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.
Filmography (60 titles)
ShowVisionQuest
2026
7.3ShowThe Boroughs
The Duchess · 2026
7.8ShowTwelve Dates 'Til Christmas
Delilah · 2025
7.1MovieBroke
Kathy Brandywine · 2025
7.6ShowThe Fall of the House of Usher
Madeline Usher · 2023
7.4MovieThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Lady Zerbst (voice) · 2021
7.1ShowRebel
Helen Peterson · 2021
8.3ShowFargo
Ruby Goldfarb · 2014
7.4ShowMajor Crimes
Captain Sharon Raydor · 2012
6.9MovieMargin Call
Mary Rogers · 2011
6.5MovieScream 4
Kate Roberts · 2011
7.8MovieHostile Makeover
Rose Smithsonian · 2009
7.2MovieBattlestar Galactica: Razor
President Laura Roslin · 2007
5.8MovieMrs. Harris
Vivian Schulte · 2006
7.9ShowThe Closer
Sharon Raydor · 2005
8.2ShowGrey's Anatomy
Virginia Dixon · 2005
6.5MovieCrazy Like a Fox
Amy Banks · 2004
8.2ShowBattlestar Galactica
Laura Roslin · 2004
7.8ShowVeronica Mars
Jane · 2004
8.2ShowBattlestar Galactica
President Laura Roslin · 2003
7.5MovieThe Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self · 2003
8.0MovieDances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Self · 2003
6.8MovieNola
Margaret Langworthy · 2003
5.2MovieThe Locket
Helen Staples · 2002
7.8MovieDonnie Darko
Rose Darko · 2001
6.4MovieFor All Time
Laura Brown · 2000
5.2MovieA Father's Choice
Susan Shaw · 2000
6.0ShowRyan Caulfield: Year One
Rachel Caulfield · 1999
6.5MovieMumford
Althea Brockett · 1999
6.4MovieReplacing Dad
Linda Marsh · 1999