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Mary Nell Steenburgen is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's 1980 film Melvin and Howard.
Birth Name
Mary Nell Steenburgen
Born
Sunday, 08 February 1953
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Nightmare Alley | Mrs. Kimball | 2021 |
| Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Maggie / Maggie Clarke | 2021 |
| Mr. Mayor | Adriana | 2021 |
| Happiest Season | Tipper | 2020 |
| Flannery | Flannery | 2020 |
| 30 Rock: A One-Time Special | Herself / Mary Steenburgen | 2020 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| Reunited Apart | Self | 2020 |
| Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Maggie | 2020 |
| Bless the Harts | Crystalynn Poole, Crystalynn | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Nightmare Alley | Mrs. Kimball | 2021 |
| Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Maggie / Maggie Clarke | 2021 |
| Mr. Mayor | Adriana | 2021 |
| Happiest Season | Tipper | 2020 |
| Flannery | Flannery | 2020 |
| 30 Rock: A One-Time Special | Herself / Mary Steenburgen | 2020 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| Reunited Apart | Self | 2020 |
| Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Maggie | 2020 |
| Bless the Harts | Crystalynn Poole, Crystalynn | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest, Self | 2019 |
| On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Ellen Joy Bonar | 2019 |
| This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy | Self - Guest Star | 2019 |
| The Conners | Marcy Bellinger | 2018 |
| Antiquities | Dr. Margot | 2018 |
| Book Club | Carol | 2018 |
| Dean | Carol | 2018 |
| Katie Says Goodbye | Maybelle | 2018 |
| I Do... Until I Don't | Cybil / Cybil Burger | 2017 |
| The Discovery | Interviewer | 2017 |
| The Book of Love | Julia Mureaux | 2017 |
| The Good Place | Teacher | 2016 |
| Dates in Movie & TV History | Self | 2016 |
| Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow | Aunt Cly | 2015 |
| A Walk in the Woods | Jeannie | 2015 |
| Blunt Talk | Margaret Rudolph | 2015 |
| Celebrity Conversations | Self | 2015 |
| 7 Days in Hell | Louisa Poole | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Miriam | 2015 |
| The Last Man on Earth | Gail Klosterman, Gail, Gail Klosterman (credit only) | 2015 |
| Togetherness | Linda | 2015 |
| The One I Love | Mom (voice) / Mom | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Song One | Karen / Karen Ellis | 2014 |
| The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | The Bamboo Cutter's Wife / Narrator | 2013 |
| Last Vegas | Diana Boyle | 2013 |
| Brahmin Bulls | Helen West | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Delia Powell | 2013 |
| Outlaw Country | Anastasia Lee | 2012 |
| Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Self | 2012 |
| The Chew | Herself - Guest | 2011 |
| The Help | Elain Stein | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| Wilfred | Catherine Newman | 2011 |
| Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited | Café Patron | 2011 |
| Some Jerk with a Camera | Clara Clayton | 2011 |
| Tales from the Future | Self | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest, Self | 2010 |
| Dirty Girl | Peggy | 2010 |
| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Mrs. Yankovic | 2010 |
| Justified | Katherine Hale | 2010 |
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Emma Wheeler | 2009 |
| Clarkworld | herself / Self | 2009 |
| Bored to Death | Josephine | 2009 |
| The Open Road | Katherine | 2009 |
| The Proposal | Grace Paxton | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| In the Electric Mist | Bootsie Robicheaux | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest, Herself (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Four Christmases | Marilyn | 2008 |
| Step Brothers | Nancy Huff | 2008 |
| American Outrage | Narrator | 2008 |
| The Brave One | Carol | 2007 |
| Honeydripper | Amanda Winship | 2007 |
| Numb | Dr. Cheryl Blaine / Dr. Blaine | 2007 |
| Nobel Son | Sarah Michaelson | 2007 |
| Elvis and Anabelle | Geneva / Geneva Leigh | 2007 |
| The Dead Girl | Leah's Mother / Beverley, Leah's Mother | 2006 |
