Mary Steenburgen

Acting

February 8, 1953 (73 years old)

Newport, Arkansas, USA

Female

102 Movies

49 TV Shows

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.

Back to the Future Part III

1990 7.5

as Clara Clayton

Age 37 (now 73)

The Last Man on Earth

2015 6.9

as Gail Klosterman

Age 62 (now 73) 67 eps

67 eps

Philadelphia

1993 7.7

as Belinda Conine

Age 40 (now 73)

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993 7.7

as Betty Carver

Age 40 (now 73)

Powder

1995 7.0

as Jessie Caldwell

Age 42 (now 73)

The Proposal

2009 7.2

as Grace Paxton

Age 56 (now 73)

Step Brothers

2008 6.6

as Nancy Huff

Age 55 (now 73)

Happiest Season

2020 7.1

as Tipper

Age 67 (now 73)

Elf

2003 6.7

as Emily

Age 50 (now 73)

Parenthood

1989 6.7

as Karen Buckman

Age 36 (now 73)

Last Vegas

2013 6.4

as Diana Boyle

Age 60 (now 73)

Book Club

2018 6.2

as Carol

Age 65 (now 73)

Time After Time

1979 6.8

as Amy Robbins

Age 26 (now 73)

The Brave One

2007 6.6

as Carol

Age 54 (now 73)

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009 5.4

as Emma Wheeler

Age 56 (now 73)

Nightmare Alley

2021 7.0

as Mrs. Kimball

Age 68 (now 73)

The Dink

2026

as Candace

Age 73

Last Train to Fortune

2025 5.9

as Miss Maybelle

Age 72 (now 73)

Easy's Waltz

2025 2.0

Age 72 (now 73)

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

2023 7.8

as Self

Age 70 (now 73)

Book Club: The Next Chapter

2023 6.2

as Carol

Age 70 (now 73)

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

2022 9.5

as Self

Age 68 (now 73)

Nightmare Alley

2021 7.0

as Mrs. Kimball

Age 68 (now 73)

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

2021 6.3

as Maggie Clarke

Age 68 (now 73)

Happiest Season

2020 7.1

as Tipper

Age 67 (now 73)

Best Summer Ever

2020 6.7

Executive Producer

Age 67 (now 73)

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020 6.3

as Mary Steenburgen

Age 67 (now 73)

Flannery

2019

as Flannery O'Connor (voice)

Age 66 (now 73)

Antiquities

2019 4.3

as Dr. Margot

Age 65 (now 73)

Book Club

2018 6.2

as Carol

Age 65 (now 73)

Katie Says Goodbye

2018 6.5

as Maybelle

Age 65 (now 73)

I Do... Until I Don't

2017 4.7

as Cybil Burger

Age 64 (now 73)

The Discovery

2017 6.3

as Interviewer

Age 64 (now 73)

The Book of Love

2017 6.4

as Julia Mureaux

Age 63 (now 73)

Dean

2016 5.8

as Carol

Age 63 (now 73)

Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow

2015 5.6

as Aunt Cly

Age 62 (now 73)

A Walk in the Woods

2015 6.1

as Jeannie

Age 62 (now 73)

7 Days in Hell

2015 6.5

as Louisa Poole

Age 62 (now 73)

The One I Love

2014 6.9

as Mom (voice)

Age 61 (now 73)

The One I Love

2014 6.9

Thanks

Age 61 (now 73)

Song One

2014 5.7

as Karen Ellis

Age 60 (now 73)

Last Vegas

2013 6.4

as Diana Boyle

Age 60 (now 73)

Brahmin Bulls

2013 5.0

as Helen West

Age 60 (now 73)

Outlaw Country

2012 6.0

as Anastasia Lee

Age 59 (now 73)

The Help

2011 8.2

as Elaine Stein

Age 58 (now 73)

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011 6.6

as Café Patron

Age 58 (now 73)

Tales from the Future

2010 6.7

as Self

Age 57 (now 73)

Dirty Girl

2010 6.0

as Peggy

Age 57 (now 73)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2010 6.6

as Mrs. Yankovic

Age 57 (now 73)

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009 5.4

as Emma Wheeler

Age 56 (now 73)

Clarkworld

2009 10.0

as Self

Age 56 (now 73)

The Proposal

2009 7.2

as Grace Paxton

Age 56 (now 73)

In the Electric Mist

2009 6.1

as Bootsie Robicheaux

Age 56 (now 73)

The Open Road

2009 5.2

as Katherine

Age 55 (now 73)

Four Christmases

2008 5.8

as Marilyn

Age 55 (now 73)

Step Brothers

2008 6.6

as Nancy Huff

Age 55 (now 73)

The Brave One

2007 6.6

as Carol

Age 54 (now 73)

Honeydripper

2007 5.9

as Amanda Winship

Age 54 (now 73)

Numb

2007 5.9

as Dr. Blaine

Age 54 (now 73)

Nobel Son

2007 6.1

as Sarah Michaelson

Age 54 (now 73)

Elvis & Anabelle

2007 6.7

as Geneva Leigh

Age 54 (now 73)

Inland Empire

2006 7.0

as Visitor #2

Age 53 (now 73)

The Dead Girl

2006 6.0

as Leah's Mother

Age 53 (now 73)

O Lucky Malcolm!

