Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Acting • Born 1952-04-28

Acting4Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

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

63 credits
Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

Movie • 2001

Rose Darko

Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

Movie • 1990

Stands With A Fist

Independence Day

Independence Day

Movie • 1996

Marilyn Whitmore

Sneakers

Sneakers

Movie • 1992

Liz

Mumford

Mumford

Movie • 1999

Althea Brockett

Matewan

Matewan

Movie • 1987

Elma Radnor

Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks

Movie • 1984

Lady Capulet

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Movie • 1991

Claire

Scream 4

Scream 4

Movie • 2011

Kate Roberts

Passion Fish

Passion Fish

Movie • 1992

May-Alice Culhane

Margin Call

Margin Call

Movie • 2011

Mary Rogers

Money on the Side

Money on the Side

Movie • 1982

Terri

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Movie • 2007

President Laura Roslin

Blue Chips

Blue Chips

Movie • 1994

Jenny

Tiger Warsaw

Tiger Warsaw

Movie • 1988

Paula Warsaw

Courage

Courage

Movie • 1986

Gabriella Estrada

For All Time

For All Time

Movie • 2000

Laura Brown

Two Voices

Two Voices

Movie • 1997

Sybil Goldrich

A Father's Choice

A Father's Choice

Movie • 2000

Susan Shaw

The American Clock

The American Clock

Movie • 1993

Rose Baumler

Replacing Dad

Replacing Dad

Movie • 1999

Linda Marsh

Broke

Broke

Movie • 2025

Kathy Brandywine

Woman Undone

Woman Undone

Movie • 1996

Teri Hansen

Evidence of Blood

Evidence of Blood

Movie • 1998

Dora Overton

Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris

Movie • 2006

Vivian Schulte

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

Movie • 2003

Self

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

Movie • 1999

Mary Shushan

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

Movie • 1997

Judge

You Can Thank Me Later

You Can Thank Me Later

Movie • 1998

Diane

Mariette in Ecstasy

Mariette in Ecstasy

Movie • 1996

Prioress

Nola

Nola

Movie • 2003

Margaret Langworthy

Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox

Movie • 2004

Amy Banks

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

Movie • 1996

Self

The Making of 'Independence Day'

The Making of 'Independence Day'

Movie • 1996

Self

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

Movie • 2003

Self

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

Movie • 1990

Herself

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Movie • 2021

Lady Zerbst (voice)

The Locket

The Locket

Movie • 2002

Helen Staples

Hostile Makeover

Hostile Makeover

Movie • 2009

Rose Smithsonian

One Second After

One Second After

Movie

Jen

The Closer

The Closer

TV • 2005

Sharon Raydor

The Closer

The Closer

TV • 2005

Captain Sharon Raydor

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

TV • 2004

Laura Roslin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Helen Staples

E/R

E/R

TV • 1984

Eve Sheridan

High Society

High Society

TV • 1995

Dott Emerson

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

Ryan Caulfield: Year One

Ryan Caulfield: Year One

TV • 1999

Rachel Caulfield

Major Crimes

Major Crimes

TV • 2012

Captain Sharon Raydor

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

TV • 2005

Virginia Dixon

ER

ER

TV • 1994

Eleanor Carter

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

TV • 2023

Madeline Usher

Fargo

Fargo

TV • 2014

Ruby Goldfarb

American Experience

American Experience

TV • 1988

Narrator (voice)

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

TV • 2003

President Laura Roslin

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

TV • 2004

Jane

Rebel

Rebel

TV • 2021

Helen

Rebel

Rebel

TV • 2021

Helen Peterson

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

TV • 1994

Sister Theodore Claire

The Closer

The Closer

TV • 2005

Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self

Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas

Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas

TV • 2025

Delilah

VisionQuest

VisionQuest

TV