In television, Steenburgen appeared as Kate Montgomery in "Ink" (1996) and co-starred as Mary Gulliver in "Gulliver's Travels" (1996). She has a recurring role as herself in "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Steenburgen co-starred as Helen Girardi, the mother of Amber Tamblyn's title character in "Joan of Arcadia." In 2011, she had a recurring role as Josephine in the HBO sitcom "Bored to Death". Steenburgen starred as Anastasia Lee in the 2011 FX pilot, "Outlaw Country," but it was passed by the network. She appeared in the dark sitcom "Wilfred" from 2011 through 2013 as Catherine Newman, the title character's eccentric and mentally ill mother. Steenburgen had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom "30 Rock" from 2012 to 2013 where she played Diana Jessup.