Talented actress Mary Steenbergen

The famous American actress Mary Steenbergen deserves special attention for her contribution not only to the cinema, but also to the life of the community. A talented actress, a caring mother and grandmother, a confident business lady - and all this about Mary.

Biography

The actress was born on February 8, 1953. Her home town of Newport is located in the state of Arkansas. Mary is the daughter of the freight train conductor Maurice Steenbergen and school secretary Nellie Wall. The childhood of the actress passed in the province, but this only fueled her interest in the conquest of the big city. Therefore, in 1972, when she turned 19, she went to live in New York. In the big city, she settled quickly. I found work in the publishing company Doubleday and studied acting in the studio with Will Esper.

Mary Steenbergen in her youth was assertive, self-confident and punchy, perhaps these qualities were appreciated by Jack Nicholson when he accidentally noticed her in the office of the company Paramount.

Then he invited a young and unknown actress to star in his film "To the South," which became Nicholson's second directorial work.

However, the actress herself always convinces people that you should not wait for the day when the stars converge in the right constellation, and luck will visit you. Moreover, she repeatedly said that it is necessary to work, otherwise even a chance chance can be missed, because there will be nothing to keep.

Filmography

After the movie "To the South," Mary in 1979 received a role in a fantastic film "Journey in the Time Machine." Together with her played her future husband Malcolm McDowell. And in 1980, Mary Steenbergen, whose filmography consisted of only three films, was awarded the Academy Award for Oscar) for the best secondary role. Critics rated her in the comedy drama Melvin and Howard, in which the actress agreed to appear nude.

It was this role that helped to finally open the door to the big movie Steenbergen. Further it can be seen in the role of Dr. Brown's beloved in the magnificent and well-known to each film "Back to the Future 3". Although her appearance in this film was only the will of children who dreamed of seeing their mother in their favorite series of films.

Mary Steenbergen can be seen in the films: "What's eating Gilbert Grape?", "Elf", "Nixon". In the Christmas comedy "Elf", the actress played a woman who made an unusual discovery that her husband is the father of one of Santa's elves.

Recently, Mary began to give preference only to films of comedy. However, sometimes there are dramatic roles in serials and movies. In total, she appeared in 89 films and serials.

In 2009, the actress got her own star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

First husband

In 1980, Mary married a colleague of Malcolm McDowell, whom you can learn from the role in the movie "Clockwork Orange". They had mutual understanding, passion and love, but the marriage did not last long, and in 1990 the couple announced their divorce.

However, this marriage brought happiness to both parties. In 1981, the couple had a daughter Lilly Amanda, and two years later - the son of Charles Malcolm. By the way, the children of the star couple continued the dynasty of actors and play in the movies.

The second husband

In 1995, the actress remarried and for 21 years she is happy in marriage. As Mary Steenbergen herself said, they were meant for each other with Ted Danson. "We laugh all the time, rejoice and fool around. Even when the day strikes its ordinary, we try to paint it. We always say the truth, even if it is very heavy. We do not accept each other as an attachment or part of a family. I love him, appreciate him and respect him, but he appreciates, respects and loves me. " This is how a talented actress describes her marriage.

Facts about the actress

In addition to the above, I want to add a few facts from the life of the remarkable actress Mary Steenbergen:

• Back in 1989, Mary received an honorary doctorate, and in 2006, the leadership of the College Lyon noted her as the Doctor of Arts.
• Mary is a close friend of Hillary Clinton and supports her in all election campaigns, along with her husband.
• In 2012, Steenbergen became a grandmother. Her little beautiful granddaughter was named Clementine.
• All her free time the actress spends on her family, or rather, on her beloved husband.
• Mary is a business lady and can not do nothing for a minute.
• She owns a firm she owns with her daughter. The name of the company Nell's Compass was received in honor of the mother of the actress.
• In addition, she is the owner of the store, which sells decor and home decoration.
• Now the actress plays one of the main roles in the comedy fantastic sitcom "The Last Man on Earth".
• In this role, Mary Steenbergen, whose photo you see below, plays the accordion. The actress herself says she is obsessed with this musical instrument and dreams of learning how to play it professionally.

Here is such a talented and absolutely unforgettable actress Steenbergen. Its hardening, hardness of spirit and the desire to fight with any system can only be envied. Already released a new season of the series "The Last Man on Earth", so if you want to evaluate her serial role in the sitcom, then go ahead, to view!