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Mary McDonnell
Acting

Mary McDonnell

Born April 28, 1952Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I quietly carried the entire third act.”

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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, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in Independence Day, and Rose in Donnie Dark...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

VisionQuest

VisionQuest

as TBD

Marvel

Blue Chips

Blue Chips

as Jenny

ARENA

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

as President Laura Roslin

OTHERverse

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

as Laura Roslin

OTHERverse

Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries (2003)

Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries (2003)

as President Laura Roslin

OTHERverse

Independence Day

Independence Day

as Marilyn Whitmore

OTHERverse

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

as Lady Zerbst (voice)

The Witcher

Mary McDonnell in Cinematic Lore

All Lore

Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Doctrine

The Conspiracy of Silence

They know. They have always known.

DEPTH IV
Philosophy

First Contact as Mirror

We have never made a film about aliens. We have always made films about ourselves.

DEPTH V
Doctrine

All of This Has Happened Before

The most unsettling doctrine in science fiction.

DEPTH V
Myth

The J.A.R.V.I.S. Continuum

A mind born in service, scattered by war, and reassembled in search of a soul.

DEPTH V
Ritual

Geralt and Roach

A monster hunter’s quiet love for the road’s only witness.

DEPTH III
Philosophy

Destiny vs Neutrality

A man refusing fate while walking directly into it.

DEPTH V
Myth

The Wild Hunt

Riders from winter chasing destiny itself.

DEPTH IV
Ritual

Witcher Mutations

Humanity rewritten to survive monsters.

DEPTH III
Doctrine

The Law of Surprise

Destiny claimed before either soul understands why.

DEPTH IV
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Also Known For

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

2001

Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

1990

Scream 4

Scream 4

2011

Sneakers

Sneakers

1992

Margin Call

Margin Call

2011

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1997

Broke

Broke

2025

Matewan

Matewan

1987

Passion Fish

Passion Fish

1992

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1991

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