Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell is an actress who has
been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as
characters from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a
Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy), an
Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. She was born in
Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She then
went to theatre school, after which she was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre
Company (East Coast). Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves
(1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist"
an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. McDonnell received her first Academy Award
nomination for the character. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan
films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such veteran actors such
as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's
Independence Day (1996) (starring Will Smith); acclaimed art house cult hit Donnie
Darko (2001) as well as Margin Call (2011) (opposite Kevin Spacey), which was
awarded the Robert Altman Award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards.
McDonnell was the main character in the Syfy Network's award-winning series
Battlestar Galactica (2004), where she was recognized for her portrayal of the
President Laura Roslin. The role she played as a frequent guest a host on the
television series ER (1994) was rewarded with an Emmy nomination. TNT's
acclaimed drama series Major Crimes (2012) stars her as Captain Sharon Raydor.
It is McDonnell's second show and she was nominated for a primetime Emmy(r).
She garnered an Best Actress Academy Award(r) nomination and an Golden Globe
nomination for her portrayal of a paraplegic soap opera star in John Sayles's
critically-acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).
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