Mary McDonnell

Actor

1952-04-28 · 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.

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• Donnie Darko (2001) — Rose Darko
• Independence Day (1996) — Marilyn Whitmore
• Dances with Wolves (1990) — Stands With A Fist
• Scream 4 (2011) — Kate Roberts
• Margin Call (2011) — Mary Rogers
• The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021) — Lady Zerbst (voice)
• Sneakers (1992) — Liz
• Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) — President Laura Roslin
• 12 Angry Men (1997) — Judge
• Grand Canyon (1991) — Claire
• Blue Chips (1994) — Jenny
• Matewan (1987) — Elma Radnor
• Mumford (1999) — Althea Brockett
• Passion Fish (1992) — May-Alice Culhane
• Broke (2025) — Kathy Brandywine
• Garbo Talks (1984) — Lady Capulet
• A Father's Choice (2000) — Susan Shaw
• Tiger Warsaw (1988) — Paula Warsaw
• Mrs. Harris (2005) — Vivian Schulte
• For All Time (2000) — Laura Brown
• Evidence of Blood (1998) — Dora Overton
• Nola (2003) — Margaret Langworthy
• The Locket (2002) — Helen Staples
• Money on the Side (1982) — Terri