Mary McDonnell
Born
1952-04-28
Place of birth
Wilkes-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, sh...
Known for
Donnie Darko
Rose Darko
Grey's Anatomy
Virginia Dixon
Independence Day
Marilyn Whitmore
Dances with Wolves
Stands With A Fist
Scream 4
Kate Roberts
Fargo
Ruby Goldfarb
Margin Call
Mary Rogers
Battlestar Galactica
Laura Roslin
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Lady Zerbst (voice)
Sneakers
Liz
Battlestar Galactica
President Laura Roslin
ER
Eleanor Carter
The Fall of the House of Usher
Madeline Usher
Veronica Mars
Jane
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
President Laura Roslin