Acting

Mary McDonnell

1952-04-28 · 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.

Movies & TV shows

63 credits

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Virginia Dixon

Not in this catalog

The Closer

2005 · Sharon Raydor

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The Closer

2005 · Captain Sharon Raydor

Not in this catalog

The Closer

2005 · Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Not in this catalog

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self

Not in this catalog

Fargo

2014 · Ruby Goldfarb

Not in this catalog

ER

1994 · Eleanor Carter

Not in this catalog

Battlestar Galactica

2004 · Laura Roslin

Not in this catalog

Veronica Mars

2004 · Jane

Not in this catalog

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Sister Theodore Claire

Not in this catalog

American Experience

1988 · Narrator (voice)

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Major Crimes

2012 · Captain Sharon Raydor

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The Oscars

1953 · Self

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The Boroughs

2026 · The Duchess

Not in this catalog

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Independence Day

1996 · Marilyn Whitmore

Not in this catalog

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Donnie Darko

2001 · Rose Darko

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Dances with Wolves

1990 · Stands With A Fist

Not in this catalog

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Scream 4

2011 · Kate Roberts

The Fall of the House of Usher

2023 · Madeline Usher

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Sneakers

1992 · Liz

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Battlestar Galactica

2003 · President Laura Roslin

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Margin Call

2011 · Mary Rogers

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12 Angry Men

1997 · Judge

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E/R

1984 · Eve Sheridan

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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

2021 · Lady Zerbst (voice)

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Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2007 · President Laura Roslin

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Broke

2025 · Kathy Brandywine

Rebel

2021 · Helen

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Rebel

2021 · Helen Peterson

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High Society

1995 · Dott Emerson

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Matewan

1987 · Elma Radnor

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Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas

2025 · Delilah

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Blue Chips

1994 · Jenny

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Helen Staples

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Grand Canyon

1991 · Claire

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Passion Fish

1992 · May-Alice Culhane

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Ryan Caulfield: Year One

1999 · Rachel Caulfield

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The Locket

2002 · Helen Staples

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Mumford

1999 · Althea Brockett

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Woman Undone

1996 · Teri Hansen

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Courage

1986 · Gabriella Estrada

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For All Time

2000 · Laura Brown

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Garbo Talks

1984 · Lady Capulet

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Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

1996 · Self

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Mrs. Harris

2005 · Vivian Schulte

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Tiger Warsaw

1988 · Paula Warsaw

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No poster

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One Second After

— · Jen

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A Father's Choice

2000 · Susan Shaw

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The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003 · Self

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Replacing Dad

1999 · Linda Marsh

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You Can Thank Me Later

1998 · Diane

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Money on the Side

1982 · Terri

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Hostile Makeover

2009 · Rose Smithsonian

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Behind the Mask

1999 · Mary Shushan

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The American Clock

1993 · Rose Baumler

Not in this catalog

No poster

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Mariette in Ecstasy

1996 · Prioress

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The Making of 'Independence Day'

1996 · Self

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Evidence of Blood

1998 · Dora Overton

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Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

2003 · Self

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Nola

2003 · Margaret Langworthy

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The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

1990 · Herself

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Two Voices

1997 · Sybil Goldrich

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Crazy Like a Fox

2004 · Amy Banks

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