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Mary McDonnell Biography

Mary McDonnell is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. The actress was nominated to win an Academy Award for her role in the movie Dances with Wolves. The year 2012 was when she started acting as the character Captain Sharon Raydor in Major Crimes.

She was the role of President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica in which she co-starred with She played President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, which co-starred Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama. as the Commander William Adama.

Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, 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 (for which she won a Saturn Award), 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 she went on to star in the spin-off series Major Crimes, on the same network.

On television, McDonnell had her first regular part in 1980 on the soap opera As the World Turns. She starred in 1984 on the short-lived medical comedy E/R, alongside Elliott Gould and George Clooney. Coincidentally, she guest-starred in 2001 on the NBC medical series of the same name, ER, which also featured Clooney. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role on the show as Eleanor Carter, the mother of Dr. John Carter played by Noah Wyle, who also had a role in Donnie Darko. She played Dr. Virginia Dixon, a surgeon with Asperger syndrome for three episodes of Grey’s Anatomy in 2008 and 2009.

She was married to Randle Mell in the 1980’s and they had two kids.

NameMary McDonnell
First NameMary
Last NameMcDonnell
OccupationMovie Actress
BirthdayApril 28
Birth Year1952
Place of BirthWilkes-Barre
Home TownPennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAries
Full/Birth Name
ParentsJohn "Jack" McDonnell, Eileen McDonnell
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseRandle Mell (m. 1984)
Children(s)Olivia Mell, Michael Mell

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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After more than 21 years of theater and television work, McDonnell made her film breakthrough in 1990 as Stands with a Fist, the daughter of American settlers raised by Sioux Indians, in Kevin Costner’s Dances with Wolves. Portraying the adopted daughter of Graham Greene’s character Kicking Bird, McDonnell, then 37, was only ten months younger than Greene and less than two years younger than Tantoo Cardinal, who played Black Shawl, her adoptive mother. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role.

Mary McDonnell Net Worth

Mary McDonnell is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary McDonnell's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was awarded the Obie for her role in the stage play Still Life in 1980.

She was awarded the Academy Award nomination for her part in the movie Passion Fish.

McDonnell was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and raised in Ithaca, New York. She is the daughter of Eileen (née Mundy; 1921–1990) and John “Jack” McDonnell (1923–1973), a computer consultant. Her siblings are Jane (1950–2005), Sally, Judith, Jackie, and John. She is of Irish descent. After graduating from the State University of New York at Fredonia, she attended drama school and joined the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, with which she worked for over 20 years.

Net Worth$12 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMovie Actress
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

McDonnell’s role in Passion Fish (1992) brought her another Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her other notable films include Grand Canyon (1991), Sneakers (1992), Independence Day (1996), and Donnie Darko (2001). McDonnell also starred with Patrick Swayze in the 1988 movie, Tiger Warsaw. In 1997 she played the judge in the film 12 Angry Men. The film also featured future Battlestar Galactica castmate Edward James Olmos.

In 2003, McDonnell starred in the miniseries Battlestar Galactica as Laura Roslin. The miniseries led to the subsequent weekly series, with McDonnell reprising her Laura Roslin role. The series ended in March 2009. McDonnell received worldwide recognition for her performance in the show, part of which was shown when she was invited to the United Nations for a retrospective and discussion with Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Height5 ft 6 in
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McDonnell won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1981 for her work in the play Still Life. On Broadway, she has performed in productions of Execution of Justice, The Heidi Chronicles, and Summer and Smoke.

McDonnell took part in a special session entitled Battlestar Galactica at the 2009 World Science Festival. The session also included Michael Hogan, as well as scientists Nick Bostrom and Kevin Warwick. In 2011, she appeared in the role of Kate Roberts, the mother of Emma Roberts’s character in Scream 4.

Who is Mary McDonnell Dating?

According to our records, Mary McDonnell married to Randle Mell (m. 1984). As of December 1, 2023, Mary McDonnell’s is not dating anyone.

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From 2009 to 2012, McDonnell had a recurring role in The Closer as Capt. Sharon Raydor, a police captain in the Force Investigation Division, who often butts heads with Kyra Sedgwick’s Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning character. McDonnell received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011 for the role.

Facts & Trivia

Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mary McDonnell celebrates birthday on April 28 of every year.

After The Closer wrapped up its final season 2012, McDonnell’s character continued as the lead in the spin-off, Major Crimes, which debuted August 13, 2012 and finally finished in January of 2018 with the death of her character Sharon Raydor.

What disease does Mary McDonnell have?

If you suspected there was a twist surrounding Mary McDonnell’s three-episode Grey’s Anatomy arc, congratulations, you were right. Turns out her character, a celebrated cardiac surgeon brought in to boost Seattle Grace’s national ranking beginning Nov. 13, is living with Asperger’s syndrome.

Is Mary McDonnell still married?

McDonnell was married to actor Randle Mell. They have two children, Michael and Olivia. The couple separated in December 2021.

How old was Mary McDonnell in Dances With Wolves?

The 37-year-old McDonnell also had the best time of her life starring opposite Kevin Costner in his critically lauded Western, “Dances With Wolves.” The New York-based stage actress plays Stands With a Fist, a white woman, raised by the Sioux after her family had been massacred by another tribe, who falls in love with …

What nationality is Mary McDonnell?

American

Did Mary McDonnell win an Oscar?

Awards

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