Mary Steenburgen

February 8, 1953 (age 73) Newport, Arkansas, USA
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Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the Western comedy film Goin' South (1978). Steenburgen went on to earn critical acclaim for her role in Time After Time (1979) and Jonathan Demme's comedy-drama film Melvin and Howard (1980), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Their titles like Back to the Future Part III, The Proposal, and Philadelphia - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

90 titles
Community avg: 7.94 /10
  • 1
    1
    Back to the Future Part III
    1990May 1990 by Robert Zemeckis
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    8.42 Excellent++
  • 2
    2
    The Proposal
    2009June 2009 by Anne Fletcher
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    8.09 Excellent
  • 3
    3
    Philadelphia
    1993December 1993 by Jonathan Demme
    Drama
    Drama
    8.64 Masterpiece--
  • 4
    4
    What's Eating Gilbert Grape
    1993December 1993 by Lasse Hallström
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    8.58 Masterpiece--
  • 5
    5
    Elf
    2003November 2003 by Jon Favreau
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 6
    6
    Step Brothers
    2008July 2008 by Adam McKay
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.50 Good++
  • 7
    7
    Nightmare Alley
    2021December 2021 by Guillermo del Toro
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.93 Excellent
  • 8
    8
    Last Vegas
    2013October 2013 by Jon Turteltaub
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.35 Good++
  • 9
    9
    Happiest Season
    2020November 2020 by Clea DuVall
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    8.02 Excellent
  • 10
    10
    Powder
    1995October 1995 by Victor Salva
    Drama, Fantasy
    Drama, Fantasy
    7.94 Excellent
  • 11
    11
    I Am Sam
    2001December 2001 by Jessie Nelson
    Drama
    Drama
    8.49 Excellent++
  • 12
    12
    Four Christmases
    2008November 2008 by Seth Gordon
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    6.80 Good-
  • 13
    13
    Did You Hear About the Morgans?
    2009December 2009 by Marc Lawrence
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.43 Decent++
  • 14
    14
    Parenthood
    1989July 1989 by Ron Howard
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 15
    15
    The Brave One
    2007September 2007 by Neil Jordan
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 16
    16
    The Discovery
    2017March 2017 by Charlie McDowell
    Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
    Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
    7.23 Good+
  • 17
    17
    Book Club
    2018May 2018 by Bill Holderman
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    7.21 Good+
  • 18
    18
    The Last Man on Earth
    2015–2018 by Will Forte
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 19
    19
    In the Electric Mist
    2009April 2009 by Bertrand Tavernier
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    7.11 Good+
  • 20
    20
    The One I Love
    2014August 2014 by Charlie McDowell
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 21
    21
    Time After Time
    1979September 1979 by Nicholas Meyer
    Adventure, Drama, Comedy
    Adventure, Drama, Comedy
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 22
    22
    A Walk in the Woods
    2015September 2015 by Ken Kwapis
    Adventure, Comedy, Drama
    Adventure, Comedy, Drama
    7.11 Good+
  • 23
    23
    Life as a House
    2001October 2001 by Irwin Winkler
    Drama
    Drama
    8.01 Excellent
  • 24
    24
    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
    1982July 1982 by Woody Allen
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.48 Good++
  • 25
    25
    7 Days in Hell
    2015July 2015 by Jake Szymanski
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.47 Good++
  • 26
    26
    Song One
    2014January 2014 by Kate Barker-Froyland
    Drama
    Drama
    6.89 Good-
  • 27
    27
    Nixon
    1995December 1995 by Oliver Stone
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 28
    28
    Dead of Winter
    1987February 1987 by Arthur Penn
    Thriller, Horror
    Thriller, Horror
    7.24 Good+
  • 29
    29
    One Magic Christmas
    1985November 1985 by Phillip Borsos
    Family, Fantasy
    Family, Fantasy
    7.16 Good+
  • 30
    30
    Goin' South
    1978October 1978 by Jack Nicholson
    Comedy, Western, Romance
    Comedy, Western, Romance
    7.02 Good
  • 31
    31
    The Book of Love
    2017January 2017 by Bill Purple
    Drama
    Drama
    7.44 Good++
  • 32
    32
    Book Club: The Next Chapter
    2023May 2023 by Bill Holderman
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.32 Good++
  • 33
    33
    Dirty Girl
    2010September 2010 by Abe Sylvia
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.13 Good+
  • 34
    34
    A Man on the Inside
    Airing since 2024 by Michael Schur
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    8.26 Excellent+
  • 35
    35
    The Butcher's Wife
    1991October 1991 by Terry Hughes
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    6.92 Good
  • 36
    36
    Hope Springs
    2003May 2003 by Mark Herman
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.64 Good--
  • 37
    37
    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
    2020–2021 by Austin Winsberg
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.31 Excellent++
  • 38
    38
    The Dead Girl
    2006November 2006 by Karen Moncrieff
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    7.12 Good+
  • 39
    39
    Clifford
    1994April 1994 by Paul Flaherty
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.67 Good--
  • 40
    40
    Nobel Son
    2007April 2007 by Randall Miller
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    7.26 Good+
  • 41
    41
    Ragtime
    1981November 1981 by Miloš Forman
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.92 Excellent
  • 42
    42
    Melvin and Howard
    1980September 1980 by Jonathan Demme
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 43
    43
    Elvis & Anabelle
    2007March 2007 by Will Geiger