| 30 Rock | Diana Jessup | 2006 |
| Inland Empire | Visitor #2 | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Ace of Cakes | Self | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Marienne Hotchkiss | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Herself - Guest | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| It Must Be Love | Clem Gazelle | 2004 |
| Elf | Emily | 2003 |
| Joan of Arcadia | Helen Girardi | 2003 |
| Casa de los babys | Gayle | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Hope Springs | Joanie Fisher | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
| The Wayne Brady Show | Self - Guest | 2002 |
| Sunshine State | Francine Pinkney | 2002 |
| Storyline Online | Self | 2002 |
| Living with the Dead | Detective Karen Condrin | 2002 |
| I Am Sam | Dr. Blake | 2001 |
| Wish You Were Dead | Sally Rider | 2001 |
| Life as a House | Colleen Beck | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| The Trumpet of the Swan | Mother | 2001 |
| Nobody's Baby | Estelle | 2001 |
| Robot Chicken | Athena | 2001 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mary Steenburgen | 2000 |
| Picnic | Rosemary Sydney | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Grace Rinato | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Herself | 1999 |
| Noah's Ark | Naamah | 1999 |
| Becker | Patient | 1998 |
| About Sarah | Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey | 1998 |
| Ink | Kate Montgomery | 1996 |
| Gulliver's Travels | Mary Gulliver | 1996 |
| Nixon | Hannah Nixon | 1995 |
| Powder | Jessie Caldwell | 1995 |
| The Grass Harp | Sister Ida | 1995 |
| My Family | Gloria | 1995 |
| Pontiac Moon | Katherine Bellamy | 1994 |
| My Summer Story | Mrs. Parker (Mother) | 1994 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self (archive footage), Self | 1994 |
| Movie Magic | Self | 1994 |
| A Century of Women | (voice) | 1994 |
| Clifford | Sarah Davis | 1994 |
| Ellen | Self | 1994 |
| Philadelphia | Belinda Conine | 1993 |
| What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Betty Carver | 1993 |
| Frasier | Marjorie | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Earth and the American Dream | Reader | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The Butcher's Wife | Stella Keefover | 1991 |
| Back to the Future | Clara Clayton (voice) / Clara Clayton Brown, Clara Clayton (voice) | 1991 |
| The Long Walk Home | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1990 |
| The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy | Herself / Self | 1990 |
| Back to the Future Part III | Clara Clayton | 1990 |
| Parenthood | Karen / Karen Buckman | 1989 |
| Miss Firecracker | Elain Rutledge / Elaine Rutledge | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self - Guest | 1989 |
| The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Miep Gies | 1988 |
| End of the Line | Rose Pickett | 1987 |
| The Whales of August | Young Sarah | 1987 |
| Dead of Winter | Evelyn / Julie Rose / Katie McGovern | 1987 |
| American Masters | Flannery O'Connor, Self | 1986 |
| One Magic Christmas | Ginny Grainger / Ginny Hanks Grainger | 1985 |
| Tender Is the Night | Nicole Warren Diver | 1985 |
| Romantic Comedy | Phoebe / Phoebe Craddock | 1983 |
| Cross Creek | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | 1983 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Mary / Little Red Riding Hood | 1982 |
| A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Adrian | 1982 |
| Ragtime | Mother | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire | Herself - Audience Member (uncredit) | 1981 |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1981 |
| Melvin and Howard | Lynda Dummar | 1980 |
| Time After Time | Amy Robbins | 1979 |
| Goin' South | Julia Tate Moon / Julia Tate / Moon | 1978 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Best Summer Ever | 2021 |
| The Evening Journey | 2008 |
| Bye Bye Benjamin | 2006 |
| Ink | 1996 |
| End of the Line | 1987 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1981 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Won |
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture Acting Debut - Female | Nominated |
