Mary McDonnell
Acting
Born: Apr 28, 1952
From: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary McDonnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broke | Kathy Brandywine | 2025 | 6.935 |
| Scream 4 | Kate Roberts | 2011 | 6.5 |
| Margin Call | Mary Rogers | 2011 | 6.868 |
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor | President Laura Roslin | 2007 | 7.188 |
| Mrs. Harris | Vivian Schulte | 2006 | 5.789 |
| The Making of ‘Sneakers’ | Self | 2003 | 7.5 |
| Donnie Darko | Rose Darko | 2001 | 7.764 |
| For All Time | Laura Brown | 2000 | 6.382 |
| A Father's Choice | Susan Shaw | 2000 | 5.161 |
| Mumford | Althea Brockett | 1999 | 6.519 |
| Replacing Dad | Linda Marsh | 1999 | 6.429 |
| Behind the Mask | Mary Shushan | 1999 | 5.5 |
| Evidence of Blood | Dora Overton | 1998 | 6.563 |
| You Can Thank Me Later | Diane | 1998 | 5.75 |
| Two Voices | Sybil Goldrich | 1997 | 5.6 |
| 12 Angry Men | Judge | 1997 | 7.68 |
| Independence Day | Marilyn Whitmore | 1996 | 6.903 |
| Woman Undone | Teri Hansen | 1996 | 4.125 |
| Mariette in Ecstasy | Prioress | 1996 | 8.0 |
| Blue Chips | Jenny | 1994 | 6.138 |
| The American Clock | Rose Baumler | 1993 | 5.667 |
| Sneakers | Liz | 1992 | 6.913 |
| Passion Fish | May-Alice Culhane | 1992 | 6.918 |
| Grand Canyon | Claire | 1991 | 6.445 |
| Dances with Wolves | Stands With A Fist | 1990 | 7.836 |
| Tiger Warsaw | Paula Warsaw | 1988 | 5.482 |
| Matewan | Elma Radnor | 1987 | 7.401 |
| Courage | Gabriella Estrada | 1986 | 6.75 |
| Garbo Talks | Lady Capulet | 1984 | 6.273 |
| Money on the Side | Terri | 1982 | 4.75 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1952 |
| From | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA |