.8
1995
My FamilyFilm
Gloria
★ 7.4
1994
EllenTV
Self (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1994
CliffordFilm
Sarah Davis
★ 5.2
1994
It Runs in the FamilyFilm
Mrs. Parker (Mother)
★ 5.4
1994
Pontiac MoonFilm
Katherine Bellamy
★ 5.6
1993
FrasierTV
Marjorie (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1993
PhiladelphiaFilm
Belinda Conine
★ 7.7
1993
What's Eating Gilbert GrapeFilm
Betty Carver
★ 7.7
1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesTV
Narrator (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 9.5
1992
Earth and the American DreamFilm
Reader (voice)
★ 6.7
1991
The Butcher's WifeFilm
Stella Keefover
★ 5.7
1991
Back to the FutureTV
Clara Clayton (voice) • 27 episodes
★ 6.3
1991
Back to the Future: Dickens of a ChristmasFilm
Clara Clayton Brown (voice)
★ 3.0
1990
Back to the Future Part IIIFilm
Clara Clayton
★ 7.5
1990
The Long Walk HomeFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.7
1990
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' TrilogyFilm
Self
★ 5.0
1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretFilm
Self
1989
ParenthoodFilm
Karen Buckman
★ 6.6
1989
Miss FirecrackerFilm
Elaine Rutledge
★ 5.7
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreFilm
Self (voice)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1988
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne FrankFilm
Miep Gies
★ 7.1
1987
Dead of WinterFilm
Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
★ 6.0
1987
The Whales of AugustFilm
Young Sarah
★ 7.0
1987
End of the LineFilm
Rose Pickett
★ 5.2
1985
One Magic ChristmasFilm
Ginny Grainger
★ 5.9
1985
Tender Is the NightTV
Nicole Diver (née Warren) • 6 episodes
★ 6.3
1983
Cross CreekFilm
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
★ 6.6
1983
Romantic ComedyFilm
Phoebe Craddock
★ 5.2
1983
Little Red Riding HoodFilm
Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary
★ 5.8
1982
A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyFilm
Adrian
★ 6.5
1982
Faerie Tale TheatreTV
Mary / Little Red Riding Hood • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1981
RagtimeFilm
Mother
★ 7.0
1980
Melvin and HowardFilm
Lynda Dummar
★ 6.5
1979
Time After TimeFilm
Amy Robbins
★ 6.8
1978
Goin' SouthFilm
Julia Tate
★ 5.8
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.1