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Mary McDonnell

American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1952 · age 74

Mary Eileen McDonnell 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.

Mary McDonnell is read about 4,709 times a day, in 48 languages.

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Readers a day, 8 September 2026 to 6 November 2026, highest on 21 October 2026.

Around the same time: VisionQuest, read 10.1× more than usual that day., The BoroughsSeries, 2026The Duchess2025BrokeFilm, Kathy Brandywine2023The Fall of the House of UsherSeries, Madeline Usher2021RebelSeries, Helen2012Major CrimesSeries, Captain Sharon Raydor2011Margin CallFilm, Mary Rogers2007Battlestar Galactica: RazorFilm, President Laura Roslin2004Battlestar GalacticaSeries, Laura RoslinCrazy Like a FoxFilm, 2004Amy Banks2003Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicFilm2001Donnie DarkoFilm, Rose Darko1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneSeries, Rachel CaulfieldBehind the MaskFilm, 1999Mary Shushan199712 Angry MenFilm, Judge1994ERSeries, Eleanor CarterBlue ChipsFilm, 1994Jenny1992Passion FishFilm, May-Alice Culhane1991Grand CanyonFilm, Claire1988Tiger WarsawFilm, Paula Warsaw1986CourageFilm, Gabriella Estrada1984E/RSeries, Eve Sheridan1982Money on the SideFilm, Terri1953The OscarsSeries1952Born28 April 1952

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  • Donnie Darko 2001
  • Dances with Wolves 1990
  • 12 Angry Men 1997
  • The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf 2021
  • Matewan 1987

Filmography 40

63 credits on file

Television 20

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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.

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Dates
Born 1952 · age 74

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