Mary Steenburgen

Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American

United States

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 actress

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

.

Steenburgen was born in Newport, Arkansas

Newport, Arkansas

Newport is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, 84 miles northeast of Little Rock, on the White River. In 1900, 2,866 people lived in Newport, Arkansas; in 1910, 3,557. The population was 7,811 at the 2000 census...

, the daughter of Nell, a school-board secretary, and Maurice Steenburgen, a freight-train conductor who worked at the Missouri Pacific Railroad

Missouri Pacific Railroad

The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. The company came under control of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982.-History:...

. Steenburgen grew up in North Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock is a city in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in Pulaski County. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 58,833 ranking it as the sixth most populous city in the state...

. Steenburgen married Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. McDowell's career has spanned more than forty years and includes notable roles in if...., A Clockwork Orange, O Lucky Man!, Tank Girl, Star Trek Generations, the TV serial Our Friends in the North, Entourage, Heroes, Metalocalypse, the 2007 remake of Halloween...

 in 1980 and they had two children together: Lily Amanda, born January 31, 1981 and Charles Malcolm born July 10, 1983, before divorcing in 1990, and has been married to actor Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He is currently a regular on Larry David's HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred alongside Glenn Close in...

 since 1995.

In September 2005, she and Danson provided a guest lecture for students at the Clinton School of Public Service

Clinton School of Public Service

The Clinton School of Public Service is a branch of the University of Arkansas System and is the newest of the presidential schools. It is located on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. The school is housed in a former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station...

 where they discussed their roles in public service as well as the foundations and causes in which they are involved.

Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actress

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

.

Personal life

Steenburgen was born in Newport, Arkansas

Newport, Arkansas

Newport is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, 84 miles northeast of Little Rock, on the White River. In 1900, 2,866 people lived in Newport, Arkansas; in 1910, 3,557. The population was 7,811 at the 2000 census...

, the daughter of Nell, a school-board secretary, and Maurice Steenburgen, a freight-train conductor who worked at the Missouri Pacific Railroad

Missouri Pacific Railroad

The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. The company came under control of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982.-History:...

. Steenburgen grew up in North Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock is a city in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in Pulaski County. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 58,833 ranking it as the sixth most populous city in the state...

. Steenburgen married Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. McDowell's career has spanned more than forty years and includes notable roles in if...., A Clockwork Orange, O Lucky Man!, Tank Girl, Star Trek Generations, the TV serial Our Friends in the North, Entourage, Heroes, Metalocalypse, the 2007 remake of Halloween...

 in 1980 and they had two children together: Lily Amanda, born January 31, 1981 and Charles Malcolm born July 10, 1983, before divorcing in 1990, and has been married to actor Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He is currently a regular on Larry David's HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred alongside Glenn Close in...

 since 1995.

In September 2005, she and Danson provided a guest lecture for students at the Clinton School of Public Service

Clinton School of Public Service

The Clinton School of Public Service is a branch of the University of Arkansas System and is the newest of the presidential schools. It is located on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. The school is housed in a former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station...

 where they discussed their roles in public service as well as the foundations and causes in which they are involved. An alumnus of Hendrix College

Hendrix College

Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college located in Conway, Arkansas. The student body averages around 1,100 attendees and currently represents thirty-five states and ten foreign countries. In US News and World Report's America's Best Colleges Hendrix is ranked annually in the top tier of...

, Steenburgen received an honorary doctorate from the institution in 1989. In 2006, Steenburgen received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Lyon College

Lyon College

Lyon College is an independent, residential, co-educational, undergraduate liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . Founded in 1872, it is the oldest independent college in Arkansas...

 in Batesville, Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquin name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the...

.

She is a close personal friend of former First Lady

First Lady

First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state. In the United States, it is also used for the spouse of the governor.-Origin:...

 and Senator

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...

, United States Secretary of State

United States Secretary of State

The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence. The current Secretary of...

 Hillary Clinton, and supported Clinton's 2008 Presidential campaign along with her husband.

She splits her time living in Ojai, California

Ojai, California

Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California, USA. It is situated in the Ojai Valley, surrounded by hills and mountains. In 2003, the estimated population was 8,006, making it one of the smaller towns in the county.-History:Chumash Indians were the early inhabitants of the valley...

 and Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard is an island off the south of Cape Cod in New England. The islands both forming a part of the Outer Lands region....

