Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar-nominated actress who currently stars as Captain Sharon Raydor on TNT's hit drama series Major Crimes, a role for which she earned a Primetime Emmy nomination. Mary received her first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal of Stands with a Fist in the Oscar-winning film Dances With Wolves. On the small screen, Mary starred in four seasons of the Sci-Fi Channel's award-winning series Battlestar Galactica as the President of the Universe, Laura Roslin. The role earned her a Peabody Award, and AFI deemed the series "TV Program of the Year" for two years in a row. Mary also garnered an Emmy nomination for her recurring role on the television series ER. She received an Obie Award for her performance in Emily Mann's Still Life and has starred in off-Broadway productions such as Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning Buried Child and John Patrick Shanley's Savage in Limbo. Mary's Broadway credits include Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke and the title role in Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Heidi Chronicles.