Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

🎂 28th April 1952 (73 yrs) 📍 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

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, she played Madeleine Usher in the miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix.

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Mary McDonnell

Movies Featuring Mary McDonnell

Broke

Broke (2025)

as Kathy Brandywine

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

as Lady Zerbst (voice)

Margin Call

Margin Call (2011)

as Mary Rogers

Scream 4

Scream 4 (2011)

as Kate Roberts

Hostile Makeover

Hostile Makeover (2009)

as Rose Smithsonian

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)

as President Laura Roslin

Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris (2006)

as Vivian Schulte

Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox (2004)

as Amy Banks

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003)

as Self

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003)

as Self

Nola

Nola (2003)

as Margaret Langworthy

The Locket

The Locket (2002)

as Helen Staples

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko (2001)

as Rose Darko

For All Time

For All Time (2000)

as Laura Brown

A Father's Choice

A Father's Choice (2000)

as Susan Shaw

Mumford

Mumford (1999)

as Althea Brockett

Replacing Dad

Replacing Dad (1999)

as Linda Marsh

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask (1999)

as Mary Shushan

You Can Thank Me Later

You Can Thank Me Later (1998)

as Diane

Evidence of Blood

Evidence of Blood (1998)

as Dora Overton

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men (1997)

as Judge

Two Voices

Two Voices (1997)

as Sybil Goldrich

No Image

Mariette in Ecstasy (1996)

as Prioress

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (1996)

as Self

The Making of 'Independence Day'

The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996)

as Self

Independence Day

Independence Day (1996)

as Marilyn Whitmore

Woman Undone

Woman Undone (1996)

as Teri Hansen

Blue Chips

Blue Chips (1994)

as Jenny

The American Clock

The American Clock (1993)

as Rose Baumler

Passion Fish

Passion Fish (1992)

as May-Alice Culhane

Sneakers

Sneakers (1992)

as Liz

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon (1991)

as Claire

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (1990)

as Herself

Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves (1990)

as Stands With A Fist

Tiger Warsaw

Tiger Warsaw (1988)

as Paula Warsaw

Matewan

Matewan (1987)

as Elma Radnor

Courage

Courage (1986)

as Gabriella Estrada

Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks (1984)

as Lady Capulet

Money on the Side

Money on the Side (1982)

as Terri

No Image

One Second After (N/A)

as Jen