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Acting

Mary McDonnell

Career: Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 1999 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 22
top three billing

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: Battlestar Galactica
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Mary McDonnell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Absurdist Humor
1.1, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.4, average 2.4
Coming of Age
2.1, average 3.0
Historical
1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
Social Commentary 4
Character Study 4
Crime Drama 3
Political Intrigue 3
Gritty Realism 3
Moral Ambiguity 3
Ensemble Cast 2
Indie Film 2
Character-Driven Narrative 2
Class Struggle 2
Social Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

One Second After

as Jen

2020s

7 titles · average score 75

VisionQuest

78

TV show · as Katerina Wells / Katerina Wells (archive footage)

The Boroughs

78

TV show · as The Duchess

Broke

82

as Kathy Brandywine

Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas

71

TV show · as Delilah

The Fall of the House of Usher

78

TV show · as Madeline Usher

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

77

as Lady Zerbst (voice)

Rebel

59

TV show · as Helen Peterson / Helen

2010s

4 titles · average score 73

Fargo

86

TV show · as Ruby Goldfarb

Major Crimes

69

TV show · as Captain Sharon Raydor

Scream 4

60

as Kate Roberts

Margin Call

76

as Mary Rogers

2000s

14 titles · average score 68

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

75

as President Laura Roslin

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Virginia Dixon

The Closer

77

TV show · as Sharon Raydor (archive footage) (uncredited) / Sharon Raydor

Mrs. Harris

47

as Vivian Schulte

Battlestar Galactica

90

TV show · as Laura Roslin

Crazy Like a Fox

as Amy Banks

Veronica Mars

81

TV show · as Jane

Battlestar Galactica

87

TV show · as President Laura Roslin

Nola

27

as Margaret Langworthy

Donnie Darko

75

as Rose Darko

A Father's Choice

58

as Susan Shaw

For All Time

72

as Laura Brown

1990s

20 titles · average score 64

Ryan Caulfield: Year One

TV show · as Rachel Caulfield

Behind the Mask

58

as Mary Shushan

Replacing Dad

59

as Linda Marsh

Evidence of Blood

61

as Dora Overton

You Can Thank Me Later

49

as Diane

Independence Day

69

as Marilyn Whitmore

Woman Undone

35

as Teri Hansen

High Society

59

TV show · as Dott Emerson

Blue Chips

53

as Jenny

Passion Fish

87

as May-Alice Culhane

Grand Canyon

70

as Claire

Dances with Wolves

80

as Stands With A Fist

1980s

7 titles · average score 62

American Experience

75

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Tiger Warsaw

42

as Paula Warsaw

Matewan

82

as Elma Radnor

Courage

65

as Gabriella Estrada

E/R

64

TV show · as Eve Sheridan

Garbo Talks

58

as Lady Capulet

Money on the Side

51

as Terri

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Helen Staples