Mary Steenburgen

Did You Know?

• Mary is married to actor Ted Danson.
• She was married to actor Malcolm McDowell from 1980 to 1990. The couple had two children, Lily and Charles.
• Mary's acting career began on the stage of the New York Neighborhood Playhouse.
• Mary has Honorary Doctorates from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and Hendrix College in Arkansas.

Movie Highlights

Melvin And Howard (1980)
Mary won an Academy Award in 1980 for her supporting role in Melvin And Howard.

Goin' South (1978)
Mary's break from the theater to the big screen came in 1978 with Goin' South. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance.

Actor Credits

1. Did You Heart About the Morgans? (2009)
2. The Open Road (2009)
3. The Proposal (2009)
4. In the Electric Mist (2009)
5. Elvis and Anabelle (2009)
6. Nobel Son (2008)
7. Four Christmases (2008)
8. Step Brothers (2008)
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Sixth Season (2008)
10. Numb (2008)
11. The Brave One (2007)
12. The Dead Girl (2006)
13. Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
14. Joan of Arcadia: The Second Season (2006)
15. Talking To Heaven (2006)
16. Joan of Arcadia: The First Season (2005)
17. Elf (2003)
18. Casa de los Babys (2003)
19. Hope Springs (2003)
20. Sunshine State (2002)
21. Back To The Future: The Complete Trilogy (2002)
22. Wish You Were Dead (2002)
23. Nobody's Baby (2002)
24. Life As A House (2001)
25. The Trumpet Of The Swan (2001)
26. Noah's Ark (1999)
27. About Sarah (1998)
28. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
29. Nixon (1995)
30. The Grass Harp (1995)
31. Powder (1995)
32. Pontiac Moon (1994)
33. It Runs In The Family (1994)
34. Clifford (1994)
35. Philadelphia (1993)
36. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
37. The Butcher's Wife (1991)
38. The Long Walk Home (1990)
39. Back To The Future, Part III (1990)
40. Parenthood (1989)
41. Miss Firecracker (1989)
42. End Of The Line (1988)
43. The Attic: The Hiding Of Anne Frank (1988)
44. The Whales Of August (1987)
45. Dead Of Winter (1987)
46. One Magic Christmas (1985)
47. Romantic Comedy (1983)
48. Cross Creek (1983)
49. A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
50. Ragtime (1981)
51. Melvin And Howard (1980)
52. Time After Time (1979)
53. Goin' South (1978)

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