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Birth Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1999
Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1996
Alma Winemiller

[Broadway]
1989
Heidi Holland [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Sharon

[Broadway]
1986
Mary Ann White

[Off-Broadway]
1984
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Nessa

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Simone Engel

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1981
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1979
Sylvia

[Off-Broadway]
1979
Shelly

[Off-Broadway]
1978
Shelly

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1946
Capulet

Principal

"It's a Nice Night For It" Ensemble

"If It's Love" Performer

Jitterbug

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1944
Trainee

Doris

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1943
Dancing Girl

[Broadway]
1943
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl

Congregation

[Broadway]
1938
Ensemble


Movies

Garbo Talks
[ 1984 ] Lady Capulet
Matewan
[ 1987 ] Elma Radnor
Tiger Warsaw
[ 1988 ] Paula Warsaw
Dances with Wolves
[ 1990 ] Stands With A Fist
Grand Canyon
[ 1991 ] Claire
Sneakers
[ 1992 ] Liz
Passion Fish
[ 1992 ] May-Alice Culhane
Blue Chips
[ 1994 ] Jenny
Independence Day
[ 1996 ] Marilyn Whitmore
You Can Thank Me Later
[ 1998 ] Diane
Spanish Fly
[ 1998 ] Zoe's Mother
Mumford
[ 1999 ] Althea Brockett
Donnie Darko
[ 2001 ] Rose Darko
Nola
[ 2003 ] Margaret Langworthy
Crazy Like a Fox
[ 2004 ] Amy Banks
Mariette in Ecstasy
[ 2009 ] Prioress
Scream 4
[ 2011 ] Kate Roberts
Margin Call
[ 2011 ] Mary Rogers
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
[ 2021 ] Lady Zerbst

TV Shows

Battlestar Galactica
President Laura Roslin
E/R
Dr. Eve Sheridan
ER
Eleanor Carter
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Virginia Dixon
High Society
Dott Emerson
Major Crimes
Sharon Raydor
That's Life
Jules O'Grady
The Closer
Sharon Raydor

Videos

News


THE BEAR, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, & More Receive 2024 Astra TV Awards Nominations; See the Full List

With 15 nominations, FX’s The Bear was the most nominated series this year, followed by Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 13 each. ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS’s Ghosts are tied for third place, with 11 nominations each.
Photos: Go Inside the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced recipients for the remaining 18 of this year’s 33 categories at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York. Check out photos from inside the event here!
Theater Latté Da Commissions New Musical SHE'S COME UNDONE

Theater Latté Da has announced the commission and first workshop of the new musical She's Come Undone, with music and lyrics by Michael Holland and a book co-written by Darrah Cloud and David Simpatico.
Comedian George Lopez Adds Second Show At Paramount Theatre

Comedy Works Entertainment and AEG Presents welcome GEORGE LOPEZ to Paramount Theatre in Denver, CO on Saturday, February 24th at 7:00pm.
STRANGE THINGS Star Joseph Quinn Added To FAN EXPO Portland Lineup

British actor Joseph Quinn, known for his role in 'Stranger Things,' joins the celebrity lineup at FAN EXPO Portland. Other additions include Laurie Holden, Mary McDonnell, and Diana Lee Inosanto. Tickets available now.
George Lopez Comes to Paramount Theatre, February 24

George Lopez will be performing at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, CO on February 24, 2024 at 7:00pm.
Video: Watch THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Trailer

The cast of the series includes Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, and more. Watch the video trailer now!
Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company Announces Emily Mann: A Celebration Launch Panel

Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company presents the inaugural event of its 2021-22 season-- a season celebrating the work of American theatre icon, Emily Mann, on Wednesday, September 29th from 7.00 to 8:30 pm.
Centenary Stage Company Announces Cast and Creative Team for World Premiere of TURNING

Centenary Stage Company has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of Darrah Cloud’s Turning.  Performances run February 25 through March 7 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave Hackettstown NJ.
L.A. Theatre Works Announces Additional Audio Theater Offerings

The world's leading producer of audio theater, L.A. Theatre Works offers audiences around the globe free access to state-of-the-art recordings of both contemporary and classic plays, each performed by leading actors of stage and screen.
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: BURIED CHILD by Sam Shepard

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Sam Shepard. Today's play, Buried Child.
VIDEO: Mary McDonnell Chats With McCarter Theatre Center For McCarter LIVE Series

Join two-time Academy Award-nominated actress Mary McDonnell (Dances With Wolves, 'Battlestar Galactica,' Gloria: A Life) and McCarter's Artistic Director Emily Mann in a McCarter LIVE virtual conversation moderated by McCarter's Artistic Engagement Manager Paula Alekson.
Wynn Handman, Producer and Acting Teacher, Has Passed Away at 97

Wynn Handman, the famed New York acting teacher and Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, died at home April 11, 2020 of Covid-19 related pneumonia. He was 97.
BWW Review: GLORIA: A LIFE at McCarter with Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell, with celebrity star-power of her own, is a perfect Gloria Steinem, in 'GLORIA: A LIFE' at McCarter. McDonnell navigates the play's quick scenes and moments of vulnerability with dexterity and glides easily into the public persona of Gloria we are most familiar with - confident, clear, brave, and unifying in her inclusion of different experiences of inequity.
Photo Flash: Mary McDonnell Stars in GLORIA: A LIFE

Two-time Academy Award nominee Mary McDonnell tackles the title role of Gloria Steinem in Emily' Mann's Gloria: A Life, the opening production in McCarter Theatre Center's 2019-2020 Theater Series.
Mary McDonnell to Star in GLORIA: A LIFE at McCarter Theatre Center

Two-time Academy Award nominee Mary McDonnell has been cast in the title role of Gloria Steinem in Emily' Mann's Gloria: A Life, the opening production in McCarter Theatre Center's 2019-2020 Theater Series. 
Jessica Vosk, Julia Murney & More Will Star in New Works at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Summer Conference

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announces casting and creative teams for the summer season of new musicals and plays selected for development at the National Music Theater Conference and National Playwrights Conference.
George Lopez Comes to the Paramount Theatre

George Lopez's multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy, and late-night television. Lopez is currently on his stand up comedy tour, The Wall World Tour, in arenas across the country. He also recently completed his standup comedy tour, The Comedy Get Down, with Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Cedric the Entertainer. The comedians also debuted their BET scripted comedy series based on their tour.
George Lopez Comes to the Majestic Theatre August 9 - 10

Hilarious and ground-breaking star of TV, movies, and stand-up comedy GEORGE LOPEZ brings The Wall World Tour to the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) in San Antonio, TX for four performances on August 9th and 10th, 7:30PM and 9PM. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 31 at 10AM.
Trinity Rep Announces The 2019 Pell Award For Lifetime Achievement In The Arts

Trinity Repertory Company announced today that the Indigo Girls will be honored with the 2019 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts in recognition of their artistic achievements and advocacy at the theater's 23rd annual Pell Awards Gala on Monday, June 3, 2019 at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, RI. Tickets and more information can be found at TrinityRep.com/pell.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Mary McDonnell been in?

Mary McDonnell has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Mary McDonnell been in?

Mary McDonnell has not appeared in the West End.

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