Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Age 74 — born April 28, 1952·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.

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47Credits17 TV · 30 films
1951–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.8 Highest ratedHallmark Hall of Fame
7.0 Average ratingacross 46 titles

Top TV shows 17best Mary McDonnell shows

  1. 1Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameHelen Staples · 1 ep · 19518.8
  2. 2Battlestar Galactica posterBattlestar GalacticaLaura Roslin · 2003–2009 · Drama8.7
  3. 3Fargo posterFargoRuby Goldfarb · 4 eps · 20148.3
  4. 4Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomyVirginia Dixon · 3 eps · 20058.2
  5. 5High Society posterHigh SocietyDott Emerson · 13 eps · 19958.0
  6. 6Major Crimes posterMajor CrimesCaptain Sharon Raydor · 2012–2018 · Drama8.0
  7. 7The Closer posterThe CloserSharon Raydor · 25 eps · 20057.8
  8. 8ER posterEREleanor Carter · 5 eps · 19947.8
  9. 9Veronica Mars posterVeronica MarsJane · 1 ep · 20047.8
  10. 10Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas posterTwelve Dates 'Til ChristmasDelilah · 6 eps · 20257.8
  11. 11The Fall of the House of Usher posterThe Fall of the House of UsherMadeline Usher · 8 eps · 20237.6
  12. 12Touched by an Angel posterTouched by an AngelSister Theodore Claire · 1 ep · 19947.2
  13. 13Rebel posterRebelHelen · 1 ep · 20217.1
  14. 14American Experience posterAmerican ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 19886.5
  15. 15Ryan Caulfield: Year One posterRyan Caulfield: Year OneRachel Caulfield · 8 eps · 19996.0
  16. 16E/R posterE/REve Sheridan · 22 eps · 19845.6
  17. 17VisionQuest posterVisionQuest8 eps · 2026

Top movies 30best Mary McDonnell movies

  1. 1Mariette in EcstasyPrioress · 19968.0
  2. 2Dances with Wolves posterDances with WolvesStands With A Fist · 19907.8
  3. 3Hostile Makeover posterHostile MakeoverRose Smithsonian · 20097.8
  4. 4Donnie Darko posterDonnie DarkoRose Darko · 20017.8
  5. 512 Angry Men poster12 Angry MenJudge · 19977.7
  6. 6The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf posterThe Witcher: Nightmare of the WolfLady Zerbst (voice) · 20217.4
  7. 7Matewan posterMatewanElma Radnor · 19877.4
  8. 8Battlestar Galactica: Razor posterBattlestar Galactica: RazorPresident Laura Roslin · 20077.2
  9. 9Broke posterBrokeKathy Brandywine · 20257.0
  10. 10Passion Fish posterPassion FishMay-Alice Culhane · 19927.0
  11. 11Independence Day posterIndependence DayMarilyn Whitmore · 19966.9
  12. 12Sneakers posterSneakersLiz · 19926.9
  13. 13Margin Call posterMargin CallMary Rogers · 20116.9
  14. 14Nola posterNolaMargaret Langworthy · 20036.8
  15. 15Courage posterCourageGabriella Estrada · 19866.8
  16. 16Evidence of Blood posterEvidence of BloodDora Overton · 19986.6
  17. 17Mumford posterMumfordAlthea Brockett · 19996.5
  18. 18Crazy Like a Fox posterCrazy Like a FoxAmy Banks · 20046.5
  19. 19Scream 4 posterScream 4Kate Roberts · 20116.5
  20. 20Replacing Dad posterReplacing DadLinda Marsh · 19996.4
  21. 21Grand Canyon posterGrand CanyonClaire · 19916.4
  22. 22For All Time posterFor All TimeLaura Brown · 20006.4
  23. 23Garbo Talks posterGarbo TalksLady Capulet · 19846.3
  24. 24Blue Chips posterBlue ChipsJenny · 19946.1
  25. 25Mrs. Harris posterMrs. HarrisVivian Schulte · 20065.8
  26. 26You Can Thank Me Later posterYou Can Thank Me LaterDiane · 19985.8
  27. 27The American Clock posterThe American ClockRose Baumler · 19935.7
  28. 28Two Voices posterTwo VoicesSybil Goldrich · 19975.6
  29. 29Tiger Warsaw posterTiger WarsawPaula Warsaw · 19885.5
  30. 30Behind the Mask posterBehind the MaskMary Shushan · 19995.5

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