Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell is an actress who has
been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of
characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen
McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen
(Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant who are both of Irish
descent. Growing up in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State
University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She attended the drama school after
which she was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). At the age
of 22, she was when she was offered her breakthrough film part in Dances with
Wolves (1990), where she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian
woman that is white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination
was for this role. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand
Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such veteran performers as Robert
Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of Roland Emmerich's
Independence Day (1996), which starred Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) which was
a duet with Kevin Spacey, earned McDonnell the Robert Altman award at the 2012
Independent Spirit Awards. McDonnell was the President Laura Roslin in the
critically acclaimed show Battlestar Galactica (2004) on Syfy. McDonnell was a
star for four seasons. McDonnell received an Emmy for her recurring guest
appearance in the television show ER (1994). The wildly popular TNT drama Major
Crimes (2012) stars her as Captain Sharon Raydor. It is McDonnell's second
season and she was nominated for a primetime Emmy(r). McDonnell received a Best
Actress Academy Award(r) nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for her
performance as a paraplegic soap opera star in John Sayles's critically
acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).
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