Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen in Sony Pictures Classics' Sunshine State - 2002 Photo: D. Stevens

Biography

Born 02/08/1953

This soft-spoken, offbeat, and appealing stage-trained actress won raves and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar as Melvin's flustered but caring wife in Jonathan Demme's "Melvin and Howard" (1980). Mary Steenburgen could have parlayed this triumph into a high profile Hollywood career but opted instead...
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Filmography

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Awards

  • In 1981, received Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • In 1981, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • In 1981, received Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role
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Highlights

  • In 2009, Played Ryan Reynolds' mother in the comedy "The Proposal"
  • In 2008, Cast as Will Ferrell's mother in the comedy "Step Brothers"
  • In 2007, Co-starred with Jodie Foster in the crime drama, "The Brave One"
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Family & Companions

  • Maurice Steenburgen: father (Worked at the Missouri Pacific Railroad; died of lung cancer in 1989)
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