2006 6.6

as Self

Age 53 (now 73)

Bye Bye Benjamin

2006

Executive Producer

Age 52 (now 73)

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006 5.9

as Marienne Hotchkiss

Age 52 (now 73)

Remembering Ragtime

2004

as Mother (archive footage)

Age 51 (now 73)

It Must Be Love

2004 4.9

as Clem Gazelle

Age 51 (now 73)

Elf

2003 6.7

as Emily

Age 50 (now 73)

Casa de los Babys

2003 5.5

as Gayle

Age 50 (now 73)

Hope Springs

2003 5.3

as Joanie Fisher

Age 50 (now 73)

Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood

2003

as Mary

Age 50 (now 73)

Sunshine State

2002 6.4

as Francine Pinkney

Age 49 (now 73)

Wish You Were Dead

2002 5.3

as Sally Rider

Age 49 (now 73)

Living with the Dead

2002 5.5

as Detective Karen Condrin

Age 49 (now 73)

I Am Sam

2001 7.6

as Dr. Blake

Age 48 (now 73)

Life as a House

2001 7.1

as Colleen Beck

Age 48 (now 73)

The Trumpet of the Swan

2001 5.6

as Mother (voice)

Age 48 (now 73)

Nobody's Baby

2001 5.2

as Estelle

Age 47 (now 73)

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000 9.0

Age 47 (now 73)

Picnic

2000 5.3

as Rosemary Sydney

Age 47 (now 73)

Noah's Ark

1999

as Naamah

Age 46 (now 73)

About Sarah

1998 6.3

as Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey

Age 45 (now 73)

The Grass Harp

1996 5.9

as Sister Ida

Age 43 (now 73)

Nixon

1995 6.9

as Hannah Nixon

Age 42 (now 73)

Powder

1995 7.0

as Jessie Caldwell

Age 42 (now 73)

My Family

1995 7.4

as Gloria

Age 42 (now 73)

Pontiac Moon

1994 5.5

as Katherine Bellamy

Age 41 (now 73)

It Runs in the Family

1994 5.4

as Mrs. Parker (Mother)

Age 41 (now 73)

Clifford

1994 5.1

as Sarah Davis

Age 41 (now 73)

Philadelphia

1993 7.7

as Belinda Conine

Age 40 (now 73)

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993 7.7

as Betty Carver

Age 40 (now 73)

Earth and the American Dream

1992 6.7

as Reader (voice)

Age 39 (now 73)

Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

1991

as Clara Clayton Brown (voice)

Age 38 (now 73)

The Butcher's Wife

1991 5.7

as Stella Keefover

Age 38 (now 73)

The Long Walk Home

1990 7.6

as Narrator (voice)

Age 37 (now 73)

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990

as Self

Age 37 (now 73)

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

1990 5.1

as Self

Age 37 (now 73)

Back to the Future Part III

1990 7.5

as Clara Clayton

Age 37 (now 73)

Parenthood

1989 6.7

as Karen Buckman

Age 36 (now 73)

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

as Self (voice)

Age 36 (now 73)

Miss Firecracker

1989 5.8

as Elaine Rutledge

Age 36 (now 73)

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

1988 7.1

as Miep Gies

Age 35 (now 73)

The Whales of August

1987 7.0

as Young Sarah

Age 34 (now 73)

End of the Line

1987 5.3

as Rose Pickett

Age 34 (now 73)

End of the Line

1987 5.3

Executive Producer

Age 34 (now 73)

Dead of Winter

1987 6.0

as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn

Age 33 (now 73)

One Magic Christmas

1985 5.9

as Ginny Grainger

Age 32 (now 73)

Little Red Riding Hood

1983 6.4

as Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary

Age 30 (now 73)

Romantic Comedy

1983 5.1

as Phoebe Craddock

Age 30 (now 73)

Cross Creek

1983 6.6

as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Age 30 (now 73)

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982 6.5

as Adrian

Age 29 (now 73)

Ragtime

1981 7.0

as Mother

Age 28 (now 73)

Melvin and Howard

1980 6.5

as Lynda Dummar

Age 27 (now 73)

Time After Time

1979 6.8

as Amy Robbins

Age 26 (now 73)

Goin' South

1978 5.8

as Julia Tate

Age 25 (now 73)

A Dog’s Perfect Christmas

as Claire

Let's Have Kids!

as Sue