- Films
- 63
- Avg rating
- 6.43
- Peak run
- 1990’93
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Mary by the numbers
Average
6.43
58 rated films
Vote weighted
6.49
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.74
rating spread
Career
49y
1978 to 2026
Total votes
3.94M
across every film
Best
8.1
The Help
Worst
5.0
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  The Dink | Candace | 6.1 | 11,913 |
| 2025 | Easy's Waltz | · | · | 150 |
| 2025 |  Last Train to Fortune | Miss Maybelle | · | 257 |
| 2023 |  Book Club: The Next Chapter | Carol | 5.6 | 10,317 |
| 2021 |  Nightmare Alley | Mrs. Kimball | 7.0 | 185K |
| 2020 |  Happiest Season | Tipper | 6.6 | 53,810 |
| 2018 | Antiquities | Dr. Margot | 5.4 | 1,859 |
| 2018 |  Book Club | Carol | 6.1 | 35,285 |
| 2017 |  The Discovery | Interviewer | 6.2 | 41,172 |
| 2017 | I Do... Until I Don't | Cybil | 4.4 | 3,496 |
| 2016 | Katie Says Goodbye | Maybelle | 6.7 | 2,923 |
| 2016 | Dean | Carol | 6.3 | 2,903 |
| 2016 |  The Book of Love | Julia Mureaux | 6.0 | 5,118 |
| 2015 |  A Walk in the Woods | Jeannie | 6.4 | 32,714 |
| 2014 |  Song One | Karen | 5.8 | 10,786 |
| 2013 |  Last Vegas | Diana | 6.6 | 141K |
| 2011 |  The Help | · | 8.1 | 534K |
| 2010 |  Dirty Girl | · | 6.4 | 11,980 |
| 2009 |  Did You Hear About the Morgans? | · | 5.0 | 45,340 |
| 2009 |  The Open Road | Katherine | 5.5 | 3,930 |
Better together?
Mary Steenburgen's regulars
- Christopher LloydCo-star · 3 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.73
- Kevin KlineCo-star · 3 films · 6.77 avg▲+0.30
- Craig T. NelsonCo-star · 3 films · 6.17 avg▼−0.27
- Jonathan DemmeDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.25 avg▲+0.70
- Randall MillerDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.30 avg▲+0.07
- Bill HoldermanDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.85 avg▼−0.29
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Christopher Lloyd and Mary Steenburgen movies · Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen movies · Craig T. Nelson and Mary Steenburgen movies · Jonathan Demme and Mary Steenburgen movies
Takes
On Mary Steenburgen
1 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1981Mary Steenburgen
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.