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.

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Mary McDonnell Movies

Discover the best Mary McDonnell movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Mary McDonnell ranked by year and score.

Scream 4 (2011)

Horror Mystery

Sidney Prescott has turned her trauma into a memoir and is back in Woodsboro on a book tour, hoping the town is finally behind her. It is not. A new...

Score 6.5

Donnie Darko (2001)

Drama Fantasy Mystery

Donnie is a teenager in suburban Virginia who sleepwalks through his days and barely through his nights. When a jet engine falls from the sky and narrowly misses him, something...

Score 7.8

Independence Day (1996)

Action Adventure Science Fiction

Massive alien ships appear without warning above every major city on Earth, and the countdown to extinction begins. A fighter pilot, a cable technician, and the President of the United...

Score 6.9

Sneakers (1992)

Comedy Crime Drama

Martin Bishop leads a misfit crew of security consultants who make their living finding holes in other people's systems. When government operatives surface with evidence from his past and force...

Score 6.9

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Adventure Drama Western

A Union soldier, broken by the carnage of the Civil War, requests a posting at the furthest edge of the American frontier, expecting to find nothing but empty land. What...

Score 7.8

Mary McDonnell TV Shows

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The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

Drama Mystery

Roderick and Madeline Usher turned a pharmaceutical company into a dynasty, accumulating power by any means necessary. Now, one by one, their children are being killed, and the culprit appears...

Score 7.6

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Humanity is nearly wiped out in a single devastating attack, and what survives is a ragged convoy of civilian ships shepherded by one aging warship, the Galactica. Commander Adama and...

Score 8.2

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

When artificial intelligence destroys human civilization across the twelve colonies, a battered military vessel becomes shepherd to the survivors. Hunted by relentless Cylons, these refugees scatter across space with minimal...

Score 8.2

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Mary McDonnell are Scream 4, Donnie Darko, and Independence Day.

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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 8 titles starring Mary McDonnell, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

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