, in addition to sharing a condominium with Danson in the River Market District of Little Rock.

Career

Steenburgen moved to New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...

 in 1972, working at Doubleday's while studying acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse

Neighborhood Playhouse

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford Meisner.-History:...

 under William Esper. Her break came when she was discovered by Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director and producer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters....

 in the reception room of Paramount

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is a Worldwide American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is the world's oldest existing American film studio; it is also the last...

's New York office and was cast as the lead in his second directorial effort, the 1978 Western Goin' South

Goin' South

Goin' South is an American western-comedy film, directed by and starring Jack Nicholson. The 1978 film also starred Mary Steenburgen in her movie debut and included Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi , Richard Bradford, Veronica Cartwright, Danny DeVito and Ed Begley, Jr.At the beginning, the...

. In only her third film, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...

 for the 1980 film Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The screenplay by Bo Goldman was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner Melvin Dummar, who was listed as the beneficiary of $156 million in a will allegedly handwritten by Howard Hughes that was discovered...

, playing the wife of a man who claims to have befriended reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer, film director, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He gained fame in the late 1920s as a maverick film producer, making big budget and often controversial films like Hell's Angels,...

.

Steenburgen played Clara Clayton

Clara Clayton

Clara Clayton is a fictional character, one of the lead characters in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played in Back to the Future Part III and voiced in the animated series by Mary Steenburgen....

 in Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 film and the third and final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. The film is a science fiction western, using the time travel premise of the series to take Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown back to the Old West of 1885.-Plot:The story continues from...

(1990), a role which her children, fans of the Back to the Future movies, convinced her to play. She reprised the role by providing the character's voice in the Back to the Future: The Animated Series

Back to the Future: The Animated Series

Back to the Future: The Animated Series is an animated series based on the Back to the Future trilogy of feature films. The series lasted two seasons, each featuring 13 episodes, and ran on CBS from September 7, 1991 to November 28, 1992, and reran until August 14, 1993...

.

She had a leading role in the 1979 film Time After Time

Time After Time (1979 film)

Time After Time is a 1979 American fantasy film written and directed by Nicholas Meyer. His screenplay is based on a novel by Karl Alexander and a story by Steve Hayes and centers on British author H.G. Wells and his use of a time machine to pursue Jack the Ripper into the 20th century.-Plot:In...

as a modern woman who falls in love with author H.G. Wells, played by husband-to-be Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. McDowell's career has spanned more than forty years and includes notable roles in if...., A Clockwork Orange, O Lucky Man!, Tank Girl, Star Trek Generations, the TV serial Our Friends in the North, Entourage, Heroes, Metalocalypse, the 2007 remake of Halloween...

. In both this film and Back to the Future, she played the love interest of a time traveler. Other notable film appearances came in the well-received 1983 film Cross Creek

Cross Creek (film)

Cross Creek is a 1983 film starring Mary Steenburgen as The Yearling author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The film is based, in part, on Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' 1942 memoir, Cross Creek.- Plot :...

, her performance as an adulterous wife in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? with Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor and musician known for his portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Sam in Benny & Joon.Depp rose to prominence in a lead...

, as Hannah Nixon in the Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone came to prominence as a director with a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier, and his work continues to focus frequently on contemporary political and cultural...

 biopic Nixon

Nixon (film)

Nixon is a 1995 American biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that tells the story of the political and personal life of former US President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins. The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, an admirable person, though...

, and as a woman who discovers her husband is the father of a North Pole

North Pole

The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets the Earth's surface...

 elf

Elf

An elf is a creature of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and underground places and caves, or in wells and springs...

 in the Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, actor, voice actor and writer. Ferrell first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films A Night at the Roxbury, Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Kicking & Screaming, Talladega Nights,...

 holiday comedy Elf

Elf (film)

Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and released in the United States on November 7, 2003....

. She appeared in the 2008 comedy Step Brothers

Step Brothers (film)

Step Brothers is a 2008 slapstick buddy-comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller, and stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, who last teamed up in Talladega Nights . The screenplay was written by Ferrell and McKay, from a story written by Ferrell, McKay and Reilly...

