Mary Steenburgen is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Her biggest role was on Jonathan Demme’s Melvin and Howard as Lynda Dummar. She has accumulated a net worth of $80 million combined with her husband’s, actor Ted Danson, wealth. Steenburgen’s husband is a two-time Emmy Award winner and the highest-paid actor on television in the series Cheers.
What Does Mary Steenburgen’s Career Life Look Like?
Mary Steenburgen began her acting career professionally in the Western comedy film Goin’ South in 1978 as a female lead. This was followed by a role in the science fiction film Time After Time working alongside Malcolm McDowell. She has won several awards such as the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Melvin and Howard in the 1980s. The awards made way for other roles in the films Cross Creek, Ragtime, Parenthood, Book Club, The Help, and Elf.
Steenburgen ventured into television programs including Ink, Justified, Joan of Arcadia, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Her first HBO comedy series was Curb Your Enthusiasm. From 2011, she played the role of Catherine Newman on the comedy series Wilfred. This was followed by appearances on 30 Rock, Bored to Death, Orange is the New Black, and Togetherness.
Her music journey began after she experienced a minor surgery in 2007 and she enrolled for music lessons. Several years later, she had written over 50 songs and released collaborations with other artists. By 2018, she was writing songs for movies like the 2018 British musical drama Wild Rose and this earned her a deal to publish her work with Universal Music Publishing Group.
Steenburgen and her husband Ted own several properties across the country but most of them are in the Los Angeles area. They bought their first nine acres through a trust in 2005 for $4.5 million in Ojai, California, and sold it for $8.75 million. In 2014, they bought a mansion in Santa Monica, California at $3.5 million and a few years later they bought the house next door to have a larger compound at $5.2 million. The couple bought a home in Ojai worth $2.4 million in 2017. They own a six-acre multi-residence on Martha’s Vineyard and a cottage in Nashville.
Details of Mary Steenburgen’s Family Life
Steenburgen was born on February 8 1953 in Newport, Arkansas to her other Nellie a school secretary, and Maurice a freight train conductor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. She has one sibling named Nancy. As a teenager, she attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas studied drama, and was awarded an honorary dictate in 1989 and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Lyon College Batesville in 2006. She moved to Manhattan and while studying under William Esper she started working at the Doubleday Publishing Company and later moved to work as a server at the Magic Pan restaurant.
She was married to her first husband actor Malcolm McDowell after meeting on set while filming Time After Time in 1979. They wed in 1980 and have two children including Charlie McDowell but unfortunately, they separated in 1990. She remarried actor Ted Danson on October 7 1995 and have been together ever since. Her close friends include Hillary Clinton, a former secretary of state and former senator.
