MARY STEENBURGEN BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Mary Steenburgen was born on February 8th, 1953 in Newport, Arkansas with the middle name Nell, born to Nell and Maurice Steenburgen. As a youngster she developed an interest in acting and participated in drama at school. She was raised in Little Rock, North Arkansas and after high school in 1972 she relocated to New York to study acting at new York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
She was first discovered when she was in the reception room at Paramount Studio's and actor, Jack Nicholson took notice of her. He was working as a director on the film, "Goin' South" (1978) and cast her as the lead.
Soon more prominent film roles followed such as, "Time After Time" (1979) and "Melvin and Howard" (1980), a role for which she won her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
As her career progressed she added such film credits to her resume as, "Cross Creek" (1983), "Back to the Future Part III" (1990), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), "Nixon" (1995), "Wish You Were Dead" (2002), "Elf" (2003) and "Joan of Arcadia" (2003).
In addition to appearing in a number of successful films she has also made appearances on such television series as, "Ink" (1996), "Gulliver's Travels" (1996), "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000-2009), "Bored to Death" (2011) and "Outlaw" (2011).
More recently she has returned to films appearing in such features as, "Step Brothers" (2008), "Four Christmases" (2008), "The Proposal" (2009) and "The Help" (2011).
Along with her acting career, Steenburgen is also a supporter of various humanitarian causes. in 2006 she was honored with a honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. Steenburgen also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the Industry.
Mary Steenburgen has married twice throughout her lifetime, first to Malcolm McDowell in 1980 and they had two children together before the marriage came to an end in 1990. She then married actor Ted Danson in 1995 and they remain together today and reside in Los Angeles. Both her children also went on to pursue careers in entertainment, her daughter Lilly is an actress and her son, Charlie is a producer and director.
Filmography
2012 The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
2011 Outlaw Country
2012 30 Rock
2011 Bored to Death
2011 Robot Chicken
2011 Wilfred
2011 The Help
2011 Keepin' It Real Estate
2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited
2010 Dirty Girl
2010 Weird: The Al Yankovic Stor
2010 Southern Discomfort
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2000-2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm
2009 The Proposal
2009 In the Electric Mist
2009 The Open Road
2009 Happiness Isn't Everything
2008 Four Christmases
2008 High-Five Hollywood!
2008 Step Brothers
2007 Honeydripper
2007 The Brave One
2007 Numb
2007 Nobel Son
2007 Elvis and Anabelle
2007 Reinventing the Wheelers
2006 The Dead Girl
2006 Inland Empire
2003-2005 Joan of Arcadia
2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2004 Capital City
2004 It Must Be Love
2004 Becker
2003 Elf
2003 Casa de los babys
2003 Hope Springs
2002 Wish You Were Dead
2002 Sunshine State
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2002 Living with the Dead
2002 Reel Comedy
2002 Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
2001 I Am Sam
2001 Life as a House
2001 The Trumpet of the Swan
2001 Nobody's Baby
2000 Picnic
1999 Noah's Ark
1998 About Sarah
1996-1997 Ink
1996 Gulliver's Travels
1995 Nixon
1995 Powder
1995 The Grass Harp
1995 My Family
1995 Frasier
1994 Pontiac Moon
1994 The Gift
1994 It Runs in the Family
1994 Clifford
1993 Philadelphia
1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1991-1992 Back to the Future
1991 The Butcher's Wife
1990 The Long Walk Home
1990 Back to the Future Part III
1989 Parenthood
1989 Miss Firecracker
1988 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1987 End of the Line
1987 The Whales of August
1987 Dead of Winter
1985 One Magic Christmas
1985 Tender Is the Night
1983 Faerie Tale Theatre
1983 Romantic Comedy
1983 Cross Creek
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
1981 Ragtime
1980 Melvin and Howard
1979 Time After Time
1978 Goin' South