, another movie starring Will Ferrell, playing the mother of Ferrell's character.

In a little-known film, The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife is an 1991 romantic comedy film, in which a clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband , who she has seen in her dreams and is a butcher in New York. They marry and move to the city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop...

, also starring Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Demi Guynes Kutcher, professionally known as Demi Moore is an American actress.After minor roles in film, and a role in the television drama series, General Hospital, Moore established her career in films such as St...

 and Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan. He has performed in a number of stage productions, both on and off-Broadway...

, Steenburgen plays a lead role in which she also sings. Film critic Charles Taylor, in The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance and style—is regarded as a national newspaper of record...

, said Steenburgen's "slow-drip voice comes to your ears like honey arriving on a moonbeam". She also acted in the film Life as a House

Life as a House

Life as a House is a 2001 American drama film produced and directed by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay by Mark Andrus focuses on a man who is anxious to repair his relationship with his ex-wife and teenaged son after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer....

.

She also has starred in the sitcom Ink

Ink (TV series)

Ink is a television sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday. The show was also produced by Danson and Steenburgen. The show was canceled after one season...

and the television miniseries of Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels (TV miniseries)

Gulliver's Travels is a TV miniseries based on Jonathan Swift's novel of the same name, produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment. This miniseries is notable for being one of the very few adaptations of Swift's novel to feature all four voyages. The miniseries aired in the UK on...

with husband Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He is currently a regular on Larry David's HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred alongside Glenn Close in...

. She has appeared as herself alongside Danson in the HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy series starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. It is produced and broadcast by HBO....

. In 2008 she appeared in the comedy Four Christmases

Four Christmases

Four Christmases is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy film about a couple who go to see their divorced parents in one day...

.

According to a written note owned by Garry Marshall

Garry Marshall

Garry Kent Marshall is an American actor, director, writer and producer. His credits include creating Happy Days and directing Nothing In Common, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and The Princess Diaries.-Early life:...

, Steenburgen was the first choice to play the lead in the 1990 film Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy film. The film centers on down-on-her-luck prostitute Vivian Ward who is hired by a wealthy businessman and corporate raider, Edward Lewis to be his escort for several business functions, and their developing relationship.Pretty Woman was initially intended...

, starring Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became well known during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman opposite Richard Gere, which grossed $463 million worldwide...

.

Steenburgen will appear in a forthcoming film production about the Pan Am Flight 103

Pan Am Flight 103

Pan Am Flight 103 was Pan American World Airways' third daily scheduled transatlantic flight from London's Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. On Wednesday 21 December 1988, the aircraft flying this route—a Boeing 747-121 named Clipper Maid of the Seas—was...

 bombing, to be directed by New Zealander Niki Caro

Niki Caro

Niki Caro is an award winning film director, producer and screenwriter who was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Her most significant film to date is Whale Rider from 2002. It was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals...

. The actress is slated to play Canadian reporter Linda Mack, who tried to mislead ABC News' Pierre Salinger

Pierre Salinger

Pierre Emil George Salinger was a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...

