Mary McDonnell

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
April 28, 1952 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Popular Genres
Drama TV Movie Action
Career Span
1982 – Present

Mary McDonnell

10 wins
166 nominations
8 Oscars
40 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Apr 28, 1952
From
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1982 – Present

Award Recognition

10
Wins
166
Nominations
8
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2025

Broke as Kathy Brandywine

2021

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf as Lady Zerbst (voice) Award

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) Award

2011

Margin Call as Mary Rogers Award
Scream 4 as Kate Roberts Award

2007

Battlestar Galactica: Razor as President Laura Roslin Award

2006

Mrs. Harris as Vivian Schulte

2004

Donnie Darko: Production Diary as Self
Crazy Like a Fox as Amy Banks

2003

Nola as Margaret Langworthy
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic as Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ as Self

2002

The Locket as Helen Staples Award

2001

Donnie Darko as Rose Darko Award

2000

For All Time as Laura Brown
A Father's Choice as Susan Shaw

1999

Mumford as Althea Brockett Award
Replacing Dad as Linda Marsh Award
Behind the Mask as Mary Shushan

1998

Evidence of Blood as Dora Overton Award
You Can Thank Me Later as Diane

1997

12 Angry Men as Judge Award
Two Voices as Sybil Goldrich

1996

Independence Day as Marilyn Whitmore Award
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion as Self
The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self
Woman Undone as Teri Hansen
Mariette in Ecstasy as Prioress

1994

Blue Chips as Jenny Award

1993

The American Clock as Rose Baumler Award

1992

Sneakers as Liz Award
Passion Fish as May-Alice Culhane Award

1991

Grand Canyon as Claire

1990

Dances with Wolves as Stands With A Fist Award
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' as Herself

1988

Tiger Warsaw as Paula Warsaw

1987

Matewan as Elma Radnor

1986

Courage as Gabriella Estrada Award

1984

Garbo Talks as Lady Capulet Award

1982

Money on the Side as Terri

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Donnie Darko
Independence Day
Margin Call
Sneakers
Dances with Wolves
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Scream 4
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Blue Chips

Career Statistics

Roles by Genre
Genre Evolution