Mary Steenburgen
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grace Rinato
1999
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
American Dad!
(voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Dr. Fay Petit (voice)
2005
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Frasier
Marjorie (voice)
1993
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mary Steenburgen
2000
Series
Orange Is the New Black
Delia Powell
2013
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
30 Rock
Diana Jessup
2006
Series
Justified
Katherine Hale
2010
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
A Man on the Inside
Mona Margadoff
2024
Series
Grace and Frankie
Miriam
2015
Series
The Good Place
Teacher
2016
Series
Ellen
Self (uncredited)
1994
Series
The Conners
Marcy Bellinger
2018
Film
The Dink
Candace
2026
Series
Becker
Patient (uncredited)
1998
Series
The Last Man on Earth
Gail Klosterman
2015
Film
The Proposal
Grace Paxton
2009
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Series
Joan of Arcadia
Helen Girardi
2003
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mary / Little Red Riding Hood
1982
Film
The Help
Elaine Stein
2011
Film
Elf
Emily
2003
Film
Back to the Future Part III
Clara Clayton
1990
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Film
Nightmare Alley
Mrs. Kimball
2021
Film
Step Brothers
Nancy Huff
2008
Series
Wilfred
Catherine Newman
2011
Film
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Betty Carver
1993
Series
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Maggie Clarke
2020
Film
I Am Sam
Dr. Blake
2001
Series
Mr. Mayor
Adriana
2021
Series
Bless the Harts
Crystalynn (voice)
2019
Series
Togetherness
Linda
2015
Series
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Ellen Joy Bonar
2019
Series
Bored to Death
Josephine
2009
Film
Last Vegas
Diana Boyle
2013
Film
Philadelphia
Belinda Conine
1993
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Film
Inland Empire
Visitor #2
2006
Film
Four Christmases
Marilyn
2008
Film
The Brave One
Carol
2007
Series
Back to the Future
Clara Clayton (voice)
1991
Film
Happiest Season
Tipper
2020
E!'s 101
Self
2003
Series
Gulliver's Travels
Mary Gulliver
1996
Film
Parenthood
Karen Buckman
1989
Film
Book Club
Carol
2018
Film
Powder
Jessie Caldwell
1995
Film
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Emma Wheeler
2009
Series
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Nixon
Hannah Nixon
1995
Film
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Carol
2023
Film
The Dead Girl
Leah's Mother
2006
Series
Ink
Kate Montgomery
1996
Film
Life as a House
Colleen Beck
2001
Film
7 Days in Hell
Louisa Poole
2015
Film
Time After Time
Amy Robbins
1979
Film
The Discovery
Interviewer
2017
Series
Tender Is the Night
Nicole Diver (née Warren)
1985
Series
Noah's Ark
Naamah
1999
Film
In the Electric Mist
Bootsie Robicheaux
2009
Film
A Walk in the Woods
Jeannie
2015
Film
The One I Love
Mom (voice)
2014
Film
Goin' South
Julia Tate
1978
Film
Hope Springs
Joanie Fisher
2003
Film
Dirty Girl
Peggy
2010
Film
My Family
Gloria
1995
Film
The Long Walk Home
Narrator (voice)
1990
Film
Ragtime
Mother
1981
Film
One Magic Christmas
Ginny Grainger
1985
Film
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Adrian
1982
Film
The Grass Harp
Sister Ida
1996
Film
The Butcher's Wife
Stella Keefover
1991
Series
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
Self
2024
Film
The Book of Love
Julia Mureaux
2017
Film
Last Train to Fortune
Miss Maybelle
2025
Film
The Open Road
Katherine
2009
Film
Nobel Son
Sarah Michaelson
2007
Film
Melvin and Howard
Lynda Dummar
1980
Film
Dean
Carol
2016
Film
The Trumpet of the Swan
Mother (voice)
2001
Film
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Café Patron
2011
Film
Elvis & Anabelle
Geneva Leigh
2007
Film
Numb
Dr. Blaine
2007
Film
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
Film
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Maggie Clarke
2021
Film
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Marienne Hotchkiss
2006
Film
Song One
Karen Ellis
2014
Film
Cross Creek
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1983
Film
Clifford
Sarah Davis
1994
Film
Nobody's Baby
Estelle
2001
Southern Discomfort
Mary Lou Dobson
Film
Dead of Winter
Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
1987
Series
Living with the Dead
Detective Karen Condrin
2002
Film
Katie Says Goodbye
Maybelle
2018
Film
Honeydripper
Amanda Winship
2007
Film
Pontiac Moon
Katherine Bellamy
1994
Film
Flannery
Flannery O'Connor (voice)
2019
Film
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Mary Steenburgen
2020
Film
Living with the Dead
Detective Karen Condrin
2002
Film
The Whales of August
Young Sarah
1987
Film
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
Film
Romantic Comedy
Phoebe Craddock
1983
Happiness Isn't Everything
Audrey Veill
Film
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
Aunt Cly
2015
Film
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
Film
Outlaw Country
Anastasia Lee
2012
Series
Dinner for Five
2001
Film
End of the Line
Rose Pickett
1987
BULLDOZER
Kathy
2025
Film
I Do... Until I Don't
Cybil Burger
2017
Film
Clarkworld
Self
2009
A Dog’s Perfect Christmas
Claire
Film
Wish You Were Dead
Sally Rider
2002
Film
Sunshine State
Francine Pinkney
2002
Film
Casa de los Babys
Gayle
2003
Film
It Runs in the Family
Mrs. Parker (Mother)
1994
Film
Miss Firecracker
Elaine Rutledge
1989
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
1990
Film
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Miep Gies
1988
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self (voice)
1989
Film
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Mrs. Yankovic
2010
Film
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Self
1990
Film
Tales from the Future
Self
2010
Film
Picnic
Rosemary Sydney
2000
Film
Easy's Waltz
2025
Film
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Film
About Sarah
Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey
1998
Film
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
Mary
2003
Film
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas
Clara Clayton Brown (voice)
1991
Film
Antiquities
Dr. Margot
2019
Film
It Must Be Love
Clem Gazelle
2004
Film
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'
Self
2002
Film
Brahmin Bulls
Helen West
2013
Film
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Mary
1983
Film
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
2004
Film
Noah's Ark
Naamah
1999
Film
Let's Have Kids!
Sue
Film
O Lucky Malcolm!
Self
2006
Film
Remembering Ragtime
Mother (archive footage)
2004