Person

Mary McDonnell

Acting · Born 1952-04-28 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

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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• 2026VisionQuest
• 2026The BoroughsThe Duchess
• 2025Twelve Dates 'Til ChristmasDelilah
• 2025BrokeKathy Brandywine
• 2023The Fall of the House of UsherMadeline Usher
• 2021The Witcher: Nightmare of the WolfLady Zerbst (voice)
• 2021RebelHelen
• 2014FargoRuby Goldfarb
• 2012Major CrimesCaptain Sharon Raydor
• 2011Margin CallMary Rogers
• 2011Scream 4Kate Roberts
• 2009Hostile MakeoverRose Smithsonian
• 2007Battlestar Galactica: RazorPresident Laura Roslin
• 2006Mrs. HarrisVivian Schulte
• 2005The CloserSharon Raydor
• 2005Grey's AnatomyVirginia Dixon
• 2004Crazy Like a FoxAmy Banks
• 2004Battlestar GalacticaLaura Roslin
• 2004Veronica MarsJane
• 2003Battlestar GalacticaPresident Laura Roslin
• 2003The Making of ‘Sneakers’Self
• 2003Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicSelf
• 2003NolaMargaret Langworthy
• 2002The LocketHelen Staples
• 2001Donnie DarkoRose Darko
• 2000For All TimeLaura Brown
• 2000A Father's ChoiceSusan Shaw
• 1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneRachel Caulfield
• 1999MumfordAlthea Brockett
• 1999Replacing DadLinda Marsh
• 1999Behind the MaskMary Shushan
• 1998You Can Thank Me LaterDiane
• 1998Evidence of BloodDora Overton
• 199712 Angry MenJudge
• 1997Two VoicesSybil Goldrich
• 1996Mariette in EcstasyPrioress
• 1996Independence DayMarilyn Whitmore
• 1996Independence Day: The ID4 InvasionSelf
• 1996The Making of 'Independence Day'Self
• 1996Woman UndoneTeri Hansen
• 1995High SocietyDott Emerson
• 1994Touched by an AngelSister Theodore Claire
• 1994EREleanor Carter
• 1994Blue ChipsJenny
• 1993The American ClockRose Baumler
• 1992Passion FishMay-Alice Culhane
• 1992SneakersLiz
• 1991Grand CanyonClaire
• 1990The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'Herself
• 1990Dances with WolvesStands With A Fist
• 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
• 1988Tiger WarsawPaula Warsaw
• 1987MatewanElma Radnor
• 1986CourageGabriella Estrada
• 1984Garbo TalksLady Capulet
• 1984E/REve Sheridan
• 1982Money on the SideTerri
• 1953The OscarsSelf
• 1951Hallmark Hall of FameHelen Staples
• 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf
• —One Second AfterJen