Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

b. 1952 (age 74) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Stands With A Fist in Dances with Wolves, and she is also very well known for her performance as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, the President's wife in Independence Day, and for her starring role in Donnie Darko as the title character's mother. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary McDonnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Dances with Wolves
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★ 8.0
Dances with Wolves
1990
Donnie Darko
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★ 8.0
Donnie Darko
2001
Battlestar Galactica
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★ 8.7
Battlestar Galactica
2004
Margin Call
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★ 7.1
Margin Call
2011

Filmography

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VisionQuest
2026 Actress
Broke
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★ 6.1
Broke
2025 Actress
The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
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★ 6.4
The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
2025 Actress
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Awards Buzz: YouTube Channel
2024 Self
The Fall of the House of Usher
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★ 7.9
The Fall of the House of Usher
2023 Actress
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
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★ 7.2
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021 Actress
Mariette in Ecstasy
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★ 7.1
Mariette in Ecstasy
2019 Actress
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Menkes Disease: Finding Help & Hope
2015 Actress
Major Crimes
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★ 7.8
Major Crimes
2012 Actress
Margin Call
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★ 7.1
Margin Call
2011 Actress
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★ 7.6
Battlestar Galactica: The Last Frakkin' Special
2009 Self
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BSGcast
2008 Self
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Mister President
2008 Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
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★ 7.6
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007 Actress
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The Annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards
2007 Self
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★ 7.5
Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far
2006 Actress
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★ 3.5
The WIN Awards 2006
2006 Self
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The 65th Annual Peabody Awards
2006 Self
Battlestar Galactica
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★ 8.7
Battlestar Galactica
2004 Actress
Crazy Like a Fox
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★ 5.4
Crazy Like a Fox
2004 Actress
Battlestar Galactica
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★ 8.5
Battlestar Galactica
2003 Actress
The Locket
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★ 7.1
The Locket
2002 Actress
Donnie Darko
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★ 8.0
Donnie Darko
2001 Actress
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🎞️
★ 6.4
Chestnut Hill
2001 Actress
For All Time
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★ 6.9
For All Time
2000 Actress
A Father's Choice
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★ 6.2
A Father's Choice
2000 Actress
Amargosa
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★ 7.4
Amargosa
2000 Actress
Mumford
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★ 6.8
Mumford
1999 Actress
Behind the Mask
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★ 6.3
Behind the Mask
1999 Actress
Replacing Dad
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★ 5.4
Replacing Dad
1999 Actress
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
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★ 5.6
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
1999 Actress
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★ 7.4
Fly Girls
1999 Actress
Evidence of Blood
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★ 6.6
Evidence of Blood
1998 Actress
You Can Thank Me Later
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★ 5.4
You Can Thank Me Later
1998 Actress
Two Small Voices
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★ 5.4
Two Small Voices
1997 Actress
Independence Day
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★ 7.0
Independence Day
1996 Actress
Woman Undone
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★ 5.0
Woman Undone
1996 Actress
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
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★ 5.8
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996 Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
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★ 5.6
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996 Self
High Society
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★ 7.9
High Society
1995 Actress
Blue Chips
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★ 6.3
Blue Chips
1994 Actress
The American Clock
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★ 6.1
The American Clock
1993 Actress
Passion Fish
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★ 7.3
Passion Fish
1992 Actress
Grand Canyon
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★ 6.8
Grand Canyon
1991 Actress
Dances with Wolves
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★ 8.0
Dances with Wolves
1990 Actress
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
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★ 6.9
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990 Self
Tiger Warsaw
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★ 4.7
Tiger Warsaw
1988 Actress
Matewan
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★ 7.9
Matewan
1987 Actress
Courage
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★ 6.4
Courage
1986 Actress
E/R
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★ 7.2
E/R
1984 Actress
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One Second After
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