Mary McDonnell
Acting
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.
TV Shows(20)
Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
Delilah
2025
The Fall of the House of Usher
Madeline Usher
2023
Rebel
Helen Peterson
2021
Fargo
Ruby Goldfarb
2014
Major Crimes
Captain Sharon Raydor
2012
The Closer
Sharon Raydor
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Virginia Dixon
2005
Battlestar Galactica
Laura Roslin
2004
Veronica Mars
Jane
2004
Battlestar Galactica
President Laura Roslin
2003
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
Rachel Caulfield
1999
High Society
Dott Emerson
1995
Touched by an Angel
Sister Theodore Claire
1994
ER
Eleanor Carter
1994
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
E/R
Eve Sheridan
1984
The Oscars
Self
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Helen Staples
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
VisionQuest
Movies(40)
Broke
Kathy Brandywine
2025
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Lady Zerbst (voice)
2021
Margin Call
Mary Rogers
2011
Scream 4
Kate Roberts
2011
Hostile Makeover
Rose Smithsonian
2009
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
President Laura Roslin
2007
Mrs. Harris
Vivian Schulte
2006
Crazy Like a Fox
Amy Banks
2004
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
2003
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Self
2003
Nola
Margaret Langworthy
2003
The Locket
Helen Staples
2002
Donnie Darko
Rose Darko
2001
For All Time
Laura Brown
2000
A Father's Choice
Susan Shaw
2000
Mumford
Althea Brockett
1999
Replacing Dad
Linda Marsh
1999
Behind the Mask
Mary Shushan
1999
You Can Thank Me Later
Diane
1998
Evidence of Blood
Dora Overton
1998
12 Angry Men
Judge
1997
Two Voices
Sybil Goldrich
1997
Mariette in Ecstasy
Prioress
1996
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
1996
Independence Day
Marilyn Whitmore
1996
Woman Undone
Teri Hansen
1996
Blue Chips
Jenny
1994
The American Clock
Rose Baumler
1993
Passion Fish
May-Alice Culhane
1992
Sneakers
Liz
1992
Grand Canyon
Claire
1991
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
Herself
1990
Dances with Wolves
Stands With A Fist
1990
Tiger Warsaw
Paula Warsaw
1988
Matewan
Elma Radnor
1987
Courage
Gabriella Estrada
1986
Garbo Talks
Lady Capulet
1984
Money on the Side
Terri
1982
One Second After
Jen