
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.
Known for

The Last Man on Earth
2015 · TV

Joan of Arcadia
2003 · TV

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020 · TV

Back to the Future
1991 · TV

Ink
1996 · TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · TV

Justified
2010 · TV

A Man on the Inside
2024 · TV

Orange Is the New Black
2013 · TV

30 Rock
2006 · TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV

Tender Is the Night
1985 · TV

American Dad!
2005 · TV

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV

Wilfred
2011 · TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV

Grace and Frankie
2015 · TV

The View
1997 · TV

Frasier
1993 · TV

The Oscars
1953 · TV

Dinner for Five
2001 · TV

Bless the Harts
2019 · TV

Gulliver's Travels
1996 · TV

Togetherness
2015 · TV

On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019 · TV

Noah's Ark
1999 · TV

The Good Place
2016 · TV

Ellen
1994 · TV

Becker
1998 · TV

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV

The Conners
2018 · TV

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · TV

Living with the Dead
2002 · TV

Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV

Mr. Mayor
2021 · TV

Stars in the House
2020 · TV

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · TV

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV

Reunited Apart
2020 · TV

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
2024 · TV