Mary McDonnell
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.
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Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Virginia Dixon
Fargo
Ruby Goldfarb
ER
Eleanor Carter
The Closer
Captain Sharon Raydor
The Closer
Sharon Raydor
The Closer
Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Battlestar Galactica
Laura Roslin
Golden Globe Awards
Self
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Veronica Mars
Jane
Touched by an Angel
Sister Theodore Claire
Major Crimes
Captain Sharon Raydor
Dances with Wolves
Stands With A Fist
Sneakers
Liz
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Lady Zerbst (voice)
12 Angry Men
Judge
The Oscars
Self
Independence Day
Marilyn Whitmore
Donnie Darko
Rose Darko
Hostile Makeover
Rose Smithsonian
Blue Chips
Jenny
Margin Call
Mary Rogers
The Fall of the House of Usher
Madeline Usher
Replacing Dad
Linda Marsh
Money on the Side
Terri
Tiger Warsaw
Paula Warsaw
Matewan
Elma Radnor
Grand Canyon
Claire
The American Clock
Rose Baumler
Scream 4
Kate Roberts
Battlestar Galactica
President Laura Roslin
Broke
Kathy Brandywine
Two Voices
Sybil Goldrich
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
Evidence of Blood
Dora Overton
Mrs. Harris
Vivian Schulte
Passion Fish
May-Alice Culhane
Garbo Talks
Lady Capulet
For All Time
Laura Brown
You Can Thank Me Later
Diane
Behind the Mask
Mary Shushan
Rebel
Helen Peterson
Rebel
Helen
A Father's Choice
Susan Shaw
One Second After
Jen
Mumford
Althea Brockett
The Locket
Helen Staples
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Self
E/R
Eve Sheridan
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
VisionQuest
The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
Delilah
Nola
Margaret Langworthy
Courage
Gabriella Estrada
High Society
Dott Emerson
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
President Laura Roslin
Woman Undone
Teri Hansen
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Helen Staples
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
Rachel Caulfield
Mariette in Ecstasy
Prioress
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
Herself
Crazy Like a Fox
Amy Banks