Mary Steenburgen: Her Life And Career Quiz

Answer: Newport, Arkansas

Mary Steenburgen was born in Newport, Arkansas, on February 8, 1953. Her parents were Maurice Steenburgen and Nellie Mae. Her father was a railroad conductor, and her mother was a school secretary. Her full name is Mary Nell Steenburgen. She also has a sister, Nancy, who was a school teacher.

Answer: As a child and during her school years

Mary Steenburgen moved with her family to North Little Rock, Arkansas, due to her father's job. After that she began training in dance and gave her first dance performance when she was four years old. This was the first time she performed as an artist.

She was very fond of the arts, and much later, during her school years, she acted in plays, participated in community theater and also formed an improv comedy group with a few of her friends in order to develop her acting skills.

Answer: Hendrix College

Mary Steenburgen graduated from high school in the early 1970s, after which she gained admission to Hendrix College to study theater. She didn't, however, complete her degree. In the second year of her degree program in 1972 she left college and never returned to complete her degree.

In 1975 Hendrix College awarded her an honor called the Odyssey Medal, in view of the fact that she had been a student at the college at one time, and in 1989 awarded Mary an honorary doctorate.

Answer: True

On the advice of her teacher, Mary Steenburgen gave an audition for a space at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater, which is one of the most famous drama schools in the United States. It was founded in 1928 and has produced many famous and successful actors and actresses. Mary Steenburgen was successful at the audition, so she was offered admission, and she moved to New York City in 1972 to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

In order to support herself financially, she also worked as a waitress and at a publishing house during the time she was a student there.

Answer: She was discovered by an actor.

Mary Steenburgen graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse and got her first break in the late 1970s after she was discovered by the famous Hollywood star Jack Nicholson at a reception of Paramount's New York office; she had gone there to audition for a role in a movie that was to star Jack Nicholson. He gave Mary a chance to audition for that film. She was successful in the audition and made her debut in the movies with the film "Goin South", which was released in 1978. The film was a Western and a comedy.

In the film, Jack Nicholson played the role of Henry Lloyd Moon, an outlaw who was about to be hanged, while Mary played the role of Julia Tate, a young woman who agreed to marry Henry in order to save him from his fate.

Answer: One Magic Christmas

"One Magic Christmas" was a Christmas fantasy film. It starred Mary Steenburgen and Gary Basaraba in the lead roles as Ginny Grainger and Jack Grainger respectively. The film was released in 1985.

The film tells the story of Jack Grainger and Ginny Grainger who are a married couple and have two children, a son named Cal and a daughter named Abbie. Ginny is a bitter and cynical woman, who doesn't like to celebrate Christmas, while Jack is ambitious about starting a bicycle shop. He shares his idea with Ginny who isn't very keen about it, as the family doesn't have enough money and she feels that he should take up a paid job instead of opening the shop. She herself works as a cashier in a grocery store. After reading a letter written by her daughter, Abbie, to Santa Claus, she develops a positive attitude towards life and enjoys and celebrates Christmas with her family.

Answer: Step Brothers

"Step Brothers" was a Hollywood film released in 2008. It starred Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, and Andrea Savage in the main roles. The film was a comedy, directed by Adam McKay.

The film "Step Brothers" tells the story of two men, named Brennan Huff and Dale Doback who live at home with their parents. Brennan lives with his mother, Nancy Huff, played by Mary Steenburgen, while Dale lives with his father, Robert Doback, played by Richard Jenkins. Brennan and Dale don't work, and when Robert and Nancy fall in love and get married, they are forced to live with each other as step brothers. They hate each other and keep on having fights, so Robert and Nancy force them to find jobs for themselves. After some initial setbacks, both Brennan and Dale find jobs that interest them, and begin to do well in their respective jobs.

Answer: I Am Sam

"I Am Sam" was a Hollywood film that was released in 2001. The film told the story of a man named Sam Dawson who had a developmental disability, and how he fought for the custody of his daughter.

This film stars Sean Penn in the role of Sam Dawson, and Michelle Pfeiffer played the role of his attorney, Rita Harrison. Dakota Fanning played the role of Sam's daughter, Lucy Diamond Dawson. Mary Steenburgen also played a small role in the film, acting as Dr. Blake.

Answer: Numb

"Numb" is a drama film. Released in 2007, it starred Matthew Perry, Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Pollack and Lynn Collins in the main roles. It dealt with the issues of depression and depersonalisation disorder.

Matthew Perry played the role of Hudson Milbank, a man who is suffering from depersonalisation disorder and depression and goes to various people in the hope of finding a cure, and Mary Steenburgen played the role of Dr. Blaine, a psychiatrist who helps Hudson by trying to cure his illness.

Answer: She has been an active supporter of humanitarian causes and patronized the arts.

Mary Steenburgen was very active in films and television right from the beginning of her career, however, she was active in other areas as well. In addition to acting, Steenburgen actively supported humanitarian causes and served as a patron of the arts.

She supported human rights and environmental causes and was involved with many humanitarian and charity organizations, such as Oceana and ASPCA. In an interview, she talked about the importance of doing good things to help people and benefit the human race in general.