Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell
Mary Eileen McDonnellis an American film, stage, and television actress. She received 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, the First Lady in Independence Day, and Rose in Donnie Darko. She currently stars as Captain Sharon Raydor on the TNT series Major Crimes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth28 April 1952
CityWilkes-Barre, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I think that in a general sense, the idea of getting comfortable with the truth in life is uncomfortable.
It's phenomenally important to me that, if I'm going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I'm not there to be on my own. And if I'm going to be with these people, I'd best be interested in their work.
We never know all the facts and the more we're mindful of how we deal with people, the more opportunity we have to evolve.
We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.
With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people's lives.
I really think we haven't found a way to allow women to have grace while finding power, particularly in the military. I'm going to get to discover on my feet with Ron and the others what is the truth here, what is the truth of the woman in power, and why do we vilify them, demonize them?
It's really important for actors to feel that they're more than something for hire.
Their friends are all speaking English, and it's everywhere in popular culture, which is a big influence on children. Maybe if they were speaking that second language with more people than one or both of their parents, they'd speak it more fluently.
For me, as an actress, one of the most essential things that I need to know is what do I want for and from the people around me in the story.