Mary Steenburgen



First NameMary
Middle NameNell
Last NameSteenburgen
Full Name at BirthMary Nell Steenburgen
Age59
Date of BirthFebruary 8, 1953
BirthplaceNewport, Arkansas, USA
Height5' 8" (173 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignAquarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameInk, Joan of Arcadia
FatherMaurice Steenburgen
MotherNellie Mae Steenburgen
Other Family MembersLilly McDowell (daughter) (actress)
Charles McDowell (son) (producer/director)

Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress. She was most successful for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard, which earned her an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.


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Filmography

Selected Mary Steenburgen film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2011
Elain Stein

2011
Outlaw Country
Anastasia Lee

2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Café Patron

2011
Keepin' It Real Estate
Claire

2010
Peggy

2010
Southern Discomfort
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2010
Catherine

2009
Bootsie Robicheaux

2009
Grace Paxton

2009
Happiness Isn't Everything
Audrey Veill

2008
Marilyn

2008
Nancy Huff

2007
Geneva

2007
Amanda Winship

2007
Sarah Michaelson

2007
Dr. Blaine

2007
Carol

2007
Reinventing the Wheelers
Claire Wheeler

2006
Visitor #2

2006
Beverley, Leah's Mother

2005
Reel Comedy
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2004
Capital City
Elaine Summer

2004
It Must Be Love
Clem Gazelle

2003
Gayle

2003
Elf
Emily

2003
Joanie Fisher

2003
Helen Girardi

2002
Francine Pinkney

2002
Sally Rider

2002
Detective Karen Condrin

2001
Dr. Blake

2001
Colleen Beck

2001
Estelle

2000
Picnic
Rosemary Sydney

2000
Mary Steenburgen

1999
Naamah

1998
About Sarah
Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey

1998
Patient

1996
Mary Gulliver

1996
Ink
Kate Montgomery

1995
Gloria

1995
Hannah Nixon

1995
Jessie Caldwell

1995
Sister Ida

1994
Sarah Davis

1994
Mrs. Parker

1994
Katherine Bellamy

1994
The Gift
Catherine

1993
Belinda Conine

1993
Betty Carver

1993
Marjorie

1991
Stella Keefover

1991
Back to the Future
Clara Clayton Brown, Clara

1990
Clara Clayton

1990
Narrator

1989
Elain Rutledge

1989
Karen Buckman

1988
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Miep Gies

1987
Julie Rose/Katie McGovern/Evelyn

1987
End of the Line
Rose Pickett

1987
Young Sarah

1985
Ginny Grainger

1985
Tender Is the Night
Nicole Warren Diver

1983
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

1983
Phoebe Craddock

1982
Little Red Riding Hood, Mary

1981
Mother

1980
Lynda Dummar

1979
Amy Robbins

1978
Julia Tate/Moon

Producer Credits

2008
The Evening Journey
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2006
Bye Bye Benjamin
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1996
Ink
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1987
End of the Line
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Soundtrack Credits

2003
Elf
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