Mary McDonnell born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. She is an American film, stage and television actress. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Stands With A Fist in Dances with Wolves, and she is also well known for her performance as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, the President's wife in Independence Day and for her starring role in Donnie Darko as the title character's mother.
Her latest Hollywood release is Scream 4
where she is performing along with David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Emma Roberts, Courteney Cox, Anthony Anderson, Hayden Panettiere, Adam Brody, Rory Culkin, Alison Brie, Erik Knudsen, Marielle Jaffe, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortorella, Aimee Teegarden, Brittany Robertson, Shenae Grimes, Lucy Hale, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Roger L. Jackson, Nancy O'Dell.
where she is performing along with David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Emma Roberts, Courteney Cox, Anthony Anderson, Hayden Panettiere, Adam Brody, Rory Culkin, Alison Brie, Erik Knudsen, Marielle Jaffe, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortorella, Aimee Teegarden, Brittany Robertson, Shenae Grimes, Lucy Hale, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Roger L. Jackson, Nancy O'Dell.