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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
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Donnie Darko
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Independence Day
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Dances with Wolves
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Sneakers
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Margin Call
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Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
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One Second After
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Garbo Talks
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Broke
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Nola
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12 Angry Men
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Behind the Mask
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Matewan
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A Father's Choice
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Passion Fish
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Courage
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Woman Undone
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Grand Canyon
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Mumford
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
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Replacing Dad
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Mrs. Harris
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Blue Chips
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The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
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Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
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Evidence of Blood
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Tiger Warsaw
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For All Time
TV Shows
23 credits
TV
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The Fall of the House of Usher
TV
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E/R
TV
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Battlestar Galactica
TV
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VisionQuest
TV
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Rebel
TV
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Rebel
TV
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High Society
TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV
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Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
TV
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Ryan Caulfield: Year One