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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kaleigh Werner

Mary Steenburgen says she left a ‘puddle’ on the Oscars stage while breastfeeding daughter

Mary Steenburgen won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 1981 Oscars for her role in ‘Melvin and Howard’ - (Getty Images for AFI)

Mary Steenburgen left her mark on the coveted Oscars stage after picking up the award for Best Supporting Actress in 1981 for her role in Jonathan Demme’s comedy-drama, Melvin and Howard.

In conversation with her husband Ted Danson on his Where Everyone Knows Your Name podcast, Steenburgen explained that she’d just given birth to her daughter Lilly and was still breastfeeding then.

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