Editing Mary Steenburgen (section)

===Television career===
In television, Steenburgen appeared as Kate Montgomery in ''[[Ink (TV series)|Ink]]'' (1996) and co-starred as Mary Gulliver in ''[[Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)|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 (TV channel)|FX]] pilot ''[[Outlaw Country (2012 film)|Outlaw Country]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mary-Steenburgen-Outlaw-1019806.aspx |title=Mary Steenburgen Saddles Into Outlaw Country Pilot |first=Kate |last=Stanhope |date=June 21, 2010 |magazine=TV Guide}}</ref> but it was passed by the network.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/fx-says-no-to-outlaw-country-1118046302/ |title=FX says no to 'Outlaw Country' |first=Stuart |last=Levine |date=November 17, 2011 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> She appeared in the dark sitcom ''[[Wilfred (American TV series)|Wilfred]]'' from 2011 through 2013 as Catherine Newman, the title character's eccentric and mentally ill mother. Steenburgen had a recurring role as Diana Jessup on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[30 Rock]]'' from 2012 to 2013.

In 2014, she began a recurring role as former Dixie Mafia boss Katherine Hale in the fifth and sixth seasons of ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]''.

From 2015 to 2018, she starred as Gail Klosterman on the comedy series ''[[The Last Man on Earth (TV series)|The Last Man on Earth]]''.

From 2020 to 2021, she played the role of Maggie Clarke in the NBC musical comedy-drama series ''[[Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist]]'' for two seasons. She reprised the role for [[The Roku Channel]] television film ''Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas''.