Mary McDonnell
Acting
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.
Born: April 28, 1952 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Filmography (45)
Broke
2025
The Fall of the House of Usher
2023
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021
Rebel
2021
Fargo
2014
Major Crimes
2012
Margin Call
2011
Scream 4
2011
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
Mrs. Harris
2006
The Closer
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Battlestar Galactica
2004
Veronica Mars
2004
Battlestar Galactica
2003
Nola
2003
The Locket
2002
Donnie Darko
2001
For All Time
2000
A Father's Choice
2000
Mumford
1999
Replacing Dad
1999
Evidence of Blood
1998
12 Angry Men
1997
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
Independence Day
1996
Woman Undone
1996
Touched by an Angel
1994
ER
1994
Blue Chips
1994
Passion Fish
1992
Sneakers
1992
Grand Canyon
1991
Dances with Wolves
1990
American Experience
1988
Tiger Warsaw
1988
Matewan
1987
Garbo Talks
1984
E/R
1984
Money on the Side
1982
The Oscars
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Golden Globe Awards
1944
VisionQuest
TBA