About
Mary McDonnell
Overview
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 performing 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. She 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
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| 2025 | The Twelve Dates of Christmas | Actor | Delilah | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | Broke | Actor | Kathy Brandywine | 59 Average |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Actor | Madeline Usher | 75 Good |
| 2021 | The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Actor | Lady Zerbst (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Actor | Captain Sharon Raydor | 72 Good |
| 2011 | Margin Call | Actor | Mary Rogers | 66 Fair |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Actor | Kate Roberts | 63 Fair |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeover | Actor | Rose Smithsonian | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Last Frakkin' Special | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Actor | President Laura Roslin | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Actor | Vivian Schulte | 58 Average |
| 2005 | The Closer | Actor | Captain Sharon Raydor | 77 Good |
| 2004 | Crazy Like a Fox | Actor | Amy Banks | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | Actor | Laura Roslin | 81 Very good |
| 2003 | Battlestar Galactica | Actor | President Laura Roslin | 81 Very good |
| 2003 | The Making of ‘Sneakers’ | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Nola | Actor | Margaret Langworthy | 59 Average |
| 2002 | The Locket | Actor | Helen Staples | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Actor | Rose Darko | 76 Good |
| 2000 | For All Time | Actor | Laura Brown | 59 Average |
| 2000 | A Father's Choice | Actor | Susan Shaw | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Actor | Rachel Caulfield | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Mumford | Actor | Althea Brockett | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Replacing Dad | Actor | Linda Marsh | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Behind the Mask | Actor | Mary Shushan | 58 Average |
| 1998 | You Can Thank Me Later | Actor | Diane | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Evidence of Blood | Actor | Dora Overton | 58 Average |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Actor | Judge | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | Two Voices | Actor | Sybil Goldrich | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Mariette in Ecstasy | Actor | Prioress | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Actor | Marilyn Whitmore | 68 Fair |
| 1996 | Woman Undone | Actor | Teri Hansen | 58 Average |
| 1995 | High Society | Actor | Dott Emerson | 69 Fair |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Actor | Jenny | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The American Clock | Actor | Rose Baumler | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Passion Fish | Actor | May-Alice Culhane | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Sneakers | Actor | Liz | 65 Fair |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Actor | Claire | 60 Fair |
| 1990 | The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Actor | Stands With A Fist | 76 Good |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsaw | Actor | Paula Warsaw | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Matewan | Actor | Elma Radnor | 61 Fair |
| 1986 | Courage | Actor | Gabriella Estrada | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Actor | Lady Capulet | 58 Average |
| 1984 | E/R | Actor | Eve Sheridan | 67 Fair |
| 1982 | Money on the Side | Actor | Terri | 58 Average |
| One Second After | Actor | Jen | N/A N/A |
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