Steenburgen, who studied at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, also received a Golden Globe nomination for the 1981 film "Ragtime", a BAFTA TV Award nomination for the 1985 miniseries "Tender Is the Night," and an Emmy Award nomination for the 1988 TV film "". Her other film appearances include "Time After Time" (1979), "Cross Creek" (1983), "Parenthood" (1989), "Back to the Future Part III" (1990), "Philadelphia" (1993), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), "Elf" (2003), "The Brave One" (2007), "Step Brothers" (2008), "The Proposal" (2009), "The Help" (2011), ‘’A Walk in the Woods’’ (2015), "Book Club" (2018), and "Happiest Season" (2020).