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Mary Steenburgen has over 100 credits to her name (including a guest spot on the series premiere of "The Conners") but still considers Step Brothers to be the pinnacle of her career. We get the details on all of her other favorite roles, too.
Filmography
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Known For
Last Vegas Diana Boyle (2013) -
Step Brothers Nancy Huff (2008) -
Back to the Future Part III Clara Clayton (1990) -
Known For
Time After Time Amy Robbins (1979) -
Actress
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy Guest Star (2019) -
The Conners Marcy Bellinger (2018) -
Antiquities Dr. Margot (2018) -
Book Club Carol (2018) -
The Last Man on Earth Gail Klosterman (2015-2018) -
Curb Your Enthusiasm Mary Steenburgen (2000-2017) -
I Do... Until I Don't Cybil (2017) -
Orange Is the New Black Delia Powell (2015-2017) -
The Discovery Interviewer (2017) -
Blunt Talk Margaret Rudolph (2016) -
![Katie Says Goodbye]( "Katie Says Goodbye")
Katie Says Goodbye Maybelle (2016) -
![Dean]( "Dean")
Dean Carol (2016) -
![The Book of Love]( "The Book of Love")
The Book of Love Julia Mureaux (2016) -
![Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow]( "Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow")
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow Aunt Cly (2015) -
![Justified]( "Justified")
Justified Katherine Hale (2014-2015) -
![7 Days in Hell]( "7 Days in Hell")
7 Days in Hell Louisa Poole (2015) -
![Togetherness]( "Togetherness")
Togetherness Linda (2015) -
![A Walk in the Woods]( "A Walk in the Woods")
A Walk in the Woods Jeannie (2015) -
![The One I Love]( "The One I Love")
The One I Love Mom (2014) -
![Song One]( "Song One")
Song One Karen (2014) -
![The Tale of The Princess Kaguya]( "The Tale of The Princess Kaguya")
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya The Bamboo Cutter's Wife / Narrator (2013) -
![Last Vegas]( "Last Vegas")
Last Vegas Diana Boyle (2013) -
![Brahmin Bulls]( "Brahmin Bulls")
Brahmin Bulls Helen West (2013) -
![Wilfred]( "Wilfred")
Wilfred Catherine Newman (2011-2013) -
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![Outlaw Country]( "Outlaw Country")
Outlaw Country Anastasia Lee (2012) -
![30 Rock]( "30 Rock")
30 Rock Diana Jessup (2012) -
![Bored to Death]( "Bored to Death")
Bored to Death Josephine (2011) -
![Robot Chicken]( "Robot Chicken")
Robot Chicken Athena (2011) -
![The Help]( "The Help")
The Help Elain Stein (2011) -
Keepin' It Real Estate Claire (2011)
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![Beastie Boys: Make Some Noise]( "Beastie Boys: Make Some Noise")
Beastie Boys: Make Some Noise Café Patron (2011) -
![Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited]( "Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited")
Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited Café Patron (2011) -
Southern Discomfort (2010)
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![Dirty Girl]( "Dirty Girl")
Dirty Girl Peggy (2010) -
![Weird: The Al Yankovic Story]( "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story")
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Mrs. Yankovic (2010) -
Happiness Isn't Everything Audrey Veill (2009)
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![Did You Hear About the Morgans?]( "Did You Hear About the Morgans?")
Did You Hear About the Morgans? Emma Wheeler (2009) -
![The Open Road]( "The Open Road")
The Open Road Katherine (2009) -
![The Proposal]( "The Proposal")
The Proposal Grace Paxton (2009) -
![In the Electric Mist]( "In the Electric Mist")
In the Electric Mist Bootsie Robicheaux (2009) -
![Four Christmases]( "Four Christmases")
Four Christmases Marilyn (2008) -
![Step Brothers]( "Step Brothers")
Step Brothers Nancy Huff (2008) -
![Reinventing the Wheelers]( "Reinventing the Wheelers")
Reinventing the Wheelers Claire Wheeler (2007) -
![Honeydripper]( "Honeydripper")
Honeydripper Amanda Winship (2007) -
![The Brave One]( "The Brave One")
The Brave One Carol (2007) -
![Numb]( "Numb")
Numb Dr. Blaine (2007) -
![Nobel Son]( "Nobel Son")
Nobel Son Sarah Michaelson (2007) -
![Elvis and Anabelle]( "Elvis and Anabelle")
Elvis and Anabelle Geneva (2007) -
![The Dead Girl]( "The Dead Girl")
The Dead Girl Leah's Mother (2006) -
![Inland Empire]( "Inland Empire")
Inland Empire Visitor #2 (2006) -
![Joan of Arcadia]( "Joan of Arcadia")
Joan of Arcadia Helen Girardi (2003-2005) -
![Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School]( "Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School")
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Marienne Hotchkiss (2005) -
![It Must Be Love]( "It Must Be Love")
It Must Be Love Clem Gazelle (2004) -
![Becker]( "Becker")
Becker Patient (2004) -
Capital City Elaine Summer (2004)
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![Elf]( "Elf")
Elf Emily (2003) -
![Casa de los babys]( "Casa de los babys")
Casa de los babys Gayle (2003) -
![Hope Springs]( "Hope Springs")
Hope Springs Joanie Fisher (2003) -
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood Mary (2002)
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Outtakes Clara Clayton (2002)
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![Sunshine State]( "Sunshine State")
Sunshine State Francine Pinkney (2002) -
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]( "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit")
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Grace Rinato (2002) -
![Living with the Dead]( "Living with the Dead")
Living with the Dead Detective Karen Condrin (2002) -
![Wish You Were Dead]( "Wish You Were Dead")
Wish You Were Dead Sally Rider (2001) -
![I Am Sam]( "I Am Sam")
I Am Sam Dr. Blake (2001) -
