Mary McDonnell
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA — Apr 28 1952
Biography
Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in Dances With Wolves and May-Alice Culhane in Passion Fish. McDonnell is well known for her performances as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in Independence Day, and Rose in Donnie Darko. She was featured as Captain Sharon Raydor during seasons 5–7 of the TNT series The Closer and starred as Commander Sharon Raydor in the spin-off series Major…
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Mary McDonnell's Credits
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Grey's Anatomy
Virginia Dixon
Fargo
Ruby Goldfarb
The Closer
Sharon Raydor
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
ER
Eleanor Carter
Veronica Mars
Jane
Battlestar Galactica
Laura Roslin
Touched by an Angel
Sister Theodore Claire
Major Crimes
Captain Sharon Raydor
The Oscars
Self
Donnie Darko
Rose Darko
Battlestar Galactica
President Laura Roslin
The Fall of the House of Usher
Madeline Usher
Scream 4
Kate Roberts
Independence Day
Marilyn Whitmore
VisionQuest
Rebel
Helen
E/R
Eve Sheridan
Dances with Wolves
Stands With A Fist
Sneakers
Liz
Broke
Kathy Brandywine
Margin Call
Mary Rogers
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Helen Staples
High Society
Dott Emerson
Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
Delilah
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Lady Zerbst (voice)
Mumford
Althea Brockett
Grand Canyon
Claire
12 Angry Men
Judge
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
Rachel Caulfield
Matewan
Elma Radnor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
President Laura Roslin
Passion Fish
May-Alice Culhane
Blue Chips
Jenny
Mrs. Harris
Vivian Schulte
Courage
Gabriella Estrada
Garbo Talks
Lady Capulet
The Locket
Helen Staples
Behind the Mask
Mary Shushan
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
Nola
Margaret Langworthy
The American Clock
Rose Baumler
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
Two Voices
Sybil Goldrich
Money on the Side
Terri
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
Hostile Makeover
Rose Smithsonian
Woman Undone
Teri Hansen
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
Herself
A Father's Choice
Susan Shaw
Mariette in Ecstasy
Prioress
For All Time
Laura Brown
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Self
You Can Thank Me Later
Diane
Evidence of Blood
Dora Overton
One Second After
Jen
Tiger Warsaw
Paula Warsaw
Replacing Dad
Linda Marsh
Crazy Like a Fox
Amy Banks