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Mary Nell Steenburgen is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the Western comedy film Goin' South (1978). Steenburgen went on to earn critical acclaim for her role in Time After Time (1979) and Jonathan Demme's comedy-drama film Melvin and Howard (1980), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

American film and television actor

Attorney General of Arkansas since 2023

American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director (1924-2006)

American actress

Arkansas governor (1896-1977)

United States politician (1909–1992)

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American politician (1939–2017)

United States general (1892-1961)

American poet, translator, editor (1930-2015)

American bacteriologist

American physicist

American musician (1907–1976)

American journalist

American actor

American musician

American historian (1930-1994)

United States Air Force general (1911-1996)

American politician (1881-1935)

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