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Mary Steenburgen
Birth at
8 February 1953
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Popular American actress Mary Steenburgen was born on February 8, 1953 in Newport, Arkansas, USA. She spent her childhood in the provincial town of North Little Rock. After graduating from high school, Mary went to the drama school in New York. She was also hired by an improvisational troupe. In the movie she got by chance: the girl with a beautiful expressive appearance noticed at the entrance to the Paramount studio Jack Nicolos. He recommended Mary in the film “South” for the role of the wife
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Popular American actress Mary Steenburgen was born on February 8, 1953 in Newport, Arkansas, USA. She spent her childhood in the provincial town of North Little Rock. After graduating from high school, Mary went to the drama school in New York. She was also hired by an improvisational troupe. In the movie she got by chance: the girl with a beautiful expressive appearance noticed at the entrance to the Paramount studio Jack Nicolos. He recommended Mary in the film “South” for the role of the wife of a border guard.
After that, the career of the actress began to develop rapidly. Already in 1980, she managed to receive the most prestigious award in the field of cinema – “Oscar” for the best female role in a film.
Melvin and Howard .
After that, she starred in many more popular films and TV series, such as Ragtime, Through the Creek,
"Back to the Future 3" .
What's eating Gilbert Grape "Freisier," "Poodra,"
Nixon “Noah’s Ark,” “Law and Order,” and many others.
Among the recent works of the actress, it is worth noting the romantic comedies “The Morgan Spouses on the Run” and
"Proposal" . In the latter, she played the mother of the main character, played by Ryan Reynolds. Also significant are her roles in the films “Step Brothers”, “In the Electric Fog” and “The Servant”.
Mary Steenberger married twice. In her first marriage to Malcolm McDowell, the actress gave birth to two children: daughter Lily and son Charles. In 1990, ten years after the wedding, the couple announced their divorce. In 1995, Mary married for the second time. Her choice was actor Ted Dunson.
Together with her husband, the actress took an active part in the election campaign of her close friend and former first lady of the United States Hillary Clinton.
Lyon College in Batesville awarded Mary Steenbergen a doctorate in humanities in 2006.
