Mary McDonnell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 28, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
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 Crimes on the same network. In 2023, she played Madeleine Usher in the miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary McDonnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
One Second After
Movie · as Jen
The Boroughs
TV · as The Duchess · 1 ep
VisionQuest
TV · as Katerina Wells, Katerina Wells (archive footage) · 3 eps
Broke
Movie · as Kathy Brandywine
Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
TV · as Delilah · 6 eps
The Fall of the House of Usher
TV · as Madeline Usher · 8 eps
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Movie · as Lady Zerbst (voice)
Rebel
TV · as Helen Peterson · 6 eps
Fargo
TV · as Ruby Goldfarb · 4 eps
Major Crimes
TV · as Captain Sharon Raydor · 105 eps
Scream 4
Movie · as Kate Roberts
Margin Call
Movie · as Mary Rogers
Hostile Makeover
Movie · as Rose Smithsonian
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Movie · as President Laura Roslin
Mrs. Harris
Movie · as Vivian Schulte
The Closer
TV · as Captain Sharon Raydor, Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited) · 21 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Virginia Dixon · 3 eps
Crazy Like a Fox
Movie · as Amy Banks
Battlestar Galactica
TV · as Laura Roslin · 73 eps
Veronica Mars
TV · as Jane · 1 ep
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Movie · as Self
Nola
Movie · as Margaret Langworthy
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Movie · as Self
Battlestar Galactica
TV · as President Laura Roslin · 2 eps
The Locket
Movie · as Helen Staples
Donnie Darko
Movie · as Rose Darko
For All Time
Movie · as Laura Brown
A Father's Choice
Movie · as Susan Shaw
Mumford
Movie · as Althea Brockett
Replacing Dad
Movie · as Linda Marsh
Behind the Mask
Movie · as Mary Shushan
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
TV · as Rachel Caulfield · 8 eps
Evidence of Blood
Movie · as Dora Overton
You Can Thank Me Later
Movie · as Diane
Two Voices
Movie · as Sybil Goldrich
12 Angry Men
Movie · as Judge
Independence Day
Movie · as Marilyn Whitmore
Woman Undone
Movie · as Teri Hansen
Mariette in Ecstasy
Movie · as Prioress
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Movie · as Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Movie · as Self
High Society
TV · as Dott Emerson · 13 eps
Blue Chips
Movie · as Jenny
ER
TV · as Eleanor Carter · 5 eps
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Sister Theodore Claire · 1 ep
The American Clock
Movie · as Rose Baumler
Sneakers
Movie · as Liz
Passion Fish
Movie · as May-Alice Culhane
Grand Canyon
Movie · as Claire
Dances with Wolves
Movie · as Stands With A Fist
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
Movie · as Herself
Tiger Warsaw
Movie · as Paula Warsaw
American Experience
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Matewan
Movie · as Elma Radnor
Courage
Movie · as Gabriella Estrada
Garbo Talks
Movie · as Lady Capulet
E/R
TV · as Eve Sheridan · 22 eps
Money on the Side
Movie · as Terri
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Helen Staples · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps