Mary McDonnell
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.
Acting
- 2026The BoroughsThe Duchess1 ep.
- 2025Twelve Dates 'Til ChristmasDelilah6 ep.
- 2023The Fall of the House of UsherMadeline Usher8 ep.
- 2021RebelHelen Peterson7 ep.
- 2014FargoRuby Goldfarb4 ep.
- 2012Major CrimesCaptain Sharon Raydor105 ep.
- 2005The CloserSharon Raydor29 ep.
- 2004Battlestar GalacticaLaura Roslin73 ep.
- 2003Battlestar GalacticaPresident Laura Roslin2 ep.
- 1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneRachel Caulfield8 ep.
- 1995High SocietyDott Emerson13 ep.
- 1994EREleanor Carter5 ep.
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 1984E/REve Sheridan22 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026The BoroughsThe Duchess1 ep.
- 2021RebelHelen, Helen Peterson7 ep.
- 2019Veronica MarsJane1 ep.
- 2017FargoRuby Goldfarb4 ep.
- 2009The CloserSharon Raydor, Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)26 ep.
- 2008Grey's AnatomyVirginia Dixon3 ep.
- 2002Hallmark Hall of FameHelen Staples1 ep.
- 2002Touched by an AngelSister Theodore Claire1 ep.
- 2001EREleanor Carter5 ep.
- 1999American ExperienceNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 1991Golden Globe AwardsSelf2 ep.
Also known as: Mary Eileen McDonnell