MARY STEENBURGEN

Actress

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BORN February 8, 1953

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HEIGHT 5'2" (1.57 m)

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NATIONALITY American

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YEARS ACTIVE 1978 – Present

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2012

18th Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

🎬 The Help

WINNER

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1996

2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

🎬 Nixon

NOMINEE

👤 BIOGRAPHY

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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

Nick Name Mary
Born February 8, 1953
Height 5'2" (1.57 m)
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Education Hendrix College
Current Status Active (Recently in Last Train to Fortune, The Dink)
Years Active 1978 – Present
Occupation Actress
Family Background Private Family Background
Early Career 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).
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