Mary Steenburgen
Actress · Producer · Music Department
Born February 8, 1953 · Newport, Arkansas, USA
Mary Steenburgen is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter known for her work in films such as What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Philadelphia. She made her professional acting debut in Goin' South in 1978. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Melvin and Howard in 1980.
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.
Selected Filmography
- The Dink(2026)
- The Help(2011)
- The Proposal(2009)
- Elf(2003)
- Back to the Future Part III(1990)
- I Am Sam(2001)
- Step Brothers(2008)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)
- Philadelphia(1993)
- Nightmare Alley(2021)
- Parenthood(1989)
- Book Club(2018)
- The Brave One(2007)
- Inland Empire(2006)
- Last Vegas(2013)
- Powder(1995)
- Happiest Season(2020)
- Four Christmases(2008)
- The Discovery(2017)
- Book Club: The Next Chapter(2023)