Yes, another year the earth rounded on itself and around the sun and we arrived to Mary McDonnell’s birthday!

Mary, every year passing you become more beautiful, wise and inspiring to a whole generation of both young and older women (a few guys too!)

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And in light of this inspiration, we invite you to participate to the annual birthday fundraiser which this year is collecting donations for Sinte Gleska University and Pine Ridge Flood Relief. All info can be found at Inspired by Mary. Additionally Mary herself, this year donated the beautiful pair of earrings she wore as Stands with a Fist on Dances With Wolves in the wedding scene, to the lucky bidder who will win this and donate all the money to Pine Ridge Flood Relief. But hurry cause the auction ends in 8 hours, while the standard donations will continue until 30th april.
You could be the change we wish to see in this world, make it so! Pilamaya

The lovely Andrea donated two german magazines featuring Battlestar Galactica to Mary McDonnell Vault. Take a look and enjoy!

FedCon official Youtube account put online the videos of the panels Mary McDonnell did during the week-end in Bonn, back in May 2018. Take a look and enjoy!

It looks like someone in Neptune is about to get his/her head shrunk, courtesy of one Mary McDonnell.

TVLine has learned exclusively that the Battlestar Gallactica and Major Crimes vet is set to guest star in Hulu’s forthcoming Veronica Mars revival as Jane, a warm-hearted therapist.

A Hulu rep confirmed McDonnell’s casting, but declined to reveal the length of her stay or who — if anyone — her therapist character will be treating. (For those wondering, yes, this is the Veronica Mars tidbit I teased in my latest Ask Ausiello column.)

The eight-episode revival picks up five years after the events of the 2014 fan-funded movie and features returning stars Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Percy Daggs III, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen and Max Greenfield (among others). The mini-series will take the franchise back to its “hardcore So-Cal noir” roots, series creator Rob Thomas previously shared. “[There will be] one big case [with] eight episodes to tell the story. This is a detective show.”

Production recently wrapped on the revival; Hulu has yet to announce a premiere date.

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Thanks to a generous donor, Jeff Gibson, and the pictures host Clare Kramer posted on twitter during the panel with Mary, the gallery has been updated with few but good pics of Mary McDonnell during Emerald City Comic Con, for both days she was there. Take a look and enjoy!
PLEASE do not reupload Jeff’s photos to other platforms. Thank you!

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WPRI) — For the twenty-second year in a row, Bryant University hosted a Women’s Summit on Friday, featuring leaders in business and culture to promote empowerment and inspire women.

Among the keynote speakers was Mary McDonnell, an actress, producer, podcast host, and 2018 winner of Trinity Repertory Company’s Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. Twice nominated for an Oscar, her roles across film and television include “Dances with Wolves,” “Sneakers,” the reboot of “Battlestar Galactica,” “The Closer” and “Major Crimes.” The latter two dramas featured strong female leads in the criminal investigation field, with McDonnell helming “Major Crimes,” which was spun off from the Kyra Sedgewick-starring “The Closer.” McDonnell’s “Lady Bam Podcast” documents conversations with an emphasis on women in entertainment.

Read the whole article/interview in our press library.

Famed Hollywood actress Mary McDonnell and her sister, a professor at Bryant, say strong women in their life, including each other, have been a source of strength.

SMITHFIELD — One is a two-time Oscar-nominated actress and the other is an award-winning sociology professor, but these sisters know that they would not be where they are today without each other.

“My sister’s life as a feminist and as a sociologist and as a teacher and as an educator has really influenced the way I interpret the roles that I read,” said Mary McDonnell, a television, film and stage actress, as she sat next to her sister, Judith McDonnell, who is a professor at Bryant University. “Part of the reason I think I have been in the position I’m in is because I was fortunate enough to be raised around women such as Judy.”

Mary McDonnell, who starred as Commander Sharon Raydor in the TNT series “Major Crimes” and also played President Laura Roslin in “Battlestar Galactica” and Stands With A Fist in the film “Dances with Wolves,” gave a keynote speech Friday at Bryant’s annual women’s summit.

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