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Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen
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Steenburgen at the 2009 ceremony to receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Born Mary Nell Steenburgen
(1953-02-08)February 8, 1953 (age 64)
Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater Hendrix College
Occupation Actress
Years active 1978–present
Spouse(s)
Children 2; including Charlie McDowell
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress:
Melvin and Howard (1980)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Melvin and Howard (1980)

Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's 1980 film Melvin and Howard.

Steenburgen, who studied at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, also received a Golden Globe nomination for the 1981 film Ragtime, a BAFTA TV Award nomination for the 1985 TV miniseries Tender is the Night and an Emmy Award nomination for the 1988 TV film The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank. Her other film appearances include Cross Creek (1983), Parenthood (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Philadelphia (1993), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Elf (2003), The Brave One (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Proposal (2009), and The Help (2011).


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