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Mary Steenburgen
1 FOLLOWER • 61 CREDITS • FEB 8, 1953 • 71
Biography
Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress. She was most successful for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard, which earned her an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.
Known For
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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30 Rock
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ekaa7YjGPTkFLcPhwWXTnARuCEU.jpg)
Orange Is the New Black
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/co2mZbCuO1Vv86a2VVcBYaBJwmf.jpg)
Justified
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGC7zSDgG0FY0MbM1pjfhTCWQBI.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qIhsuhoIYR5yTnDta0IL4senbeN.jpg)
The Good Place
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uPAaoNJWbRkF7s0f3tPbVehiBgT.jpg)
Mr. Mayor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4CSYByEefe43AXMlMyKEihEPGU.jpg)
Finding Your Roots
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w8qCJKotfqh5M2oMsbFNt5xuWP7.jpg)
Becker
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2cUYCkmHEWsxaNiVTQnFqxyq5Ij.jpg)
Wilfred
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/QgPfM0a7cZnMOHWUzZFPQ0nCaj.jpg)
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xUXN3E67qVyTiftGptfhcmfDasW.jpg)
The Conners
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/efMjjsthjr7UDsc3ab7DVUZNY3N.jpg)
Togetherness
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4eki1eer552hvm3w73ENrZwmTgq.jpg)
Grace and Frankie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5pKkikAvKfyiAmxwkw1HHb2z2Za.jpg)
Faerie Tale Theatre
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fir0N8Xedwh5gvh5QpXKdNAW967.jpg)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/8927.jpg)
E!'s 101
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ys7MMH98GxDoQWPP8VKwnOsaJye.jpg)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kaBOzVlMZXVcHGxfPC7hw5N1L7J.jpg)
Inland Empire
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rj22cnX7s2HY3BXPSD8Hg2U1f1E.jpg)
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7XLSwxpfpPoJyTdJVot6a42TS2V.jpg)
The Help
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wSgAn3zhgwuTOhhvvqcdxVqTLts.jpg)
I Am Sam
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uEnGgBpeBNlfKn67C4lIaXF7nUZ.jpg)
Gulliver's Travels
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5zcLVCa1FSTAmYB4C7JHhpotp0q.jpg)
Earth and the American Dream
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ewsYTI6KKQw3IDPFmVVbHq89kxv.jpg)
The One I Love
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nLIDouFvreSrs8xK62zuvpEPDw0.jpg)
The Discovery
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cz2MTGr2wpDZLirgV2rGHBdA2t3.jpg)
Nixon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xhF6IXlq4HjEqoAqoPTq4YkgHB1.jpg)
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/680klE0dIreQQOyWKFgNnCAJtws.jpg)
Nightmare Alley
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oNqyXHfuf8AdsoRn915RvQtgbKR.jpg)
Picnic
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vzec9kkOSE93tygyfOktedkeOQ.jpg)
Happiest Season
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9TcvdOIBEnIDXbLvFUKluRDa3tZ.jpg)
The Last Man on Earth
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/26012.jpg)
Happiness Isn't Everything
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oOleziEempUPu96jkGs0Pj6tKxj.jpg)
Elf
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zixj44TC7rwzpxtJAG5OzFJnEqe.jpg)
Four Christmases
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sMCqawbXXxzE5yRIfAS0lxCjpME.jpg)
Katie Says Goodbye
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aEqtJDj8MvSDQwzggvcOfFTZMw.jpg)
The Proposal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f4ueTTP7pCLau2hoAGMuzrgg8rL.jpg)
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vRjyakxRrMfj6sgyUJte9mVI1D9.jpg)
Ragtime
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6ORGBbOA45pfKQXvntPf46NoFGO.jpg)
Book Club
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lXoeOcWWhPpLH1wzTIhOx8jydBo.jpg)
Book Club: The Next Chapter
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tFe5Yoo5zT495okA49bq1vPPkiV.jpg)
Philadelphia
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oKwvnb2bypMyXD2UraWdXxUoqLY.jpg)
The Butcher's Wife
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8FxWgsfDNosewo7H65oE4QkOb7g.jpg)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/crzoVQnMzIrRfHtQw0tLBirNfVg.jpg)
Back to the Future Part III
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xznqMQQ3mp9lyPDFh71j2upzCn2.jpg)
Clifford
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wRR6U3K3v2iQsG3uw7ehz1ctRyT.jpg)
Step Brothers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6sgVnE0oMsnunGuFxWWREB6ELSN.jpg)
Back to the Future
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z0GiyM40w3qTNGBGZFIkt8iafdF.jpg)
Noah's Ark
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9nqZXNL0cmCMjyb9nvV0Mf3OlS3.jpg)
Pontiac Moon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/32ubEy7XDB8OO3M39QtVc9c6mrM.jpg)
Living with the Dead
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n7YgbyhjCGIdHziqQUzAmMhsPO6.jpg)
Living with the Dead
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w8Bh4XSkFpXx0A5oQEqRSvcaSKG.jpg)
Goin' South
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kX9KOg1Xx6FrIOipDB91aBa8fOH.jpg)
About Sarah
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One Magic Christmas
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