Mary McDonnell
Known for ActingBorn 1952-04-28Wilkes-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.
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Known for
Independence Day
1996 · as Marilyn Whitmore
Dances with Wolves
1990 · as Stands With A Fist
Margin Call
2011 · as Mary Rogers
Donnie Darko
2001 · as Rose Darko
Scream 4
2011 · as Kate Roberts
Sneakers
1992 · as Liz
12 Angry Men
1997 · as Judge
Broke
2025 · as Kathy Brandywine
Passion Fish
1992 · as May-Alice Culhane
Blue Chips
1994 · as Jenny
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021 · as Lady Zerbst (voice)
Matewan
1987 · as Elma Radnor
Woman Undone
1996 · as Teri Hansen
Courage
1986 · as Gabriella Estrada
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007 · as President Laura Roslin
Grand Canyon
1991 · as Claire
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996 · as Self
Garbo Talks
1984 · as Lady Capulet