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Mary McDonnell

Known for acting · Born 28 April 1952 · 74 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

60 credits

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.

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Known for

Battlestar Galactica

2004

Major Crimes

2012

Dances with Wolves

1990

Independence Day

1996

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

2021

The Closer

2005

Blue Chips

1994

Donnie Darko

2001

The Fall of the House of Usher

2023

Matewan

1987

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2007

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Acting (60)

2026The BoroughsThe DuchessSeries
2025BrokeKathy BrandywineFilm
2025Twelve Dates 'Til ChristmasDelilah · 6 episodesSeries
2023The Fall of the House of UsherMadeline Usher · 8 episodesSeries
2021The Witcher: Nightmare of the WolfLady Zerbst (voice)Film
2021RebelHelen Peterson · 6 episodesSeries
2014FargoRuby Goldfarb · 4 episodesSeries
2012Major CrimesCaptain Sharon Raydor · 105 episodesSeries
2011Scream 4Kate RobertsFilm
2011Margin CallMary RogersFilm
2009Hostile MakeoverRose SmithsonianFilm
2007Battlestar Galactica: RazorPresident Laura RoslinFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyVirginia Dixon · 3 episodesSeries
2005The CloserSharon Raydor · 25 episodes, Captain Sharon Raydor · 21 episodes, Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)Series
2005Mrs. HarrisVivian SchulteFilm
2004Battlestar GalacticaLaura Roslin · 73 episodesSeries
2004Veronica MarsJaneSeries
2004Crazy Like a FoxAmy BanksFilm
2003Battlestar GalacticaPresident Laura Roslin · 2 episodesSeries
2003NolaMargaret LangworthyFilm
2003Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicSelfFilm
2003The Making of ‘Sneakers’SelfFilm
2002The LocketHelen StaplesFilm
2001Donnie DarkoRose DarkoFilm
2000A Father's ChoiceSusan ShawFilm
2000For All TimeLaura BrownFilm
1999MumfordAlthea BrockettFilm
1999Replacing DadLinda MarshFilm
1999Behind the MaskMary ShushanFilm
1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneRachel Caulfield · 8 episodesSeries
1998Evidence of BloodDora OvertonFilm
1998You Can Thank Me LaterDianeFilm
199712 Angry MenJudgeFilm
1997Two VoicesSybil GoldrichFilm
1996Independence DayMarilyn WhitmoreFilm
1996Independence Day: The ID4 InvasionSelfFilm
1996The Making of 'Independence Day'SelfFilm
1996Woman UndoneTeri HansenFilm
1996Mariette in EcstasyPrioressFilm
1995High SocietyDott Emerson · 13 episodesSeries
1994EREleanor Carter · 5 episodesSeries
1994Blue ChipsJennyFilm
1994Touched by an AngelSister Theodore ClaireSeries
1993The American ClockRose BaumlerFilm
1992SneakersLizFilm
1992Passion FishMay-Alice CulhaneFilm
1991Grand CanyonClaireFilm
1990Dances with WolvesStands With A FistFilm
1990The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'HerselfFilm
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)Series
1988Tiger WarsawPaula WarsawFilm
1987MatewanElma RadnorFilm
1986CourageGabriella EstradaFilm
1984Garbo TalksLady CapuletFilm
1984E/REve Sheridan · 22 episodesSeries
1982Money on the SideTerriFilm
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHelen StaplesSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
—One Second AfterJenFilm