Mary Steenburgen

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Mary Steenburgen

Born 8 February 1953 73 years old Newport, Arkansas, USA Who else is 73? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
27age in their first credit on record (1980)
45years on screen and counting
2credits in 2009, their busiest year
29dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Did You Hear About the Morgans? poster Age: 56

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009
as Emma Wheeler
The Proposal poster Age: 56

The Proposal

2009
as Grace Paxton
Four Christmases poster Age: 55

Four Christmases

2008
as Marilyn
The Brave One poster Age: 54

The Brave One

2007
as Carol
Noah's Ark poster Age: 46

Noah's Ark

1999
as Naamah
Nixon poster Age: 42

Nixon

1995
as Hannah Nixon
My Family poster Age: 42

My Family

1995
as Gloria
It Runs in the Family poster Age: 41

It Runs in the Family

1994
as Mrs. Parker (Mother)
Clifford poster Age: 41

Clifford

1994
as Sarah Davis
Philadelphia poster Age: 40

Philadelphia

1993
as Belinda Conine
What's Eating Gilbert Grape poster Age: 40

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993
as Betty Carver
Earth and the American Dream poster Age: 39

Earth and the American Dream

1992
as Reader (voice)
Back to the Future Part III poster Age: 37

Back to the Future Part III

1990
as Clara Clayton
Parenthood poster Age: 36

Parenthood

1989
as Karen Buckman
Dead of Winter poster Age: 33

Dead of Winter

1987
as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
One Magic Christmas poster Age: 32

One Magic Christmas

1985
as Ginny Grainger
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy poster Age: 29

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982
as Adrian
Melvin and Howard poster Age: 27

Melvin and Howard

1980
as Lynda Dummar
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster

Southern Discomfort

as Mary Lou Dobson
No poster

Happiness Isn't Everything

as Audrey Veill
No poster
Age: 71

BULLDOZER

2025
as Kathy
A Man on the Inside poster Age: 71

A Man on the Inside

2024
as Mona Margadoff
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist poster Age: 66

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

2020
as Maggie Clarke
The Last Man on Earth poster Age: 62

The Last Man on Earth

2015
as Gail Klosterman
Wilfred poster Age: 58

Wilfred

2011
as Catherine Newman
Joan of Arcadia poster Age: 50

Joan of Arcadia

2003
as Helen Girardi
Living with the Dead poster Age: 49

Living with the Dead

2002
as Detective Karen Condrin
Noah's Ark poster Age: 46

Noah's Ark

1999
as Naamah
Ink poster Age: 43

Ink

1996
as Kate Montgomery
Gulliver's Travels poster Age: 42

Gulliver's Travels

1996
as Mary Gulliver
Tender Is the Night poster Age: 32

Tender Is the Night

1985
as Nicole Diver (née Warren)
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