Birth Name : Mary Nell Steenburgen
Birth Date : February 8, 1953
Birth Place : Newport, Arkansas, USA
Nationality : American
Sex : Female
Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Hair Color : Black
Zodiac Sign : Aquarius
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : White
Profession : Actress
First Major Screen Credit : Goin' South (1978)
Education : North Little Rock High School, North Little Rock, Arkansas, The Neigborhood Playhouse School of The Theatre, New York, New York (graduated in 1972), Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
Husband : Ted Danson, Malcolm McDowell
Father : Maurice Steenburgen
Mother : Nell Steenburgen
Sister : Nancy Kelley
Son : Charlie McDowell
Daughter : Lilly McDowell
Career Highlights : Melvin and Howard, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Cross Creek
Claim to Fame : As Melvin's flustered but caring wife in Jonathan Demme's 'Melvin and Howard' (1980)
Party Affiliation : Democratic
Awards : National Board of Review Award (1980) Best Supporting Actress - "Melvin and Howard", Golden Globe Award (1980) Best Supporting Actress - "Melvin and Howard", Oscar (1980) Best Supporting Actress - "Melvin and Howard", New York Film Critics Circle Award (1980) Best Supporting Actress - "Melvin and Howard", Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1980) Best Supporting Actress - "Melvin and Howard"