Mary Steenburgen

Acting · Born 1953-02-08 in Newport, Arkansas, USA

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.

Filmography

• Back to the Future Part III as Clara Clayton
• Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas as Maggie Clarke
• Parenthood as Karen Buckman
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape as Betty Carver
• Elf as Emily
• Clifford as Sarah Davis
• The Brave One as Carol
• The Butcher's Wife as Stella Keefover
• Nixon as Hannah Nixon
• Picnic as Rosemary Sydney