![Life as a House]( "Life as a House")
Life as a House Colleen Beck (2001) -
![The Trumpet of the Swan]( "The Trumpet of the Swan")
The Trumpet of the Swan Mother (2001) -
![Nobody's Baby]( "Nobody's Baby")
Nobody's Baby Estelle (2001) -
![Picnic]( "Picnic")
Picnic Rosemary Sydney (2000) -
![Noah's Ark]( "Noah's Ark")
Noah's Ark Naamah (1999) -
![About Sarah]( "About Sarah")
About Sarah Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey (1998) -
![Ink]( "Ink")
Ink Kate Montgomery (1996-1997) -
![Gulliver's Travels]( "Gulliver's Travels")
Gulliver's Travels Mary Gulliver (1996) -
![Nixon]( "Nixon")
Nixon Hannah Nixon (1995) -
![Powder]( "Powder")
Powder Jessie Caldwell (1995) -
![The Grass Harp]( "The Grass Harp")
The Grass Harp Sister Ida (1995) -
![My Family]( "My Family")
My Family Gloria (1995) -
![Frasier]( "Frasier")
Frasier Marjorie (1995) -
![Pontiac Moon]( "Pontiac Moon")
Pontiac Moon Katherine Bellamy (1994) -
The Gift Catherine (1994)
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![It Runs in the Family]( "It Runs in the Family")
It Runs in the Family Mrs. Parker (Mother) (1994) -
![Clifford]( "Clifford")
Clifford Sarah Davis (1994) -
![Philadelphia]( "Philadelphia")
Philadelphia Belinda Conine (1993) -
![What's Eating Gilbert Grape]( "What's Eating Gilbert Grape")
What's Eating Gilbert Grape Betty Carver (1993) -
![Back to the Future]( "Back to the Future")
Back to the Future Clara Clayton Brown (1991-1992) -
![The Butcher's Wife]( "The Butcher's Wife")
The Butcher's Wife Stella Keefover (1991) -
![The Long Walk Home]( "The Long Walk Home")
The Long Walk Home Narrator (1990) -
![Back to the Future Part III]( "Back to the Future Part III")
Back to the Future Part III Clara Clayton (1990) -
![Parenthood]( "Parenthood")
Parenthood Karen (1989) -
![Miss Firecracker]( "Miss Firecracker")
Miss Firecracker Elain Rutledge (1989) -
![The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank]( "The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank")
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank Miep Gies (1988) -
![End of the Line]( "End of the Line")
End of the Line Rose Pickett (1987) -
![The Whales of August]( "The Whales of August")
The Whales of August Young Sarah (1987) -
![Dead of Winter]( "Dead of Winter")
Dead of Winter Julie Rose / Katie McGovern (1987) -
![One Magic Christmas]( "One Magic Christmas")
One Magic Christmas Ginny Grainger (1985) -
![Tender Is the Night]( "Tender Is the Night")
Tender Is the Night Nicole Warren Diver (1985) -
![Faerie Tale Theatre]( "Faerie Tale Theatre")
Faerie Tale Theatre Mary (1983) -
![Romantic Comedy]( "Romantic Comedy")
Romantic Comedy Phoebe (1983) -
![Cross Creek]( "Cross Creek")
Cross Creek Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1983) -
![A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy]( "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy")
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy Adrian (1982) -
![Ragtime]( "Ragtime")
Ragtime Mother (1981) -
![Melvin and Howard]( "Melvin and Howard")
Melvin and Howard Lynda Dummar (1980) -
![Time After Time]( "Time After Time")
Time After Time Amy Robbins (1979) -
Actress
![Goin' South]( "Goin' South")
Goin' South Julia Tate Moon (1978) -
Soundtrack
![Wild Rose]( "Wild Rose")
Wild Rose (2018) -
![The Last Man on Earth]( "The Last Man on Earth")
The Last Man on Earth (2015-2017) -
![Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow]( "Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow")
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015) -
![The One I Love]( "The One I Love")
The One I Love (2014) -
![Last Vegas]( "Last Vegas")
Last Vegas (2013) -
![Dirty Girl]( "Dirty Girl")
Dirty Girl (2010) -
![Elf]( "Elf")
Elf (2003) -
![The Trumpet of the Swan]( "The Trumpet of the Swan")
The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) -
![The Grass Harp]( "The Grass Harp")
The Grass Harp (1995) -
![The Butcher's Wife]( "The Butcher's Wife")
The Butcher's Wife (1991) -
Soundtrack
![A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy]( "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy")
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Producer
![The Evening Journey]( "The Evening Journey")
The Evening Journey (2008) -
![Bye Bye Benjamin]( "Bye Bye Benjamin")
Bye Bye Benjamin (2006) -
![Ink]( "Ink")
Ink (1996-1997) -
Producer
![End of the Line]( "End of the Line")
End of the Line (1987) -
Archive footage
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2014-2018) -
![Extra]( "Extra")
Extra (2016-2017) -
![Dates in Movie & TV History]( "Dates in Movie & TV History")
Dates in Movie & TV History (2016) -
![Some Jerk with a Camera]( "Some Jerk with a Camera")
Some Jerk with a Camera (2015) -
![Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]( "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon")
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2011) -
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Archive footage
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1999) -
![Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater]( "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater")
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995) -
Music Department
![Valley Inn]( "Valley Inn")
Valley Inn (2014)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Parents are Maurice H. Steenburgen (1914-1989) and Nellie May Wall Steenburgen (1923-2010).
Quotes
I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre Woodard and a bunch of us started this.
Trademark
High-pitched voice with southern accent
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Mary Nell Steenburgen
Newport, Arkansas, USA
Height:
5' 8" (1.73 m)User Polls
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