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 (14)
Nightmare Alley
as Mrs. Kimball
Happiest Season
as Tipper
Book Club
as Carol
Last Vegas
as Diana Boyle
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Emma Wheeler
The Proposal
as Grace Paxton
Four Christmases
as Marilyn
Step Brothers
as Nancy Huff
The Brave One
as Carol
Elf
as Emily
Powder
as Jessie Caldwell
Philadelphia
as Belinda Conine
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Betty Carver
Back to the Future Part III
as Clara Clayton