Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress who is well-known for her portrayals of characters in both modern and historical screen roles, as well as many acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to drama school and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. For the role, she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such veteran actors like Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996), starring Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) which was a duet with Kevin Spacey, earned McDonnell the Robert Altman award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. On the smaller screen, McDonnell starred in four seasons of the Syfy Network's award-winning show Battlestar Galactica (2004) in her critically acclaimed performance as President Laura Roslin. McDonnell received an Emmy for her regular guest appearance in the television series ER (1994). TNT's acclaimed drama series Major Crimes (2012) stars her as Captain Sharon Raydor. It is McDonnell's second series and she was nominated to win a Primetime Emmy(r). She was awarded an Best Actress Academy Award(r) nomination and an Golden Globe nomination for her performance as an actor with paraplegia on soap opera in John Sayles's critically acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).




 

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