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 44
    44
    Joan of Arcadia
    2003–2005 by Barbara Hall
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    8.12 Excellent+
  • 45
    45
    Numb
    2007April 2007 by Harris Goldberg
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.12 Good+
  • 46
    46
    I Do... Until I Don't
    2017September 2017 by Lake Bell
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.58 Good--
  • 47
    47
    The Trumpet of the Swan
    2001May 2001 by Richard Rich
    Family, Animation
    Family, Animation
    7.11 Good+
  • 48
    48
    Gulliver's Travels
    1996 by Jonathan Swift
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
    8.04 Excellent
  • 49
    49
    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
    2006January 2006 by Randall Miller
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
    7.28 Good+
  • 50
    50
    Dean
    2016April 2016 by Demetri Martin
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.21 Good+
  • 51
    51
    The Open Road
    2009February 2009 by Michael Meredith
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.86 Good-
  • 52
    52
    The Whales of August
    1987October 1987 by Lindsay Anderson
    Drama
    Drama
    7.91 Excellent
  • 53
    53
    Katie Says Goodbye
    2018March 2018 by Wayne Roberts
    Drama
    Drama
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 54
    54
    Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
    2021December 2021 by Richard Shepard
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 55
    55
    Living with the Dead
    2002April 2002 by Stephen Gyllenhaal
    Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
    Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
    7.37 Good++
  • 56
    56
    Back to the Future
    1991–1992
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 57
    57
    Cross Creek
    1983September 1983 by Martin Ritt
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 58
    58
    Noah's Ark
    1999
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
    6.90 Good-
  • 59
    59
    My Family
    1995May 1995 by Gregory Nava
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.16 Excellent+
  • 60
    60
    Fight for Your Right Revisited
    2011April 2011 by Adam Yauch
    Music, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Music, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 61
    61
    Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
    2015November 2015 by Kirk R. Thatcher
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 62
    62
    Romantic Comedy
    1983October 1983 by Arthur Hiller
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.27 Good+
  • 63
    63
    Miss Firecracker
    1989April 1989 by Thomas Schlamme
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.46 Good++
  • 64
    64
    Casa de los Babys
    2003September 2003 by John Sayles
    Drama
    Drama
    7.33 Good++
  • 65
    65
    Pontiac Moon
    1994November 1994 by Peter Medak
    Drama
    Drama
    7.49 Good++
  • 66
    66
    Outlaw Country
    2012August 2012 by Adam Arkin
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 67
    67
    Sunshine State
    2002June 2002 by John Sayles
    Drama
    Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 68
    68
    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
    2010March 2010 by Eric Appel
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 69
    69
    Nobody's Baby
    2001January 2001 by David Seltzer
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.25 Good+
  • 70
    70
    The Grass Harp
    1996October 1996 by Charles Matthau
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    7.46 Good++
  • 71
    71
    The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
    1990June 1990 by Peyton Reed
    Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction
    7.49 Good++
  • 72
    72
    Tender Is the Night
    1985 by Dennis Potter
    Drama
    Drama
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 73
    73
    Wish You Were Dead
    2002May 2002 by Valerie McCaffrey
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 74
    74
    End of the Line
    1987August 1987 by Jay Russell
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.41 Good++
  • 75
    75
    Antiquities
    2019January 2019 by Daniel Campbell
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.45 Good++
  • 76
    76
    Last Train to Fortune
    2025November 2025 by Adam Rifkin
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 77
    77
    About Sarah
    1998October 1998 by Susan Rohrer
    Drama
    Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 78
    78
    Ink
    1996–1997 by Diane English
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 79
    79
    Tales from the Future
    2010October 2010 by Laurent Bouzereau
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 80
    80
    Picnic
    2000April 2000 by Ivan Passer
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 81
    81
    Earth and the American Dream
    1992October 1992 by Bill Couturié
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 82
    82
    Flannery
    2019October 2019 by Elizabeth Coffman
    Documentary, History
    Documentary, History
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Southern Discomfort
    Air date unknown
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    BULLDOZER
    Airing since 2025
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    Living with the Dead
    2002
    Mystery, Drama
    Mystery, Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Noah's Ark
    1999May 1999 by John Irvin
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    The Dink
    2026July 2026 by Josh Greenbaum
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Not released yet
  • 88
    88
    Easy's Waltz
    2025September 2025 by Nic Pizzolatto
    Crime, Drama, Music
    Crime, Drama, Music
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    Happiness Isn't Everything
    Air date unknown by Mitchell Hurwitz
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
    1990August 1990 by Nick Doob
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews