Known For
Acting
Known Credits
64
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 28, 1952 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
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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| 2026 | VisionQuestas | |
| 2026 | The Boroughsas The Duchess | |
| 2025 | Twelve Dates 'Til Christmasas Delilah | |
| 2025 | Brokeas Kathy Brandywine | |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usheras Madeline Usher | |
| 2021 | The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolfas Lady Zerbst (voice) | |
| 2021 | Rebelas Helen | |
| 2021 | Rebelas Helen Peterson | |
| 2014 | Fargoas Ruby Goldfarb | |
| 2012 | Major Crimesas Captain Sharon Raydor | |
| 2011 | Margin Callas Mary Rogers | |
| 2011 | Scream 4as Kate Roberts | |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeoveras Rose Smithsonian | |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razoras President Laura Roslin | |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harrisas Vivian Schulte | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Captain Sharon Raydor | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Sharon Raydor | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas Virginia Dixon | |
| 2004 | Crazy Like a Foxas Amy Banks | |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galacticaas Laura Roslin | |
| 2004 | Veronica Marsas Jane | |
| 2003 | Battlestar Galacticaas President Laura Roslin | |
| 2003 | The Making of ‘Sneakers’as Self | |
| 2003 | Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epicas Self | |
| 2003 | Nolaas Margaret Langworthy | |
| 2002 | The Locketas Helen Staples | |
| 2001 | Donnie Darkoas Rose Darko | |
| 2000 | For All Timeas Laura Brown | |
| 2000 | A Father's Choiceas Susan Shaw | |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year Oneas Rachel Caulfield | |
| 1999 | Mumfordas Althea Brockett | |
| 1999 | Replacing Dadas Linda Marsh | |
| 1999 | Behind the Maskas Mary Shushan | |
| 1998 | You Can Thank Me Lateras Diane | |
| 1998 | Evidence of Bloodas Dora Overton | |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Menas Judge | |
| 1997 | Two Voicesas Sybil Goldrich | |
| 1996 | Mariette in Ecstasyas Prioress | |
| 1996 | Independence Dayas Marilyn Whitmore | |
| 1996 | Independence Day: The ID4 Invasionas Self | |
| 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day'as Self | |
| 1996 | Woman Undoneas Teri Hansen | |
| 1995 | High Societyas Dott Emerson | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angelas Sister Theodore Claire | |
| 1994 | ERas Eleanor Carter | |
| 1994 | Blue Chipsas Jenny | |
| 1993 | The American Clockas Rose Baumler | |
| 1992 | Passion Fishas May-Alice Culhane | |
| 1992 | Sneakersas Liz | |
| 1991 | Grand Canyonas Claire | |
| 1990 | The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'as Herself | |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolvesas Stands With A Fist | |
| 1988 | American Experienceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsawas Paula Warsaw | |
| 1987 | Matewanas Elma Radnor | |
| 1986 | Courageas Gabriella Estrada | |
| 1984 | Garbo Talksas Lady Capulet | |
| 1984 | E/Ras Eve Sheridan | |
| 1982 | Money on the Sideas Terri | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Helen Staples | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self | |
| One Second Afteras Jen |
