Mary McDonnell
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1952-04-28 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Eileen 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 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
TV Shows (21)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Virginia Dixon
The Closer
2005
as Sharon Raydor / Captain Sharon Raydor / Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fargo
2014
as Ruby Goldfarb
ER
1994
as Eleanor Carter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Veronica Mars
2004
as Jane
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Laura Roslin
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Sister Theodore Claire
Major Crimes
2012
as Captain Sharon Raydor
The Boroughs
2026
as The Duchess
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Battlestar Galactica
2003
as President Laura Roslin
The Fall of the House of Usher
2023
as Madeline Usher
VisionQuest
2026
E/R
1984
as Eve Sheridan
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Helen Staples
Rebel
2021
as Helen / Helen Peterson
High Society
1995
as Dott Emerson
Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
2025
as Delilah
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
1999
as Rachel Caulfield
Movies (40)
Independence Day
1996
as Marilyn Whitmore
Donnie Darko
2001
as Rose Darko
Dances with Wolves
1990
as Stands With A Fist
Sneakers
1992
as Liz
Scream 4
2011
as Kate Roberts
Margin Call
2011
as Mary Rogers
12 Angry Men
1997
as Judge
Broke
2025
as Kathy Brandywine
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021
as Lady Zerbst (voice)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
as President Laura Roslin
Courage
1986
as Gabriella Estrada
Passion Fish
1992
as May-Alice Culhane
Matewan
1987
as Elma Radnor
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
as Self
Woman Undone
1996
as Teri Hansen
Blue Chips
1994
as Jenny
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
as Self
You Can Thank Me Later
1998
as Diane
Money on the Side
1982
as Terri
Tiger Warsaw
1988
as Paula Warsaw
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self
Grand Canyon
1991
as Claire
Nola
2003
as Margaret Langworthy
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996
as Prioress
For All Time
2000
as Laura Brown
A Father's Choice
2000
as Susan Shaw
Mumford
1999
as Althea Brockett
Behind the Mask
1999
as Mary Shushan
The Locket
2002
as Helen Staples
Garbo Talks
1984
as Lady Capulet
Replacing Dad
1999
as Linda Marsh
One Second After
as Jen
Evidence of Blood
1998
as Dora Overton
The American Clock
1993
as Rose Baumler
Mrs. Harris
2006
as Vivian Schulte
Hostile Makeover
2009
as Rose Smithsonian
Two Voices
1997
as Sybil Goldrich
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990
as Herself
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003
as Self
Crazy Like a Fox
2004
as Amy Banks
About Mary McDonnell
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 s… With 61 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Mary McDonnell has appeared in 40 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mary McDonnell Movies
- Independence Day (1996) — as Marilyn Whitmore
- Donnie Darko (2001) — as Rose Darko
- Dances with Wolves (1990) — as Stands With A Fist
- Sneakers (1992) — as Liz
- Scream 4 (2011) — as Kate Roberts
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