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Elaine Stein
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Mary Steenburgen
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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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99 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.
The Proposal
Grace Paxton
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Betty Carver
Back to the Future Part III
Clara Clayton
The Dink
Candace
Nightmare Alley
Mrs. Kimball
Step Brothers
Nancy Huff
Elf
Emily
The Brave One
Carol
Last Vegas
Diana Boyle
I Am Sam
Dr. Blake
Four Christmases
Marilyn
Inland Empire
Visitor #2
Happiest Season
Tipper
Philadelphia
Belinda Conine
Book Club
Carol
In the Electric Mist
Bootsie Robicheaux
A Walk in the Woods
Jeannie
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Emma Wheeler
Life as a House
Colleen Beck
Powder
Jessie Caldwell
The One I Love
Mom (voice)
The Discovery
Interviewer
Nixon
Hannah Nixon
Time After Time
Amy Robbins
Parenthood
Karen Buckman
The Butcher's Wife
Stella Keefover
The Dead Girl
Leah's Mother
7 Days in Hell
Louisa Poole
Goin' South
Julia Tate
The Long Walk Home
Narrator (voice)
The Book of Love
Julia Mureaux
Last Train to Fortune
Miss Maybelle
My Family
Gloria
The Grass Harp
Sister Ida
Hope Springs
Joanie Fisher
Ragtime
Mother
One Magic Christmas
Ginny Grainger
Song One
Karen Ellis
Katie Says Goodbye
Maybelle
The Trumpet of the Swan
Mother (voice)
Nobel Son
Sarah Michaelson
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Maggie Clarke
Numb
Dr. Blaine
Dirty Girl
Peggy
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