What is Mary McDonnell?
{{Infobox person | name = Mary McDonnell | image = Mary McDonnell Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019.jpg | caption = McDonnell at the 2019 GalaxyCon Raleigh | birth_name = Mary Eileen McDonnell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|04|28}} | birth_place = [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | education = [[State University of New York at Fredonia]] | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1977–present | spouse = {{marriage|Randle Mell|1984|2021|end=separated}} | children = 2 }} '''Mary Eileen McDonnell''' (born April 28, 1952)<ref name=eb>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Mary-McDonnell|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|title=Mary McDonnell Facts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220501205419/https://www.britannica.com/facts/Mary-McDonnell|archive-date=May 1, 2022|access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mary_mcdonnell|title=Mary McDonnell Biography|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220501205522/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mary_mcdonnell|archive-date=May 1, 2022|access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|page=952|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|year=2006|last=Hellmann|first=Paul T.|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|isbn=978-1-135-94859-7}}</ref> is an American [[movie]], [[theatre]] and [[television]] [[actress]]. She got [[Academy Awards|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 (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] Marilyn Whitmore in ''[[Independence Day (1996 movie)|Independence Day]]'', and Rose in ''[[Donnie Darko]]''. She featured as Captain Sharon Raydor during seasons 5–7 of the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] series ''[[The Closer]