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Mary McDonnell

April 28, 1952 (age 73)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Female
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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…

Movies

40 credits
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Movie
★ 7.2
Action, Drama
2007 Action, Drama
Scream 4 Movie
★ 6.5
Horror, Mystery
2011 Horror, Mystery
Donnie Darko
★ 7.8
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Donnie Darko
2001 as Rose Darko
Independence Day
★ 6.9
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Independence Day
1996 as Marilyn Whitmore
Dances with Wolves
★ 7.8
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Dances with Wolves
1990 as Stands With A Fist
Sneakers
★ 6.9
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Sneakers
1992 as Liz
Margin Call
★ 6.9
+
Margin Call
2011 as Mary Rogers
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
★ 8.3
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Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003 as Self
One Second After
+
One Second After
as Jen
Garbo Talks
★ 6.2
+
Garbo Talks
1984 as Lady Capulet
Broke
★ 7.0
+
Broke
2025 as Kathy Brandywine
Nola
★ 6.5
+
Nola
2003 as Margaret Langworthy
12 Angry Men
★ 7.7
+
12 Angry Men
1997 as Judge
Behind the Mask
★ 5.2
+
Behind the Mask
1999 as Mary Shushan
Matewan
★ 7.4
+
Matewan
1987 as Elma Radnor
A Father's Choice
★ 5.1
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A Father's Choice
2000 as Susan Shaw
Passion Fish
★ 6.9
+
Passion Fish
1992 as May-Alice Culhane
Courage
★ 5.7
+
Courage
1986 as Gabriella Estrada
Woman Undone
★ 3.6
+
Woman Undone
1996 as Teri Hansen
Grand Canyon
★ 6.4
+
Grand Canyon
1991 as Claire
Mumford
★ 6.5
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Mumford
1999 as Althea Brockett
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
★ 7.4
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021 as Lady Zerbst (voice)
Replacing Dad
★ 6.0
+
Replacing Dad
1999 as Linda Marsh
Mrs. Harris
★ 5.7
+
Mrs. Harris
2006 as Vivian Schulte
Blue Chips
★ 6.1
+
Blue Chips
1994 as Jenny
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
★ 6.5
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The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990 as Herself
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
★ 6.5
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Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996 as Self
Evidence of Blood
★ 6.4
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Evidence of Blood
1998 as Dora Overton
Tiger Warsaw
★ 5.4
+
Tiger Warsaw
1988 as Paula Warsaw
For All Time
★ 6.3
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For All Time
2000 as Laura Brown

TV Shows

23 credits
Grey’s Anatomy TV
★ 8.2
Drama
2005 Drama
Fargo TV
★ 8.3
Crime, Drama
2014 Crime, Drama
ER TV
★ 7.8
Drama
ER
1994 Drama
Golden Globe Awards TV
★ 7.2
Reality, Talk
1944 Reality, Talk
The Closer TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
2005 Crime, Drama
The Closer TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
2005 Crime, Drama
The Closer TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
2005 Crime, Drama
Veronica Mars TV
★ 7.8
Comedy, Drama
2004 Comedy, Drama
Battlestar Galactica TV
★ 8.2
Action & Adventure, Drama
2004 Action & Adventure, Drama
American Experience TV
★ 6.6
Documentary
1988 Documentary
The Oscars TV
★ 7.1
1953
Touched by an Angel TV
★ 7.2
Drama, Family
1994 Drama, Family
Major Crimes TV
★ 7.4
Crime, Drama
2012 Crime, Drama
The Fall of the House of Usher TV
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The Fall of the House of Usher
2023 as Madeline Usher
E/R TV
+
E/R
1984 as Eve Sheridan
Battlestar Galactica TV
+
Battlestar Galactica
2003 as President Laura Roslin
VisionQuest TV
+
VisionQuest
Rebel TV
+
Rebel
2021 as Helen Peterson
Rebel TV
+
Rebel
2021 as Helen
High Society TV
+
High Society
1995 as Dott Emerson
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV
+
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 as Helen Staples
Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas TV
+
Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
2025 as Delilah
Ryan Caulfield: Year One TV
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Ryan Caulfield: Year One
1999 as Rachel Caulfield