Mary Steenburgen Add to My Celebs Age 59 Birthday Feb. 8th, 1953 Born in Newport, Arkansas, USA Height 5' 8"

Mary Steenburgen's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Joan of Arcadia Helen Girardi Back to the Future Clara Clayt… Dinner for Five Mary Steenb… Ink Kate Montgo… The Wayne Brady Show Mary Steenb…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - The Proposal 2009 - In the Electric Mist 2009 - The Open Road 2009 - Did You Hear About The Morgans 2008 - Four Christmases 2008 - Step Brothers 2007 - Nobel Son 2007 - The Brave One 2007 - Honeydripper 2007 - Elvis and Anabelle 2006 - Inland Empire 2003 - Hope Springs 2003 - Elf 2003 - Casa de los Babys 2002 - Wish You Were Dead 2001 - Life as a House 2001 - I am Sam 2001 - Nobody's Baby 1995 - Powder 1995 - Nixon 1995 - My Family 1994 - Clifford 1993 - Philadelphia 1993 - What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1991 - The Butcher's Wife 1990 - Back to the Future Part III 1989 - Parenthood 1985 - One Magic Christmas 1982 - A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy 1981 - Ragtime 1979 - Time After Time 1978 - Goin' South

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Mary Steenburgen is an Academy Award-winning American actress.

She was born February 8, 1953, in Newport, Arkansas, into a family of Dutch-American heritage Her mother, Nell Steenburgen, was a school-board secretary, and her father, Maurice Steenburgen, was a freight-train conductor.

Young Steenbergen was fond of arts and literature. She was active in her school drama class. In 1972 she moved to New York to study acting. In 1980 she shot to fame with her role as Lynda Dummar in Melvin and Howard (1980) for which she won Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Steenburgen is a notable patron of arts. She is also an active supporter of humanitarian causes. She has two children from her previous marriage to actor Malcolm McDowell. Since 1995 she has been married to actor Ted Danson, and the couple is living in Los Angeles area.


TRIVIA:

• Is the third of 4 consecutive winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to have the initials "M.S.". The others are: 'Maggie Smith (I)' (qv) - _California Suite (1978)_ (qv), 'Meryl Streep' (qv) - _Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)_ (qv), and 'Maureen Stapleton' (qv) - _Reds (1981)_ (qv).
• President 'Bill Clinton (I)' (qv) and First Lady 'Hillary Rodham Clinton' (qv) attended Steenburgen's 1995 wedding to 'Ted Danson' (qv). Steenburgen had personally known Clinton since he was governor of Arkansas when she resided in Little Rock. The President celebrated his 51st birthday at the Martha's Vineyard home of the couple.
• Shares a birthday with 'Mötley Crüe' (qv) singer 'Vince Neil' (qv), her _The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)_ (qv) co-star 'Seth Green' (qv), 'James Dean (I)' (qv) and 'Ethan Phillips (I)' (qv).
• A notable patron of the arts who has set up exhibits in the past, her husband actor 'Ted Danson' (qv) sculpts as a sideline.
• (1978) Discovered by 'Jack Nicholson' (qv) in the reception room of Paramount's NY office. Nicholson cast her as his leading lady in _Goin' South (1978)_ (qv), Steenburgen's feature debut.
• Mother of actress 'Lilly McDowell' (qv) (b. 1981) and producer/director 'Charlie McDowell' (qv) (b. 1983)
• Has appeared with 'Christopher Lloyd (I)' (qv) in three different films: _Goin' South (1978)_ (qv), _Back to the Future Part III (1990)_ (qv) and _Wish You Were Dead (2002)_ (qv).
• Played 'Jason Ritter' (qv)'s mother in _"Joan of Arcadia" (2003)_ (qv). Her husband 'Ted Danson' (qv) played Ritter's father in _Mumford (1999)_ (qv).

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