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Mother of actress Lilly McDowell (b. 1981) and producer/director Charlie McDowell (b. 1983) Returned to old high school in North Little Rock, Arkansas, April 2002, to teach drama workshops to students, fulfilling promise made to parents of teenager Thea Leopoulos, who was killed in a traffic accident in 2001. In both Time After Time (1979) and Back to the Future Part III (1990) she played the love interest of a time traveller who later became one herself. In the former, she was from the time traveller's future and in the latter, she was from his past. Played Jason Ritter's mother in "Joan of Arcadia" (2003). Her husband Ted Danson played Ritter's father in Mumford (1999). Is the third of 4 consecutive winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to have the initials "M.S.". The others are: Maggie Smith - California Suite (1978), Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), and Maureen Stapleton - Reds (1981). Discovered by Jack Nicholson in the reception room of Paramount's NY office. Nicholson cast her as his leading lady in Goin' South (1978), Steenburgen's feature debut. [1978]