The famous American actress who made a contribution to social life and the development of cinema, winner of the Golden Globe and Oscar awards, a confident business woman, a caring mother and grandmother - this is all about Mary Steenburgen.
Mary Steenburgen won two prestigious awards for her work in Melvin and Howard. In total, the actress's film portfolio contains almost ninety works.
Years of childhood and adolescence
The future famous performer was born in Newport in 1953, on February 8. Maurice Steenburgen, the father of the future celebrity, worked on the railroad, Nellie Mae Wall, mother, was the school secretary.
Mary spent her childhood in the provinces. At school, the girl loved literature, dancing, classes in the theater studio. After graduation, she entered the Arkansas Lyon College. In 1989 she was awarded an honorary doctorate there, and in 2006 she became a Doctor of Humanities.
The girl dreamed of conquering a big city. Having received the recommendation of an acting teacher, Mary moved to Manhattan in 1972. She became a student at one of the universities in New York, entering the acting department.
The girl, in parallel with her studies, managed to work in a publishing house and a restaurant. The assertive and punchy nature was appreciated by Jack Nicholson, who drew attention to the confident girl in the Paramount office.
He invited an unknown actress to play the main role in his film "To the South". True, the star has always remained with the opinion that there is no need to wait for a successful coincidence of circumstances.
It is always important to work at full strength, doing creativity and business. Only then is success likely to come.
The path to calling and recognition
After a successful debut in 1979, Mary was invited to the science fiction film Travel in a Time Machine. Malcolm McDowell, who later became the husband of the star, also began working on the project.
In 1980, the aspiring actress with three films in her portfolio received a prestigious award. She was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
In the highly acclaimed comedy drama Melvin & Howard, the performer starred nude. Agreeing to such a risky step opened the doors for her to Spielberg's big cinema.
In the now cult film project "Back to the Future" Steenburgen appeared before the audience in the form of Dr. Brown's beloved Clara Clayton. The appearance in the film became the will of children who dreamed of filming their mother in their favorite film series.
After a successful debut in the eighties, the performer has repeatedly reincarnated in diverse heroines. She has appeared in Ragtime, Cross Scream, One Magical Christmas, Death in Winter.
In 1993, another landmark work took place in the tape "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" She starred with Johnny Depp and a very young Leonardo DiCaprio. In the movie drama, the action takes place around the Grape family, who live in the backwoods.
Early widowed Bonnie cannot get out of bed due to abnormal obesity. The mentally retarded younger brother, the hero of DiCaprio, is looked after by Gilbert, the elder, the hero of Depp.
He works in a grocery store and spends all his free time with the married neighbor Mrs. Carver, played by Mary Steenburgen.
Family matters
In 2009, the celebrity received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1980 Steenburgen became the wife of a colleague at work Malcolm McDowell. Mutual understanding, love and passion reigned in the family for almost ten years.
However, the couple announced their separation by 1990. True, both were happy in the relationship. In 1981, the first baby appeared in the family, daughter Lilly Amanda. A couple of years later, the girl received a younger brother, Charles Malcolm.
Having matured, both offspring of the star couple continued the dynasty, becoming film actors. In 1995 Mary remarried. She has been happily married for over twenty years.
With Ted Danson, by her confession, they were destined for each other. Family life takes place in an atmosphere of complete idyll.
Both try to color even ordinary rather boring days with different colors. No matter how hard the truth is, the spouses prefer not to hide anything from each other.
In 2012 Steenbergen became a grandmother. The baby granddaughter was named Clementine. The celebrity spends all his free time with his family, or rather, with his beloved spouse.
Film life and business
The actress has appeared in the television projects "Joe Bob's Open Air Cinema", "Law & Order. Special Corps "," New Jeanne D'Arc "," Wilfred ". In recent years, Mary prefers to work in comedy films. Only occasionally does she agree to drama series and film projects.
She does not sit idle for a second, always remaining a business woman. The celebrity owns Nell's Compass and owns a store selling home furnishings and decor.
In the two thousandth, the performer participated in "Life as at Home", "Petals of Hope". In Elf, a 2003 Christmas comedy, she plays a woman who finds out that her husband is the father of one of Santa's elves.
The actress played for the acclaimed alchemist of cinematography David Lynch in "Inland Empire". Steenburgen later appeared in Four Christmases, The Proposal, The Morgan Spouses on the Run, The Servant, and Mean Girl.
In 2018, the performer reincarnated as Carol from the comedy melodrama Book Club.
The film tells the story of four elderly intellectual women. During another conversation about books, they stumble upon the infamous bestseller about fifty shades of gray. The book changes everything in the established life.
Recently, the actress has been participating in the work on the comedy fantasy sitcom The Last Man on Earth.
She got one of the key characters, Gail Klosterman. According to the plot, the heroine Steenbergen plays the accordion. Mary herself really likes this instrument. She dreams of learning to play it professionally.
