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Overview
Mini Biography:
Renowned for her stage work on the East Coast, working with the Long Wharf... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(95 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Mary McdonnellUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 9 | 9:00 PM | ABC | Grey's Anatomy | Beat Your Heart Out | #5.13 |
Filmography
In Development: 
- Jimmy Nolan (details only on IMDbPro)
Actress:
- Hostile Makeover (2009) (TV) .... Rose Smithsonian
- "The Closer" .... Captain Sharon Raydor (1 episode, 2009)
- Red Tape (2009) TV episode .... Captain Sharon Raydor - Killer Hair (2009) (TV) .... Rose Smithsonian
- "Battlestar Galactica" .... President Laura Roslin / ... (74 episodes, 2004-2009)
... aka "BSG" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Daybreak: Part 2 (2009) TV episode .... President Laura Roslin
- Daybreak: Part 3 (2009) TV episode .... President Laura Roslin
- Daybreak: Part 1 (2009) TV episode .... President Laura Roslin
- Islanded in a Stream of Stars (2009) TV episode .... President Laura Roslin
- Someone to Watch Over Me (2009) TV episode .... President Laura Roslin
(69 more) - "Grey's Anatomy" .... Dr. Virginia Dixon (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Beat Your Heart Out (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Virginia Dixon
- All by Myself (2008) TV episode .... Dr. Virginia Dixon
- These Ties That Bind (2008) TV episode .... Dr. Virginia Dixon - "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Laura Roslin (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #15.85 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) (TV) .... President Laura Roslin
... aka Razor (USA: short title) - Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) .... Vivian Schulte
- Crazy Like a Fox (2004) .... Amy Banks
- Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV) .... Laura Roslin
... aka Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries (USA: long title) - Nola (2003) .... Margaret Langworthy
- The Locket (2002) (TV) .... Helen Staples
- "Touched by an Angel" .... Sister Theodore (1 episode, 2002)
- Minute by Minute (2002) TV episode .... Sister Theodore - "ER" .... Eleanor Carter (5 episodes, 2001-2002)
- A Simple Twist of Fate (2002) TV episode .... Eleanor Carter
- Damage Is Done (2002) TV episode .... Eleanor Carter
- A River in Egypt (2002) TV episode .... Eleanor Carter
- Beyond Repair (2002) TV episode .... Eleanor Carter
- Four Corners (2001) TV episode .... Eleanor Carter - "That's Life" .... Jules O'Grady (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
- Baum's Thesis (2002) TV episode .... Jules O'Grady
- Bad Hair Week (2000) TV episode .... Jules O'Grady - Donnie Darko (2001) .... Rose Darko
... aka Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut) - Chestnut Hill (2001) (TV) .... Jane Eastman
- For All Time (2000) (TV) (as Mary Mcdonnell) .... Laura Brown
- A Father's Choice (2000) (TV) .... Susan Shaw
- "Ryan Caulfield: Year One" .... Rachel Caulfield (2 episodes, 1999)
- Pilot (1999) TV episode .... Rachel Caulfield
- Po-Piggity and Other Racial Slurs (1999) TV episode .... Rachel Caulfield - Mumford (1999) .... Althea Brockett
- Replacing Dad (1999) (TV) .... Linda Marsh
- Behind the Mask (1999) (TV) .... Mary Shushan
- "The American Experience" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1999)
- Fly Girls (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - Spanish Fly (1998) (voice) .... Zoe's Mother
... aka Spanish Fly (France) - Evidence of Blood (1998) (TV) .... Dora Overton
- You Can Thank Me Later (1998) .... Diane
- 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV) .... Judge
- Two Voices (1997) (TV) .... Sybil Goldrich
... aka Two Small Voices (USA) - Independence Day (1996) .... First Lady Marilyn Whitmore
... aka ID4 (USA: promotional abbreviation) - "High Society" .... Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
- The Family Jewels (1996) TV episode .... Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson
- Touching Up Your Roots (1996) TV episode .... Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson
- Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore (1996) TV episode .... Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson
- Nip and Tuck (1996) TV episode .... Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson
- I Found My Thrill on Nancy Garver Hill (1996) TV episode .... Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson
(8 more) - Mariette in Ecstasy (1996) .... Prioress
- Woman Undone (1996) (TV) .... Teri Hansen
- Blue Chips (1994) .... Jenny Bell
- The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Rose Baumler
... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock - Passion Fish (1992) .... May-Alice Culhane
- Sneakers (1992) .... Liz
- Grand Canyon (1991) .... Claire
- O Pioneers! (1991) (TV) .... Alexandra Bergson
- Dances with Wolves (1990) .... Stands With A Fist
- Tiger Warsaw (1988) .... Paula Warsaw
... aka The Tiger - Matewan (1987) .... Elma Radnor
- Courage (1986) (TV) .... Gabriella Estrada
- "E/R" .... Dr. Eve Sheridan (20 episodes, 1984-1985)
- A Change in Policy (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Eve Sheridan
- All Tied Up (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Eve Sheridan
- Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Eve Sheridan
- Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 1 (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Eve Sheridan
- I Raise You (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Eve Sheridan
(15 more) - Garbo Talks (1984) .... Lady Capulet
... aka Garbo Talks! (UK) - Money on the Side (1982) (TV) .... Terri
- "As the World Turns" (1956) TV series .... Claudia Colfax (unknown episodes, 1980)
Soundtrack:
- "High Society" (1 episode, 1996)
- The Family Jewels (1996) TV episode (performer: "I Got You Babe")
Thanks:
- Silenci (2007) (dedicated with love to)
... aka Silence (International: English title)
... aka Silencio (Spain: Castilian title) - Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far (2006) (TV) (special thanks)
- Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- Battlestar Galactica: The Last Frakkin' Special (2009) (TV) .... Herself
- The Music of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2009) (V) .... Herself
... aka Inside the Secrets of the Behind the Making of the Music of 'Battlestar Galactica': Revealed (USA: long title) - Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far (2006) (TV) (also archive footage) .... President Laura Roslin
- The WIN Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- Sci Fi Inside: Sci Fi Friday (2005) (TV) .... Herself / Laura Roslin
- 05 Spaceys (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- 'Donnie Darko': Production Diary (2004) (V) .... Herself
- The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (V) .... Herself
- Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003) (V) .... Herself
- Amargosa (2000) (voice) .... Narrator
- "The Directors" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode)
- The Films of Lawrence Kasdan (????) TV episode (as Mary Mcdonnell) .... Herself - Guest - "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
- The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) TV episode .... Herself - The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) (TV) .... Herself
- The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (1989) (TV) .... Herself
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Starred as Alma Winemiller in the Broadway revival of "Summer and Smoke" at the Criterion Center Stage Right (5 September 1996 - 20 October 1996). morePublicity Listings:
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