Mary McDonnell
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvThe Boroughs
2026
The Duchess
movieBroke
2025
Kathy Brandywine
tvThe Fall of the House of Usher
2023
Madeline Usher
movieThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021
Lady Zerbst (voice)
tvRebel
2021
Helen Peterson / Helen
tvFargo
2014
Ruby Goldfarb
tvMajor Crimes
2012
Captain Sharon Raydor
movieMargin Call
2011
Mary Rogers
movieScream 4
2011
Kate Roberts
movieHostile Makeover
2009
Rose Smithsonian
movieBattlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
President Laura Roslin
movieMrs. Harris
2006
Vivian Schulte
tvThe Closer
2005
Captain Sharon Raydor / Sharon Raydor / Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Virginia Dixon
movieCrazy Like a Fox
2004
Amy Banks
tvBattlestar Galactica
2004
Laura Roslin
tvBattlestar Galactica
2003
President Laura Roslin
movieNola
2003
Margaret Langworthy
movieThe Locket
2002
Helen Staples
movieDonnie Darko
2001
Rose Darko
movieFor All Time
2000
Laura Brown
movieA Father's Choice
2000
Susan Shaw
tvRyan Caulfield: Year One
1999
Rachel Caulfield
movieMumford
1999
Althea Brockett
movieReplacing Dad
1999
Linda Marsh
movieBehind the Mask
1999
Mary Shushan
movieEvidence of Blood
1998
Dora Overton
movieTwo Voices
1997
Sybil Goldrich
movieIndependence Day
1996
Marilyn Whitmore
movieWoman Undone
1996
Teri Hansen
tvHigh Society
1995
Dott Emerson
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Sister Theodore Claire
tvER
1994
Eleanor Carter
movieBlue Chips
1994
Jenny
movieThe American Clock
1993
Rose Baumler
moviePassion Fish
1992
May-Alice Culhane
movieGrand Canyon
1991
Claire
movieDances with Wolves
1990
Stands With A Fist
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Narrator (voice)
movieTiger Warsaw
1988
Paula Warsaw
movieMatewan
1987
Elma Radnor
movieCourage
1986
Gabriella Estrada
movieGarbo Talks
1984
Lady Capulet
tvE/R
1984
Eve Sheridan
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Helen Staples
