Mary mcdonnell biography
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| Born | Mary Eileen McDonnell () April 28, (age&#;72) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | State University of New York at Fredonia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Randle Mell &#; &#; (m.&#;; sep.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2 |
Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, )[1][2][3] is an American movie, theatre and televisionactress.
She got Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in Dances with Wolves and May-Alice Culhane in Passion Fish.
McDonnell is well known for her performances as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in Independence Day, and Rose in Donnie Darko.
She featured as Captain Sharon Raydor during seasons 5–7 of the TNT series The Closer and starred as Commander Sharon Raydor in the spin-off series Major Crimes on the
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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar®-nominated actress, who is known for her character portrayals in both period and present-day screen roles, as well as a long history of stage and film roles.
Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant, both of Irish descent. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She later attended drama school and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Two decades later, she landed her breakthrough film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (), playing "Stands with a Fist", a white woman raised by the Sioux Indians. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the role.
McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon () and Mumford () (opposite such seasoned performers as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsl
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Mary McDonnell
American actress (born )
For the American soccer defender, see Mary Therese McDonnell.
Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, ) is an American spelfilm, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in Dances With Wolves and May-Alice Culhane in Passion Fish. McDonnell is well known for her performances as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in Independence Day, and Rose in Donnie Darko. She was featured as Captain Sharon Raydor during seasons 5–7 of the TNT series The Closer and starred as Commander Sharon Raydor in the spin-off series Major Crimes on the same network. In , she played Madeleine Usher in the miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix.
Early life and education
[edit]Mary Eileen McDonnell was born April 28, ,[1][2][3] in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, one of six children born to Eileen (née Mundy