1. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28,1952 and is an American film, stage, and television actress.
18 Facts About Mary McDonnell
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Mary Eileen McDonnell was born April 28,1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, one of six children born to Eileen and John "Jack" McDonnell, a computer consultant.
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Mary McDonnell is of Irish descent and was raised Roman Catholic.
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Mary McDonnell attended the State University of New York at Fredonia.
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Mary McDonnell appeared off-Broadway in two separate productions of Buried Child in 1978 and 1979, both times in the role of "Shelly".
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Mary McDonnell won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1981 for her work in the play Still Life.
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Mary McDonnell was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role.
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Mary McDonnell starred with Patrick Swayze in the 1988 movie, Tiger Warsaw.
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On television, Mary McDonnell had her first regular part in 1980 on the soap opera As the World Turns.
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Mary McDonnell was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role on the show as Eleanor Carter.
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Mary McDonnell played Dr Virginia Dixon, a surgeon with Asperger syndrome for three episodes of Grey's Anatomy in 2008 and 2009.
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In 2003, Mary McDonnell starred in the miniseries Battlestar Galactica as Laura Roslin.
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The miniseries led to the weekly series, with Mary McDonnell's reprising her Laura Roslin role.
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Mary McDonnell received worldwide recognition for her performance in the show, part of which was shown when she was invited to the United Nations for a retrospective and discussion with Edward James Olmos.
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Mary McDonnell took part in a special session entitled Battlestar Galactica at the 2009 World Science Festival.
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From 2009 to 2012, Mary McDonnell had a recurring role in The Closer as Capt.
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Mary McDonnell received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011 for the role.
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In 1992 Mary McDonnell received an Outstanding Achievement Award from Fredonia's alumni association.