Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Mary Nell SteenburgenBirth Date :
February 08, 1953Birth Place :
Newport, Arkansas, USAClaim to fame :
As Lynda Dummar in "Melvin and Howard" (1980)
Academy Awards, USA
1981
Won Oscarcategory Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Melvin and Howard (1980)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1991
Got nomination for Saturn Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for Back to the Future Part III (1990)
1980
Won Saturn Awardcategory Best Actress for Time After Time (1979)
BAFTA Awards
1986
Got nomination for BAFTA TV Awardcategory Best Actress for Tender Is the Night (1985) (TV series)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1981
Won BSFC Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for Melvin and Howard (1980)
CableACE Awards
1987
Got nomination for ACEcategory Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for Tender Is the Night (1985) (TV series)
DVD Exclusive Awards
2003
Got nomination for DVD Premiere Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for Wish You Were Dead (2002)
Emmy Awards
1988
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) (TV movie)
Genie Awards
1986
Got nomination for Geniecategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for One Magic Christmas (1985)
Golden Globes, USA
1982
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for Ragtime (1981)
1981
Won Golden Globecategory Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for Melvin and Howard (1980)
1979
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Motion Picture Acting Debut - Female for Goin' South (1978)
Hollywood Film Festival
2011
Won Hollywood Film Awardcategory Ensemble of the Year for The Help (2011)
shared with Emma Stone; Viola Davis; Jessica Chastain
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1981
Won KCFCC Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for Melvin and Howard (1980)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1980
Won LAFCA Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for Melvin and Howard (1980)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1981
Won NSFC Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for Melvin and Howard (1980)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1980
Won NYFCC Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for Melvin and Howard (1980)
Satellite Awards
2004
Won Golden Satellite Awardcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Drama for Joan of Arcadia (2003) (TV series)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1999
Got nomination for Actorcategory Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for About Sarah (1998) (TV movie)
1996
Got nomination for Actorcategory Outstanding Performance by a Cast for Nixon (1995)
shared with Joan Allen, Brian Bedford, Powers Boothe
