Mary McDonnell
1 FOLLOWER • 29 CREDITS • APR 28, 1952 • 73
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.
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Known For
ER
Touched by an Angel
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Closer
Grey's Anatomy
Golden Globe Awards
Veronica Mars
Fargo
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Oscars
VisionQuest
Margin Call
Scream 4
Sneakers
Donnie Darko
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Broke
Independence Day
Matewan
Blue Chips
Tracker
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
E/R
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Dances with Wolves
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Woman Undone
Major Crimes
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