Mary McDonnell

Acting·Apr 28, 1952·Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Broke2025 · Kathy Brandywine	Kathy Brandywine
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf2021 · Lady Zerbst (voice)	Lady Zerbst (voice)
Margin Call2011 · Mary Rogers	Mary Rogers
Scream 42011 · Kate Roberts	Kate Roberts
Hostile Makeover2009 · Rose Smithsonian	Rose Smithsonian
Battlestar Galactica: Razor2007 · President Laura Roslin	President Laura Roslin
Mrs. Harris2006 · Vivian Schulte	Vivian Schulte
Crazy Like a Fox2004 · Amy Banks	Amy Banks
The Making of ‘Sneakers’2003 · Self	Self
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic2003 · Self	Self
Nola2003 · Margaret Langworthy	Margaret Langworthy
The Locket2002 · Helen Staples	Helen Staples
Donnie Darko2001 · Rose Darko	Rose Darko
For All Time2000 · Laura Brown	Laura Brown
A Father's Choice2000 · Susan Shaw	Susan Shaw
Mumford1999 · Althea Brockett	Althea Brockett
Replacing Dad1999 · Linda Marsh	Linda Marsh
Behind the Mask1999 · Mary Shushan	Mary Shushan
You Can Thank Me Later1998 · Diane	Diane
Evidence of Blood1998 · Dora Overton	Dora Overton
12 Angry Men1997 · Judge	Judge
Two Voices1997 · Sybil Goldrich	Sybil Goldrich
MMariette in Ecstasy1996 · Prioress	Prioress
Independence Day1996 · Marilyn Whitmore	Marilyn Whitmore
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion1996 · Self	Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'1996 · Self	Self
Woman Undone1996 · Teri Hansen	Teri Hansen
Blue Chips1994 · Jenny	Jenny
The American Clock1993 · Rose Baumler	Rose Baumler
Passion Fish1992 · May-Alice Culhane	May-Alice Culhane
Sneakers1992 · Liz	Liz
Grand Canyon1991 · Claire	Claire
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'1990 · Herself	Herself
Dances with Wolves1990 · Stands With A Fist	Stands With A Fist
Tiger Warsaw1988 · Paula Warsaw	Paula Warsaw
Matewan1987 · Elma Radnor	Elma Radnor
Courage1986 · Gabriella Estrada	Gabriella Estrada
Garbo Talks1984 · Lady Capulet	Lady Capulet
Money on the Side1982 · Terri	Terri
OOne Second AfterJen	Jen