 on the subsequent investigation.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1978	Goin' South Goin' South Goin' South is an American western-comedy film, directed by and starring Jack Nicholson. The 1978 film also starred Mary Steenburgen in her movie debut and included Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi , Richard Bradford, Veronica Cartwright, Danny DeVito and Ed Begley, Jr.At the beginning, the...	Julia Tate/Moon	Nominated - Golden Globe
1979	Time After Time Time After Time (1979 film) Time After Time is a 1979 American fantasy film written and directed by Nicholas Meyer. His screenplay is based on a novel by Karl Alexander and a story by Steve Hayes and centers on British author H.G. Wells and his use of a time machine to pursue Jack the Ripper into the 20th century.-Plot:In...	Amy Robbins
1980	Melvin and Howard Melvin and Howard Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The screenplay by Bo Goldman was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner Melvin Dummar, who was listed as the beneficiary of $156 million in a will allegedly handwritten by Howard Hughes that was discovered...	Lynda Dummar	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... Golden Globe
1981	Ragtime Ragtime (film) Ragtime was a 1981 motion picture based on the historical novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow. The action takes place in and around New York City, New Rochelle, and Atlantic City in the decade of the 1900s, and includes fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time. The film was...	Mother	Nominated - Golden Globe
1982	A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is a 1982 film written and directed by Woody Allen.The plot is loosely based on Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night. This movie is notable for being the first of thirteen movies that Allen would make starring Mia Farrow...	Adrian
1983	Faerie Tale Theatre Faerie Tale Theatre Faerie Tale Theatre, fully Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, is a live action children's television series retelling popular fairy tales. Shelley Duvall serves as narrator, host and executive producer of the program, and occasionally stars in episodes...	Mary / Little Red Riding Hood	Little Red Riding Hood
	Cross Creek Cross Creek (film) Cross Creek is a 1983 film starring Mary Steenburgen as The Yearling author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The film is based, in part, on Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' 1942 memoir, Cross Creek.- Plot :...	Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American author who lived in rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. Her best known work, The Yearling, about a boy who adopts an orphaned fawn, won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1939 and was later made into a movie, also known as The...
	Romantic Comedy Romantic Comedy (film) Romantic Comedy is exactly that, a romantic comedy, in this case a 1983 American film starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen, directed by Arthur Hiller. The screenplay by Bernard Slade is based on his 1979 play of the same title.-Plot:...	Phoebe Craddock
1985	One Magic Christmas One Magic Christmas One Magic Christmas is a 1985 holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Mary Steenburgen.-Synopsis:Ginny Grainger is the mother of two children, Abbie and Caleb . Her husband, Jack , has been out of work since June, and the family has to move out of the company house...	Ginny Hanks Grainger
	Tender Is the Night Tender is the Night Tender Is the Night is an English language novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in Scribner's Magazine between January-April, 1934 in four issues. It is ranked #28 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 Greatest Novels of the 20th Century.In 1932, Fitzgerald's wife Zelda Sayre...	Nicole Warren Diver	TV mini-series Nominated - BAFTA Award
1987	The Whales of August The Whales of August The Whales of August is a 1987 film starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish as elderly sisters. Also in the cast were Ann Sothern as one of their friends, and Vincent Price as a peripheral member of the former Russian aristocracy...	Young Sarah
	Dead of Winter Dead of Winter Dead of Winter is a thriller film made in 1987 and is a remake of the 1945 film My Name Is Julia Ross.-Plot:Mary Steenburgen stars as an actress, Katie McGovern, lured to the upstate New York cabin of crazy Dr...	Julie Rose/Katie McGovern/Evelyn
1988	The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank is a 1988 TV film directed by John Erman, based on Miep Gies' book Anne Frank Remembered.-Plot:...	Miep Gies Miep Gies "Miep" redirects here. For The Hungarian Justice and Life Party, see MIEPMiep Gies, née Hermine Santrouschitz , is one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II. She discovered and preserved Anne's diary after Anne Frank's arrest and deportation...	television movie Television movie A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a... Nominated - Emmy Award Emmy Award The Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...
	End of the Line End of the Line (film) End of the Line is a 1987 film directed by Jay Russell. The plot concerns railroad yard workers in Arkansas who find out the parent company of their railroad is about to close their yard and layoff the employees. In a last ditch effort to save their jobs they steal a locomotive and drive it from...	Rose Pickett
