Mary McDonnell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-04-28 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Mary McDonnell

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 performing 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. She 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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • Major Crimes

    Major Crimes

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Scream 4

    Scream 4

  • Donnie Darko

    Donnie Darko

  • Dances with Wolves

    Dances with Wolves

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Margin Call

    Margin Call

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • VisionQuest

    VisionQuest

  • Broke

    Broke

  • The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

    The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

  • For All Time

    For All Time

  • Rebel

    Rebel

  • Rebel

    Rebel

  • E/R

    E/R

  • Garbo Talks

    Garbo Talks

  • Nola

    Nola

  • Mrs. Harris

    Mrs. Harris

  • Blue Chips

    Blue Chips

  • One Second After

    One Second After

  • Mumford

    Mumford

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • Money on the Side

    Money on the Side

  • High Society

    High Society

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Two Voices

    Two Voices

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Replacing Dad

    Replacing Dad

  • Woman Undone

    Woman Undone

  • Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

  • Courage

    Courage

  • The Locket

    The Locket

  • The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas

    The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas

  • A Father's Choice

    A Father's Choice

  • You Can Thank Me Later

    You Can Thank Me Later

  • Ryan Caulfield: Year One

    Ryan Caulfield: Year One

  • Tiger Warsaw

    Tiger Warsaw

  • Matewan

    Matewan

  • Evidence of Blood

    Evidence of Blood

  • Hostile Makeover

    Hostile Makeover

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

  • Passion Fish

    Passion Fish

  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor

    Battlestar Galactica: Razor

  • Crazy Like a Fox

    Crazy Like a Fox

  • Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

    Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

  • Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

    Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

  • The Making of 'Independence Day'

    The Making of 'Independence Day'

  • Mariette in Ecstasy

    Mariette in Ecstasy

  • The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

    The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'