Acting · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA · Born April 28, 1952
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.
TVVisionQuest
2026
TVThe Boroughs
2026
as The Duchess
TVTwelve Dates 'Til Christmas
2025
as Delilah
MovieBroke
2025
as Kathy Brandywine
TVThe Fall of the House of Usher
2023
as Madeline Usher
MovieThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021
as Lady Zerbst (voice)
TVRebel
2021
as Helen Peterson
TVFargo
2014
as Ruby Goldfarb
TVMajor Crimes
2012
as Captain Sharon Raydor
MovieMargin Call
2011
as Mary Rogers
MovieScream 4
2011
as Kate Roberts
MovieHostile Makeover
2009
as Rose Smithsonian
MovieBattlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
as President Laura Roslin
MovieMrs. Harris
2006
as Vivian Schulte
TVThe Closer
2005
as Sharon Raydor
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Virginia Dixon
MovieCrazy Like a Fox
2004
as Amy Banks
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as Laura Roslin
TVVeronica Mars
2004
as Jane
TVBattlestar Galactica
2003
as President Laura Roslin
MovieThe Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
as Self
MovieDances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003
as Self
MovieNola
2003
as Margaret Langworthy
MovieThe Locket
2002
as Helen Staples
MovieDonnie Darko
2001
as Rose Darko
MovieFor All Time
2000
as Laura Brown
MovieA Father's Choice
2000
as Susan Shaw
TVRyan Caulfield: Year One
1999
as Rachel Caulfield
MovieMumford
1999
as Althea Brockett
MovieReplacing Dad
1999
as Linda Marsh
MovieBehind the Mask
1999
as Mary Shushan
MovieYou Can Thank Me Later
1998
as Diane
MovieEvidence of Blood
1998
as Dora Overton
Movie12 Angry Men
1997
as Judge
MovieTwo Voices
1997
as Sybil Goldrich
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996
as Prioress
MovieIndependence Day
1996
as Marilyn Whitmore
MovieIndependence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self
MovieWoman Undone
1996
as Teri Hansen
TVHigh Society
1995
as Dott Emerson
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Sister Theodore Claire
TVER
1994
as Eleanor Carter
MovieBlue Chips
1994
as Jenny
MovieThe American Clock
1993
as Rose Baumler
MoviePassion Fish
1992
as May-Alice Culhane
MovieSneakers
1992
as Liz
MovieGrand Canyon
1991
as Claire
MovieThe Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990
as Herself
MovieDances with Wolves
1990
as Stands With A Fist
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
MovieTiger Warsaw
1988
as Paula Warsaw
MovieMatewan
1987
as Elma Radnor
MovieCourage
1986
as Gabriella Estrada
MovieGarbo Talks
1984
as Lady Capulet
TVE/R
1984
as Eve Sheridan
MovieMoney on the Side
1982
as Terri
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Helen Staples
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
One Second After
as Jen
