Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell is a two-time
Oscar(r)-nominated actress, recognized for her character roles that span both
present and past screen roles, as well as the long list of stage and film
roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter
of Eileen (Mundy) and an Irish-American computer consultant, and John
McDonnell. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of
New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. Then, she went to drama school and was admitted to
the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. She was 22 years old when she
scored her first film part in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played
"Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who was white. The role
was so well-loved that she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination.
McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and
Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as
Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996),
which starred Will Smith. Margin Call (2011), which was against Kevin Spacey,
earned McDonnell the Robert Altman award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards.
On the small screen, McDonnell starred in four seasons of the Syfy Network's
award-winning show Battlestar Galactica (2004) in her critically praised
performance as President Laura Roslin. She garnered an Emmy nomination for her
regular guest spot on the popular television series ER (1994). The popular
drama series on TNT Major Crimes (2012) stars her as Captain Sharon Raydor. It
is McDonnell's second season and she received a nomination for a Primetime
Emmy(r). McDonnell received an Best Actress Academy Award(r) nomination and a
Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of a paraplegic soap opera star in
John Sayles' critically acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).
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