Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is known for her portrayals on screen in contemporary and historical roles. She also has a long list of roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is who is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Her birthplace was Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to drama school and was admitted to the famous Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. A decade later she scored her first major film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist", a white woman born to the Sioux Indians. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell has appeared in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such famous actors such as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also played in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) that was a duet with Kevin Spacey, earned McDonnell the Robert Altman award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. On the small 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 was awarded an Emmy nomination for her frequent guest role in the TV series ER (1994). TNT's hit drama show Major Crimes (2012) stars her as Captain Sharon Raydor. It is McDonnell's first series and she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy(r). She was awarded an Best Actress Academy Award(r) nomination as well as an Golden Globe nomination for her performance as an actress with paraplegia in soap opera in John Sayles's critically-acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).




 

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