Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/28/1952
Place of Birth
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Мері Макдоннеллمری مکدانل
Mary McDonnell
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
Sneakers
as Liz
Dances with Wolves
as Stands With A Fist
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
as Lady Zerbst (voice)
Independence Day
as Marilyn Whitmore
Hostile Makeover
as Rose Smithsonian
Donnie Darko
as Rose Darko
12 Angry Men
as Judge
Grand Canyon
as Claire
Blue Chips
as Jenny
Mrs. Harris
as Vivian Schulte
Replacing Dad
as Linda Marsh
Money on the Side
as Terri
Garbo Talks
as Lady Capulet
Matewan
as Elma Radnor
Mumford
as Althea Brockett
Margin Call
as Mary Rogers
Broke
as Kathy Brandywine
Two Voices
as Sybil Goldrich
Scream 4
as Kate Roberts
The American Clock
as Rose Baumler