Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell
Birth name	Mary Eileen McDonnell
Born	April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Notable Roles	Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica
Notable Episodes
Awards

Biography

Mary McDonnell is an American actress with a long, distinguished career in film and stage. She co-starred as a White woman raised by the American Indians in the 1990 Academy Award winner for Best Picture Dances with Wolves, as the First Lady of the United States in the 1996 smash blockbuster Independence Day, and as the titular hero's mother in the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko. In television, she is best known as Laura Roslin in the 2000's remake of the sci-fi classic Battlestar Galactica.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
That's Life	Jules O'Grady	1x05 - Bad Hair Week	October 28, 2000
That's Life	Jules O'Grady	2x16 - Baum's Thesis	unaired
ER	Eleanor Carter	8x01 - Four Corners	September 27, 2001
ER	Eleanor Carter	8x11 - Beyond Repair	January 10, 2002
ER	Eleanor Carter	8x12 - A River in Egypt	January 17, 2002
ER	Eleanor Carter	8x13 - Damage Is Done	January 31, 2002
ER	Eleanor Carter	8x14 - A Simple Twist of Fate	February 7, 2002
Touched by an Angel	Sister Theodore Claire	8x18 - Minute by Minute	April 13, 2002
Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Virginia Dixon	5x08 - These Ties That Bind	November 13, 2008
Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Virginia Dixon	5x10 - All by Myself	December 4, 2008
Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Virginia Dixon	5x14 - Beat Your Heart Out	February 5, 2009
The Closer	Capt. Sharon Raydor	5x03 - Red Tape	June 22, 2009
The Closer	Capt. Sharon Raydor	5x07 - Strike Three	July 20, 2009
The Closer	Capt. Sharon Raydor	5x15 - Dead Man's Hand	December 21, 2009
The Closer	Capt. Sharon Raydor	6x02 - Help Wanted	July 19, 2010
The Closer	Capt. Sharon Raydor	6x09 - Last Woman Standing	September 6, 2010
The Closer	Capt. Sharon Raydor	6x13 - Living Proof (1)	December 20, 2010
The Closer	Capt. Sharon Raydor	6x14 - Living Proof (2)	December 27, 2010

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Money on the Side	Terri	September 29, 1982
Courage	Gabriella Estrada	September 24, 1986
The Making of "Dances with Wolves"	Herself	October 1989
Academy Awards	The 63rd Annual Academy Awards	Herself
O Pioneers!	Alexandra Bergson	May 15, 1991
Academy Awards	The 65th Annual Academy Awards	Herself
The American Clock	Rose Baumler	August 23, 1993
Woman Undone	Teri Hansen	1996
The Making of "Independence Day"	Herself	1996
Two Voices	Sybil Goldrich	June 16, 1997
12 Angry Men	Judge	August 17, 1997
Evidence of Blood	Dora Overton	April 13, 1998
Behind the Mask	Mary Shushan	February 28, 1999
Replacing Dad	Linda Marsh	March 14, 1999
A Father's Choice	Susan Shaw	January 12, 2000
For All Time	Mary Mcdonnell
The Locket	Helen Staples	December 8, 2002
05 Spaceys	Herself	May 29, 2005	Spaceys
Sci Fi Inside: Sci Fi Friday	Herself/Laura Roslin	July 11, 2005
The WIN Awards 2006	Herself	2006	The WIN Awards
Mrs. Harris	Vivian Schulte	February 25, 2006
Razor	President Laura Roslin	2007	Battlestar Galactica

Talk Show Appearances

• The View (10 June 2013)

Awards and Accolades

IVy Awards

• Nominated: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2005-06)

Battlestar Galactica

• Nominated: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2006-07)

Battlestar Galactica

• Nominated: Readers' Choice Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2006-07)

Battlestar Galactica

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2002, 2011)

Other Awards

• Academy Awards
  • Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1990) - Dances with Wolves
  • Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role (1992) - Passion Fish

• Golden Globes (Motion Picture), USA
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (1990) - Dances with Wolves
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (1992) - Passion Fish