Philadelphia to Happiest Season, Oscar-winning actress Mary Steenburgen has chosen roles in productions — over the course of decades — that have advocated for the LGBTQ+ community.And in return, LGBTQ+ people have taken note.
It was a "beautiful letter" from out director Clea DuVall that instilled in Steenburgen the importance of portraying the mother of a lesbian daughter in Happiest Season, the actress revealed; in the note, DuVall explained how she had never before seen herself reflected in the holiday genre.