Mary McDonnell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 28, 1952
- Birthplace
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
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
One Second After TBA
as Jen
Broke 2025
as Kathy Brandywine
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf 2021
as Lady Zerbst (voice)
Margin Call 2011
as Mary Rogers
Scream 4 2011
as Kate Roberts
Hostile Makeover 2009
as Rose Smithsonian
Battlestar Galactica: Razor 2007
as President Laura Roslin
Mrs. Harris 2005
as Vivian Schulte
Crazy Like a Fox 2004
as Amy Banks
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ 2003
as Self
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic 2003
as Self
Nola 2003
as Margaret Langworthy
The Locket 2002
as Helen Staples
Donnie Darko 2001
as Rose Darko
For All Time 2000
as Laura Brown
A Father's Choice 2000
as Susan Shaw
Mumford 1999
as Althea Brockett
Replacing Dad 1999
as Linda Marsh
Behind the Mask 1999
as Mary Shushan
You Can Thank Me Later 1998
as Diane
Evidence of Blood 1998
as Dora Overton
12 Angry Men 1997
as Judge
Two Voices 1997
as Sybil Goldrich
Mariette in Ecstasy 1996
as Prioress
Independence Day 1996
as Marilyn Whitmore
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion 1996
as Self
The Making of 'Independence Day' 1996
as Self
Woman Undone 1996
as Teri Hansen
Blue Chips 1994
as Jenny
The American Clock 1993
as Rose Baumler
Passion Fish 1992
as May-Alice Culhane
Sneakers 1992
as Liz
Grand Canyon 1991
as Claire
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' 1990
as Herself
Dances with Wolves 1990
as Stands With A Fist
Tiger Warsaw 1988
as Paula Warsaw
Matewan 1987
as Elma Radnor
Courage 1986
as Gabriella Estrada
Garbo Talks 1984
as Lady Capulet
Money on the Side 1982
as Terri
Credits from TMDB.