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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
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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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
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The Conners
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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
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E!'s 101
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
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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/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
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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
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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/aEqtJDj8MvSDQwzggvcOfFTZMw.jpg)
The Proposal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oOleziEempUPu96jkGs0Pj6tKxj.jpg)
Elf
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sMCqawbXXxzE5yRIfAS0lxCjpME.jpg)
Katie Says Goodbye
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Four Christmases
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?
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Philadelphia
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vRjyakxRrMfj6sgyUJte9mVI1D9.jpg)
Ragtime
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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/lXoeOcWWhPpLH1wzTIhOx8jydBo.jpg)
Book Club: The Next Chapter
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6ORGBbOA45pfKQXvntPf46NoFGO.jpg)
Book Club
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Step Brothers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6sgVnE0oMsnunGuFxWWREB6ELSN.jpg)
Back to the Future
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Back to the Future Part III
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Clifford
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Living with the Dead
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Pontiac Moon
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About Sarah
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Noah's Ark
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Goin' South
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Living with the Dead
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One Magic Christmas
Production Credits
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