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