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Mary Steenburgen, an established film, television and stage actress, earned an Academy Award for her role in "Melvin and Howard." In addition to the recent films "Elf" and "Casa de Los Babys," her feature film credits include "Philadelphia," "Parenthood," "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "The Grass Harp," "Wish You Were Dead," "Nobody's Baby," "Back to the Future III," "Time After Time," "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy," "Cross Creek," "One Magic Christmas," "Dead of Winter," "End of the Line," "Hope Springs," "Sunshine State" and "Life as a House." She has also completed production on the upcoming "Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School."

Steenburgen starred with her husband, Ted Danson, in the mini-series "Talking to Heaven" and the television movie "Surviving Love," both on CBS. They had previously worked together in 1996 in the mini-series "Gulliver's Travels" and in the 1994 feature film "Pontiac Moon," as well as in the CBS series "Ink." Steenburgen's additional television credits include the mini-series "Noah's Ark" and, on CBS, the movie "About Sarah."

Her theater credits include the Broadway productions of "Candida" and "Holiday," the Off Broadway production of "The Beginning of August" and, most recently, "Marvin's Room" at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles.

Born in Newport, Arkansas, Steenburgen was raised in Little Rock and lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is February 8.

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Joe Mantegna

as Will Girardi

Mary Steenburgen

as Helen Girardi

Amber Tamblyn

as Joan Girardi

Jason Ritter

as Kevin Girardi

Michael Welch

as Luke Girardi

Christopher Marquette

as Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

as Grace Polk