Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well recognized for her roles on screen in both historical and modern roles. She also has a lengthy history of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She later attended the drama program and was admitted to the highly regarded Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. She was only 22 when she scored her first film role in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she played "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman who is white. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has starred in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) which was a battle with Kevin Spacey, earned McDonnell the Robert Altman award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. On the smaller screen, McDonnell starred in four seasons of Syfy Network's award-winning show Battlestar Galactica (2004) in her critically acclaimed performance as President Laura Roslin. McDonnell received an Emmy for her recurring guest appearance on the tv show ER (1994). She is the lead character of Captain Sharon Raydor on the TNT's hit drama series Major Crimes (2012), the sequel to The Closer (2005), where McDonnell played the lead role and was awarded an Primetime Emmy(r) nomination. McDonnell received a Best Actress Academy Award(r) nomination as well as an Golden Globe nomination for her performance as the paraplegic soap-opera star in John Sayles' critically acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).




 

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