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• Mary Steenburgen is an American actress who has been working in the entertainment industry since 1978.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth date: February 8, 1953
  2. Birth place: Newport, Arkansas
  3. Full name: Mary Nell Steenburgen
  4. Spouse: Ted DansonTV Guide: Mary Steenburgen Bio
  5. Height: 5'8"
  6. "Discovered" by Jack NicholsonTV Guide: Mary Steenburgen Bio
  7. Won Academy Award in 1981
  8. Married to Malcolm McDowell from 1980-1990TV Guide: Mary Steenburgen Bio
  9. Close friends with Hillary Rodham Clinton

• Her Many Roles

  Mary Steenburgen has appeared in many films which include Melvin and Howard, Parenthood, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Elf and The Brave One. Her resume also includes various television roles such as Joan of Arcadia, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ink and Becker.

• Long Lost Son?

  In 2008, Steenburgen played the role of Will Ferrell's mother in the film Step Brothers. This is the second time in a film she portrayed a maternal role toward Ferrell. The first time was in the 2003 film Elf, when she played the wife of Ferrell's character's father.MTV Movies Blog: Mary Steenburgen Takes To ‘The Open Road’ With Justin Timberlake (July 9, 2008)

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  Ted Danson | Step Brothers | The Brave One | Elf | Back to the Future | Will Ferrell | John C. Reilly | Four Christmases | The Proposal | All About Steve

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