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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Appearing: Friday, Saturday and Sunday Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar®-nominated actress, who is known for her character portrayals in both period and present-day screen roles. After 20 years after working in theater, she had her breakthrough film role, in Kevin Costner’s Dances with Wolves (1990), playing Stands with a Fist, a white woman raised by the […]

Mary McDonnell is the consummate American film, stage, and television actress, a two-time Oscar-nominee known for portraying powerful and complex female characters. By melding vulnerability and strength, she has created distinctive characters on Broadway (the title role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Heidi Chronicles), in films (Stands With a Fist in Dances with Wolves) and on TV (President Laura Roslin […]

As Mary confirmed herself, she will be participating to the Women’s Summit Event on March 15, 2019. The mission of the Bryant University Women’s Summit® is to empower women professionally, personally, and financially. Through the years the Women’s Summit® has incorporated current trends in education, leadership, entrepreneurship, communication, diversity, health, wellness, technology and financial topics […]

Oh frak! @MaryMcDonnell10 is joining us at #ECCC Saturday & Sunday. Get ready to meet one of the greatest Galactic Presidents, Doctors, and PD Captains we know! Sunday tickets still available here: https://t.co/yHCibLmdRm #BSG pic.twitter.com/EdWfCBadbr — Emerald City Comic Con (@emeraldcitycon) December 5, 2018