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