How old is Mary Steenburgen, what movies has the Book Club and Step Brothers actress been in and is she married?
We take a look at her long career in the movie business
MARY Steenburgen is a well known face in Hollywood thanks to her long career that has spanned over four decades.
But what is her background? And what movies has she starred in? Here's what we know...
Who is Mary Steenburgen? What is her background?
Mary, 65, was born February 8, 1953 and is an American actress.
Her big break came when she was discovered by Jack Nicholson in the reception room of Paramount's New York office, and was cast as the female lead in his 1978 Western movie Goin' South.
After that she had a leading role in the 1979 film Time After Time where she played a woman who falls in love with author H. G. Wells, played by her future-first husband Malcolm McDowell.
Mary won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the role of Lynda Dummar in the 1980 film Melvin and Howard.
What are Mary's biggest movies?
Mary has starred in many big Hollywood movies, these include:
- Parenthood (1989)
- Back to the Future Part III (1990)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- Elf (2003)
- The Brave One (2007)
- Step Brothers (2008)
- The Proposal (2009)
- The Help (2011)
- Book Club (2018)
What is Mary's net worth?
Although Mary isn't one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, she has still amassed quit a fortune.
She is said to be worth £9 million.
This is through her supporting roles in numerous big films.
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Is Mary married?
In 1978, Mary began dating British actor Malcolm McDowell on the set of their movie Time After Time.
They married in 1980 and had two children together - a daughter called Lilly and a son Charlie McDowell.
Unfortunately the couple divorced in 1990.
In 1995 Mary married Cheers star Ted Danson and became the stepmum to his daughters Kate and Alexis from his previous marriage, to producer Cassandra Coates.