1989	Parenthood Parenthood Parenthood is a 1989 comedy-drama film with an ensemble cast that includes Steve Martin, Dianne Wiest, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis, Tom Hulce, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Harley Jane Kozak, Eileen Ryan, Helen Shaw, Jasen Fisher, Alisan Porter, Zachary LaVoy, Ivyann Schwan,...	Karen Buckman
	Miss Firecracker Miss Firecracker Miss Firecracker is a 1989 comedy film directed by Thomas Schlamme. It stars Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, and Scott Glenn....	Elain Rutledge
1990	The Long Walk Home	Narrator voice
	Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 film and the third and final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. The film is a science fiction western, using the time travel premise of the series to take Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown back to the Old West of 1885.-Plot:The story continues from...	Clara Clayton
1991	The Butcher's Wife The Butcher's Wife The Butcher's Wife is an 1991 romantic comedy film, in which a clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband , who she has seen in her dreams and is a butcher in New York. They marry and move to the city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop...	Stella Keefover
1993	Philadelphia Philadelphia (film) Philadelphia is a 1993 film. The film's subjects include HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. The film stars Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Antonio Banderas, Mary Steenburgen, Anna Deavere Smith, Lisa...	Belinda Conine
	What's Eating Gilbert Grape What's Eating Gilbert Grape What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name...	Betty Carver
1994	Pontiac Moon Pontiac Moon Pontiac Moon is a 1994 adventure film directed by Peter Medak, and produced by Robert Schaffel and Youssef Vahabzadeh.The film stars Ted Danson as Washington Bellamy, a "pigheaded" science teacher in a small California town, and Mary Steenburgen as his wife Katherine. Danson was also one of 3...	Katherine Bellamy
	The Gift The Gift (1994 film) The Gift is a 30 minute made for television movie directed by Laura Dern and starring Jason Adelman, Bonnie Bedelia, Peter Horton, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini and Mary Steenburgen. It is about a woman trying to cope with the prospect of breaking up with her long time partner and moving on with...		TV
	It Runs in the Family My Summer Story My Summer Story, originally released as It Runs in the Family, is a 1994 film that follows the further adventures of Ralphie Parker and his family from the holiday hit A Christmas Story...	Mrs. Parker (Mother)
	Clifford Clifford (film) Clifford is a 1994 comedy film starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, and Mary Steenburgen.The film was shot in 1990 and originally planned for release in the summer of 1991, but remained in limbo for several years due to Orion Pictures' bleak financial situation...	Sarah Davis
1995	Nixon Nixon (film) Nixon is a 1995 American biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that tells the story of the political and personal life of former US President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins. The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, an admirable person, though...	Hannah Nixon
	Powder Powder (film) Powder is a 1995 film directed by Victor Salva, about a boy, nicknamed "Powder", with incredible intellect, telepathy, and paranormal powers. It stars Sean Patrick Flanery in the title role, with Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Bradford Tatum, Lance Henriksen, and Brandon Smith in supporting roles...	Jessie Caldwell
	The Grass Harp	Sister Ida
	My Family My Family (film) My Family is an American drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and Anna Thomas. The motion picture stars Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, and others...	Gloria
1996	Gulliver's Travels Gulliver's Travels (TV miniseries) Gulliver's Travels is a TV miniseries based on Jonathan Swift's novel of the same name, produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment. This miniseries is notable for being one of the very few adaptations of Swift's novel to feature all four voyages. The miniseries aired in the UK on...	Mary Gulliver	TV
	Ink Ink (TV series) Ink is a television sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday. The show was also produced by Danson and Steenburgen. The show was canceled after one season...	Kate Montgomery	TV Series
1998	About Sarah	Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey	TV
1999	Noah's Ark Noah's Ark (1999 film) Noah's Ark is a 1999 film directed by John Irvin and starring John Voight and Mary Steenburgen. The film, as many other related film and television projects, re-tells the Biblical story of Noah's Ark from the Book of Genesis...	Naamah	TV
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy series starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. It is produced and broadcast by HBO....	Herself	4 episodes
	Picnic	Rosemary Sydney	TV
2001	I Am Sam I Am Sam I Am Sam is a 2001 drama telling the story of a mentally challenged father and his efforts to retain custody of his daughter.The film was directed by Jessie Nelson and stars Sean Penn with Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff, Laura Dern and Michelle Pfeiffer...	Dr. Blake
	Life as a House Life as a House Life as a House is a 2001 American drama film produced and directed by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay by Mark Andrus focuses on a man who is anxious to repair his relationship with his ex-wife and teenaged son after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer....	Colleen Beck
