Mary McDonnell: movies and TV shows
Mary McDonnell has 64 credits in the archive: 40 films and 24 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 1996 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Boroughs | The Duchess | TV | 7.3 | 74 |
| 2026 | VisionQuest | TV | — | 74 | |
| 2025 | Broke | Kathy Brandywine | Film | 7.1 | 73 |
| 2025 | Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas | Delilah | TV | 7.8 | 73 |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Madeline Usher | TV | 7.6 | 71 |
| 2021 | Rebel | Helen Peterson | TV | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2021 | Rebel | Helen | TV | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2021 | The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Lady Zerbst (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2014 | Fargo | Ruby Goldfarb | TV | 8.3 | 62 |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Captain Sharon Raydor | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Kate Roberts | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 2011 | Margin Call | Mary Rogers | Film | 6.9 | 59 |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeover | Rose Smithsonian | Film | 7.8 | 57 |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | President Laura Roslin | Film | 7.2 | 55 |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Vivian Schulte | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Virginia Dixon | TV | 8.2 | 53 |
| 2005 | The Closer | Captain Sharon Raydor | TV | 7.9 | 53 |
| 2005 | The Closer | Sharon Raydor | TV | 7.9 | 53 |
| 2005 | The Closer | Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 53 |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Jane | TV | 7.8 | 52 |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | Laura Roslin | TV | 8.2 | 52 |
| 2004 | Crazy Like a Fox | Amy Banks | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 2003 | Battlestar Galactica | President Laura Roslin | TV | 8.2 | 51 |
| 2003 | The Making of ‘Sneakers’ | Self | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2003 | Nola | Margaret Langworthy | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 2003 | Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic | Self | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 2002 | The Locket | Helen Staples | Film | 5.2 | 50 |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Rose Darko | Film | 7.8 | 49 |
| 2000 | A Father's Choice | Susan Shaw | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 2000 | For All Time | Laura Brown | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Rachel Caulfield | TV | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1999 | Mumford | Althea Brockett | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1999 | Behind the Mask | Mary Shushan | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1999 | Replacing Dad | Linda Marsh | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1998 | You Can Thank Me Later | Diane | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1998 | Evidence of Blood | Dora Overton | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Judge | Film | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1997 | Two Voices | Sybil Goldrich | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Marilyn Whitmore | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1996 | Woman Undone | Teri Hansen | Film | 4.1 | 44 |
| 1996 | Mariette in Ecstasy | Prioress | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1996 | Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Self | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1995 | High Society | Dott Emerson | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1994 | ER | Eleanor Carter | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Sister Theodore Claire | TV | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Jenny | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1993 | The American Clock | Rose Baumler | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1992 | Sneakers | Liz | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1992 | Passion Fish | May-Alice Culhane | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Claire | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Stands With A Fist | Film | 7.8 | 38 |
| 1990 | The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' | Herself | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsaw | Paula Warsaw | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1987 | Matewan | Elma Radnor | Film | 7.4 | 35 |
| 1986 | Courage | Gabriella Estrada | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1984 | E/R | Eve Sheridan | TV | 5.6 | 32 |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Lady Capulet | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1982 | Money on the Side | Terri | Film | 4.4 | 30 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Helen Staples | TV | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self | TV | 7.1 | 7 |
| One Second After | Jen | Film | — | — |