Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
2/8/1953
Place of Birth
Newport, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
Mary Nell SteenburgenΜάρι Στινμπούργζενمری استینبورگن
Mary Steenburgen
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.
Known For
Elf
as Emily
The Proposal
as Grace Paxton
Step Brothers
as Nancy Huff
Happiest Season
as Tipper
The Help
as Elaine Stein
Nightmare Alley
as Mrs. Kimball
Back to the Future Part III
as Clara Clayton
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Betty Carver
The Discovery
as Interviewer
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Mary Steenburgen
Nixon
as Hannah Nixon
Elvis & Anabelle
as Geneva Leigh
Romantic Comedy
as Phoebe Craddock
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
as Aunt Cly
Clifford
as Sarah Davis
Goin' South
as Julia Tate
Cross Creek
as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Powder
as Jessie Caldwell
Ragtime
as Mother
Numb
as Dr. Blaine