Mary McDonnell
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.
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Movies (40)
Empezar de nuevo
2025 · Kathy Brandywine
The Witcher: La pesadilla del lobo
2021 · Lady Zerbst (voice)
El precio de la codicia
2011 · Mary Rogers
Scream 4
2011 · Kate Roberts
Hostile Makeover
2009 · Rose Smithsonian
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007 · President Laura Roslin
Mrs. Harris
2005 · Vivian Schulte
Crazy Like a Fox
2004 · Amy Banks
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003 · Self
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003 · Self
Nola
2003 · Margaret Langworthy
El Medallón
2002 · Helen Staples
Donnie Darko
2001 · Rose Darko
Para toda la vida
2000 · Laura Brown
A Father's Choice
2000 · Susan Shaw
Mumford
1999 · Althea Brockett
Replacing Dad
1999 · Linda Marsh
Behind the Mask
1999 · Mary Shushan
You Can Thank Me Later
1998 · Diane
Evidence of Blood
1998 · Dora Overton
12 Angry Men
1997 · Judge
Two Voices
1997 · Sybil Goldrich
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996 · Prioress
Independence Day
1996 · Marilyn Whitmore
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996 · Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996 · Self
Woman Undone
1996 · Teri Hansen
Blue Chips
1994 · Jenny
The American Clock
1993 · Rose Baumler
Passion Fish
1992 · May-Alice Culhane
Sneakers
1992 · Liz
Grand Canyon
1991 · Claire
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990 · Herself
Dances with Wolves
1990 · Stands With A Fist
Tiger Warsaw
1988 · Paula Warsaw
Matewan
1987 · Elma Radnor
Courage
1986 · Gabriella Estrada
Garbo Talks
1984 · Lady Capulet
Money on the Side
1982 · Terri
One Second After
· Jen
TV shows (21)
VisionQuest
2026 · Katerina Wells, Katerina Wells (archive footage)
The Boroughs
2026 · The Duchess
Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
2025 · Delilah
La caída de la Casa Usher
2023 · Madeline Usher
Rebel
2021 · Helen Peterson, Helen
Fargo
2014 · Ruby Goldfarb
Major Crimes
2012 · Captain Sharon Raydor
Caso Resuelto
2005 · Sharon Raydor, Captain Sharon Raydor, Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Virginia Dixon
Battlestar Galactica
2004 · Laura Roslin
Verónica Mars
2004 · Jane
Battlestar Galactica: La Miniserie
2003 · President Laura Roslin
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
1999 · Rachel Caulfield
High Society
1995 · Dott Emerson
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Sister Theodore Claire
ER
1994 · Eleanor Carter
American Experience
1988 · Narrator (voice)
E/R
1984 · Eve Sheridan
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Helen Staples
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self