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| Mary McDonnell on "Battlestar Galactica" - © SCI FI Channel |
Two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated actress Mary McDonnell has transformed both period and present day screen roles into dynamic character portrayals. Among Mary McDonnell's film credits are Richard Kelley's "Donnie Darko," Lawrence Kasdan's "Grand Canyon" and "Mumford," John Sayles' "Matewan" and "Passion Fish" with Alfre Woodard, Kevin Costner's "Dances With Wolves," "Sneakers" with Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier, "Blue Chips," and "Independence Day" (her first journey into Science Fiction).
For television, Mary McDonnell recently completed "Mrs. Harris" for HBO, opposite Annette Bening and Ben Kingsley. Prior to that, Mary McDonnell appeared in "The Locket for Hallmark" with Vanessa Redgrave. Mary McDonnell received a 2002 Emmy Nomination for her work as Eleanor Carter on "ER." Other television credits include: "High Society" with Jean Smart, "Replacing Dad," "For All Time," "Behind the Mask" – all for CBS, Arthur Miller's "American Clock" for TNT and "O Pioneers!" for PBS with her husband, actor Randle Mell.
Equally at home in film, television, and theater, Mary McDonnell starred on Broadway in the title role of Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer-Prize-winning play "The Heidi Chronicles," Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke" (Miss Alma), and "Execution of Justice" (Maryanne White). Off-Broadway, Mary McDonnell performed in many N.Y. and World premieres of some of the finest American Playwrights, among them, Sam Shepard's Pulitzer prize "Buried Child," and John Patrick Shanley's "Savage In Limbo." Mary McDonnell received an Obie award for her performance in Emily Mann's "Still Life." Some of Mary McDonnell's other credits both off Broadway and regionally are "Three Ways Home," "A Weekend Near Madison," "The Vagina Monologues," "Twelfth Night," "A Midsummer Nights Dream," "Three Sisters," and "A Doll's House."
Mary McDonnell last appeared on the stage in Los Angeles as "Troy" in the play "James and The Handless Maiden," directed by Mell. Mary McDonnell is also in the process of adapting the renowned Irish columnist and novelist Nuala O' Faolain's "Are You Somebody?" into a one-woman show.
| MARY MCDONNELL: FACTS |
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Age: 57 years old
Birthday: April 28, 1952
Height: 5' 6"
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Husband: Randle Mell
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