Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Her birthplace was Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Later, she attended the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such veteran performers as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) the film, which was against Kevin Spacey, earned McDonnell the Robert Altman award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. McDonnell played a prominent role on the Syfy Network's award-winning series Battlestar Galactica (2004), where she was recognized for her performance as President Laura Roslin. Her frequent guest appearance as a host on the television series ER (1994) was rewarded with an Emmy nomination. The hit TNT drama series Major Crimes (2012) features her as Captain Sharon Raydor. This is the sequel to The Closer (2005) in which McDonnell developed the role. She was nominated for an Emmy(r) from Primetime. Emmy(r). McDonnell was awarded a Best Actress Academy Award(r) nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of an actor with paraplegia on soap opera in John Sayles's critically-acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).




 

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