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Mary McDonnell

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1952Born, Wilkes-Barre
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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…

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AllMoviesShows
2026The BoroughsThe Duchess · 1 episodeShow
2025Twelve Dates 'Til ChristmasDelilah · 6 episodesShow
2023The Fall of the House of UsherMadeline Usher · 8 episodesShow
2021RebelHelen Peterson, Helen · 6 episodesShow
2014FargoRuby Goldfarb · 4 episodesShow
2012Major CrimesCaptain Sharon Raydor · 105 episodesShow
2005The CloserCaptain Sharon Raydor, Sharon Raydor, Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited) · 25 episodesShow
2004Battlestar GalacticaLaura Roslin · 73 episodesShow
2004Veronica MarsJane · 1 episodeShow
2003Battlestar GalacticaPresident Laura Roslin · 2 episodesShow
1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneRachel Caulfield · 8 episodesShow
1995High SocietyDott Emerson · 13 episodesShow
1994Touched by an AngelSister Theodore Claire · 1 episodeShow
1994EREleanor Carter · 5 episodesShow
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHelen Staples · 1 episodeShow

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