Acting
Mary McDonnell
- Titles
- 40movies20TV shows
- Career
Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 1999 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 22top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Battlestar Galactica90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.8average 4.8
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.1average 5.4
Rarely in their work
- Absurdist Humor1.0, average 2.0
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.4
- Historical1.7, average 2.6
- Coming of Age2.2, average 3.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Character Study 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Crime Drama 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Class Struggle 2
- Social Justice 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David StrathairnActorPassion Fish, Matewan, The American Clock, Evidence of Blood
Alfre WoodardActorBlue Chips, Passion Fish, Grand Canyon, Mumford
Edward James OlmosActorBattlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Katee SackhoffActorBattlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Jamie BamberActorBattlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Tricia HelferActorBattlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Mason DaringComposerPassion Fish, Matewan, Evidence of Blood
Ronald D. MooreWriterBattlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Randy QuaidActorIndependence Day, Woman Undone
Grace ParkActorBattlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica
Nancy BeattyActorEvidence of Blood, Mariette in Ecstasy
James CallisActorBattlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica
Movies and TV shows
53Upcoming
1 title
as Jen
2020s
6 titles · average score 74
TV show · as The Duchess
as Kathy Brandywine
TV show · as Delilah
TV show · as Madeline Usher
as Lady Zerbst (voice)
TV show · as Helen / Helen Peterson
2010s
4 titles · average score 73
TV show · as Ruby Goldfarb
TV show · as Captain Sharon Raydor
as Kate Roberts
as Mary Rogers
2000s
14 titles · average score 68
as President Laura Roslin
TV show · as Virginia Dixon
TV show · as Captain Sharon Raydor / Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV show · as Laura Roslin
as Amy Banks
TV show · as Jane
TV show · as President Laura Roslin
as Margaret Langworthy
as Helen Staples
as Rose Darko
as Susan Shaw
as Laura Brown
1990s
20 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Rachel Caulfield
as Mary Shushan
as Linda Marsh
as Dora Overton
as Diane
as Marilyn Whitmore
as Teri Hansen
TV show · as Dott Emerson
as Jenny
as May-Alice Culhane
as Claire
as Stands With A Fist
1980s
7 titles · average score 62
as Paula Warsaw
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
as Elma Radnor
as Gabriella Estrada
TV show · as Eve Sheridan
as Lady Capulet
as Terri
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as Helen Staples