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Biography

Mary McDonnell was renowned for her stage work on the East Coast, working with the Long Wharf Theatre Co., amongst others. It wasn't until…more

Born

4/28/1952, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (USA)

Birth Name

Mary McDonnell

Gender

Female

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Star (5)

Role
- The Closer
  Capt. Sharon Raydor
  - S 7: Ep 15 Silent Partner
    12/26/11
  - S 7: Ep 11 Necessary Evil
    11/28/11
  - S 7: Ep 10 Fresh Pursuit
    9/12/11
  - S 7: Ep 9 Star Turn
    9/5/11
  - S 7: Ep 8 Death Warrant
    8/29/11
  - + 4 More Credits
- Battlestar Galactica
  Laura Roslin
  - S 4: Ep 21 Daybreak, Part 2 (3)
    3/20/09
  - S 4: Ep 20 Daybreak, Part 2 (2)
    3/20/09
  - S 4: Ep 19 Daybreak, Part 1 (1)
    3/13/09
  - S 4: Ep 18 Islanded in a Stream of Stars
    3/6/09
  - S 4: Ep 17 Someone to Watch Over Me
    2/27/09
  - + 73 More Credits
- Ryan Caulfield: Year One
  Rachel Caulfield
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Night at the Gashole
    10/22/99
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/15/99
  - S 1: Ep 8 Bluefellas
  - S 1: Ep 7 Absolution
  - S 1: Ep 6 November Heat
  - + 3 More Credits
- High Society (1986)
  Dorothy "Dott" Emerson
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Family Jewels
    2/26/96
  - S 1: Ep 12 I Found My Thrill on Nancy Garvey Hill
    2/12/96
  - S 1: Ep 11 Touching up Your Roots
    2/5/96
  - S 1: Ep 10 Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore
    1/22/96
  - S 1: Ep 9 Nip and Tuck
    1/15/96
  - + 8 More Credits
- E/R
  Dr. Eve Sheridan
  - S 1: Ep 22 A Change in Policy
    2/27/85
  - S 1: Ep 21 All Tied Up
    2/20/85
  - S 1: Ep 20 Merry Wives of Sheinfeld (2)
    2/6/85
  - S 1: Ep 19 Merry Wives of Sheinfeld (1)
    1/30/85
  - S 1: Ep 18 I Raise You
    1/23/85
  - + 15 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Grey's Anatomy
  Dr. Virginia Dixon
  - S 5: Ep 14 Beat Your Heart Out
    2/5/09
- Grey's Anatomy
  Virginia Dixon
  - S 5: Ep 10 All By Myself
    12/4/08
- ER
  Eleanor Carter
  - S 8: Ep 14 A Simple Twist of Fate
    2/7/02
  - S 8: Ep 13 Damage Is Done
    1/31/02
  - S 8: Ep 12 A River in Egypt
    1/17/02
  - S 8: Ep 11 Beyond Repair
    1/10/02
  - S 8: Ep 1 Four Corners
    9/27/01
Guest Star (12)

Role
- Grey's Anatomy
  Virginia Dixon
  - S 5: Ep 8 These Ties That Bind
    11/13/08
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 15: Ep 85 Show #2892
    3/19/08
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 55: Ep 196 October 2, 2006
    10/2/06
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Helen Staples
  - S 52: Ep 1 The Locket
    12/8/02
- Touched By an Angel
  Sister Theodore
  - S 8: Ep 18 Minute by Minute
    4/13/02
- That's Life
  Jules O'Grady
  - S 1: Ep 5 Bad Hair Week
    10/28/00
  - S 2: Ep 16 Baum's Thesis
- American Experience
  Narrator
  - S 11: Ep 9 Fly Girls
    5/10/99
- American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 10: Ep 2 William Styron: The Way of the Writer
    1/22/96
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 65: Ep 1 The 65th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/93
  - S 63: Ep 1 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/91
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 2 September 8, 1992
    9/8/92
  - S 3: Ep 143 March 28, 1991
    3/28/91
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 68 Show #4298
    2/15/91
- A Man Called Hawk
  Mrs Kirkpatrick
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Divided Child
    2/25/89
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- The Closer
  Capt. Sharon Raydor
  - S 6: Ep 14 Living Proof (2)
    12/27/10
  - S 6: Ep 13 Living Proof (1)
    12/20/10
  - S 6: Ep 9 Last Woman Standing
    9/6/10
  - S 6: Ep 2 Help Wanted
    7/19/10
  - S 5: Ep 15 Dead Man's Hand
    12/21/09
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Closer
  Sharon Raydor
  - S 6: Ep 11 Old Money
    12/6/10

Mary McDonnell News

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The Summer 2012 TV Schedule: Your Everything Guide

By C. Killian, 3 days ago

Network TV might be sleeping off its regular-season hangover, but cable is preparing its keggerators for a summer rager, complete with brand new series and season premieres. read more
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TNT Makes Its Closer Spin-off Official

By Tim Surette, May 19, 2011

Plus: Olivia Munn heads to HBO, Syfy picks up a series about a demon that feeds on sex, and things go back to bad for Breaking In. read more

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- In 2002, Mary received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role on ER.
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- While attending college, Mary studied acting in Manchester, England as part of an exchange program.
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- Mary appeared on Broadway in the following: Playing Alma Winemiller in Summer and Smoke Playing Heidi Holland in The Heidi Chronicles Playing Mary Ann White in Execution of Justice
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- Mary McDonnell: (about the film Donnie Darko) When I got the script, I'd read ten pages, then walk around the house – the top floor of my house; I don't have a big house – and when I finished it, I started crying. And I thought, "Damn, I have to do another film for no money!" And I told Randall [her husband] I had to do it, and he said, "Are you sure?" I had to leave while we were on vacation. I had to leave my family at the lake. But I had to do the film.
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- Mary McDonnell: I find it interesting how people emerge at different points in their life given a project everyone will see.
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- Mary McDonnell: A lot of actors in New York who do remarkable works on the stage do soap work to maintain their lives.
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