	The Trumpet of the Swan The Trumpet of the Swan (film) The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 animated film produced by RichCrest Animation Studios, directed by Richard Rich, and distributed by TriStar Pictures, being TriStar's first animated film since 1988's Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. It is based on the popular children's book by E. B. White...	Mother Voice
	Nobody's Baby	Estelle
2002	Wish You Were Dead Wish You Were Dead Wish You Were Dead is a crime comedy about two femmes fatales fighting over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper....	Sally Rider
	Sunshine State Sunshine State (film) Sunshine State is a 2002 American comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The picture stars an ensemble cast that features Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander, Alan King, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Cobbs, and others....	Francine Pinkney
	Living with the Dead	Detective Karen Condrin	TV
2003-2005	Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of a teenage girl who communicates with God and performs tasks she is given. The program originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...	Helen Girardi	TV Series - 45 episodes
2003	Elf Elf (film) Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and released in the United States on November 7, 2003....	Emily
	Casa de los Babys Casa de los Babys Casa de los Babys is a 2003 drama film written, directed, and edited by filmmaker John Sayles. It features an ensemble cast, including Marcia Gay Harden, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Daryl Hannah, among others.-Plot:...	Gayle
	Hope Springs	Joanie Fisher
2004	Capital City	Elaine Summer	TV
	It Must Be Love	Clem Gazelle	TV
2005	Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School is a 2005 comedy-drama-musical-romance film produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films and directed by Randall Miller. It is based on a 1990 short film of the same name also featuring Elden Henson.-Plot:...	Marienne Hotchkiss
2006	The Dead Girl The Dead Girl The Dead Girl is a 2006 film written and directed by Karen Moncrieff starring Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy and Marcia Gay Harden. The film was nominated for several 2007 Independent Spirit Awards awards including Best Feature and Best Director...	Beverley, Leah's Mother
	Inland Empire Inland Empire (film) Inland Empire is a surrealistic, psychological thriller film, written and directed by David Lynch. It was his first feature-length film since 2001's Mulholland Drive, and shares many similarities with that film. It premiered in Italy at the Venice Film Festival on september 6, 2006...	Visitor #2
2007	Reinventing the Wheelers	Claire Wheeler	TV
	Elvis and Anabelle Elvis and Anabelle Elvis and Anabelle is an independent film directed by Will Geiger. It premiered on March 10, 2007 at the South by Southwest film and music festival in Austin, Texas...	Geneva
	Numb Numb (film) Numb is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Harris Goldberg. According to an interview with Goldberg on a bonus feature of the DVD release, he was inspired to write the screenplay by his own experience battling clinical depression....	Dr. Cheryl Blaine
	Nobel Son Nobel Son Nobel Son is a black comedy about a dysfunctional family dealing with the kidnapping of their son for ransom following the father's winning of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry...	Sarah Michaelson
	The Brave One The Brave One (2007 film) The Brave One is a crime-drama/psychological thriller film released in 2007, directed by Neil Jordan, produced by Joel Silver, and starring Jodie Foster. It was released in the United States on September 14, 2007...	Carol
	Honeydripper Honeydripper (film) Honeydripper is a 2007 American musical drama film written and directed by John Sayles.-Plot:Filmed and set in Alabama, the film stars Danny Glover as the owner of a blues club that is failing until he hires a young electric guitarist . The film also stars musician Keb' Mo', actor/comedian Kel...	Amanda Winship
2008	Step Brothers Step Brothers (film) Step Brothers is a 2008 slapstick buddy-comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller, and stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, who last teamed up in Talladega Nights . The screenplay was written by Ferrell and McKay, from a story written by Ferrell, McKay and Reilly...	Nancy Huff
	Four Christmases Four Christmases Four Christmases is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy film about a couple who go to see their divorced parents in one day...	Marilyn
2009	In the Electric Mist In the Electric Mist In the Electric Mist is a 2009 drama/fantasy film based on the novel In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke. It is directed by Bertrand Tavernier, written by Jerzy Kromolowski & Mary Olson-Kromolowski, and stars Tommy Lee Jones in the lead role of Dave Robicheaux...	Bootsie Robicheaux
	The Open Road The Open Road The Open Road is a 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Meredith. It stars Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Jeff Bridges and Mary Steenburgen and was produced by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Country singer Lyle Lovett and Harry Dean Stanton are also among the cast...	Katherine	awaiting release
	The Proposal The Proposal (film) The Proposal is an American romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher. The screenplay was written by Pete Chiarelli and stars Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The film was released on June 18, 2009 in the UK and June 19 in North America by Touchstone Pictures.-Plot: Margaret Tate is the...	Grace Paxton

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