[DOC] [TLE] 11 Famous People Born In Arkansas You May Be Surprised To Learn [PAR] May 5, 2015 ... Steenburgen won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Melvin and 
Howard" in 1981. She also produced and starred in "The End of the Line", a 
movie ... 2. Glen Campbell: A native of Delight in Pike County, Arkansas, this ... 
he lost the title to Cassius Clay who later became Muhammed Ali. [DOC] [TLE] Mary Steenburgen - Wikipedia [PAR] Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress. She won 
the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe Award for 
Best Supporting Actress for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan 
Demme's 1980 film Melvin and Howard. ... Steenburgen's big break came when 
she was discovered by Jack Nicholson... [DOC] [TLE] Arkansas Arts & Entertainment - Famous Arkansans - Arkansas Kids [PAR] Find out which actors, actresses, singers and musicians have Arkansas 
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Bed of Roses. [DOC] [TLE] Mary Nell Steenburgen (1953) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas [PAR] Mar 16, 2016 ... She has won many awards, including an Academy Award for her portrayal of 
Lynda Dummar in Melvin and Howard (1980). ... A CBS television talent scout 
told her about an upcoming audition for a new Jack Nicholson movie. ... North 
Little Rock native Jay Russell, also the child of a railroader, wrote and... [DOC] [TLE] Lights! Camera! Arkansas! - the Old State House Museum [PAR] Arkansas's first Hollywood star was Little Rock native Broncho Billy .... Mary 
Steenburgen on being cast opposite Jack Nicholson in the movie, Goin' South. ... 
Two years later, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Melvin and 
Howard. ..... an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Melvin and 
Howard; Billy... [DOC] [TLE] Arkansas Secretary of State - Famous Arkansans [PAR] Sep 9, 1996 ... She was a National Book Award nominee for her autobiographical I Know Why 
the ... He later gained fame as a member of the world-famous Harlem 
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years. ..... actress from North Little Rock was discovered by Jack Nicholson. [DOC] [TLE] Mary Steenburgen - Actress, ex-wife of Malcolm McDowell [PAR] Of her teenage years she says, "I was one of those girls whose parents hated all 
her ... Of the role she later said, "Actually, I've played the same scene in that film 
and ... in Arkansas who had been discovered by Jack Nicholson and cast in a film
. .... When she won the best supporting actress Oscar for "Melvin and Howard" in
... [DOC] [TLE] Mary Steenburgen - Revolvy [PAR] She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe ... 
the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme 's 1980 film Melvin and Howard . 
... Early life Steenburgen was born in Newport, Arkansas , to N Express yourself. 
... Steenburgen's big break came when she was discovered by Jack Nicholson in
... [DOC] [TLE] 1962 Oscars: Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini, Best Song 1961 ... [PAR] 1961: British-born actor Elizabeth Taylor, holding the Oscar she won for best .... 
Sophia Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film Two ... one 
until 'Denzel Washington' won for "Training Day" (2001) some 38 years later. ..... 
1980 Mary Steenburgen Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Melvin and 
Howard". [DOC] [TLE] The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois  Page 35 [PAR] Jul 2, 2002 ... The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), Tuesday, July 2, 2002, Page 35. ... to go 
to Los Angeles for her first movie audition with Jack Nicholson. ... In 1980, she 
won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in

Question: Jack Nicholson discovered this Arkansas native & 2 years later she won an Oscar for "Melvin and Howard"
Answer: Mary Steenburgen