Trivia

→ Initially as a guest star, McDonnell was upped to series regular as season 7 started. She is, in fact, present in almost every episode of the series final season.

Episodes Guide

Season 5, Season 6, Season 7

In Mary’s words…

♦ [talking about working with Kyra Sedgwick]
“We had wonderful chemistry and trust. It’s great when you’re working with a woman and you’re both not afraid to oppose each other or find the common ground.” – [from “Mary McDonnell reflects on her time on The Closer with Kyra Sedgwick.” by Jennifer Still]

♦ “Here’s the thing about Raydor that’s emerging and is so amazing: When she talks about her commit to the LAPD, she means it,” professes the actress. “She is perceived from the inside as the enemy, because she’s Internal Affairs and they’re always the people we don’t like. But she also has a strong, protective passion for the LAPD, and the more she gets to know Brenda, she [realizes] she does not want to see anything bad happen to her. She’s the best detective we’ve got!” [from “The Closer’s Dark Twist: Mary McDonnell Dishes On What’s Next And Brenda/Raydor Bonding” by Matt Webb Mitovich]

♦ “I’m a fan of the show,” McDonnell says. And as such, she geeked out on this particular sequence, which takes Deputy Chief Johnson out of her Southern Belle suits and into dress blues: “The wonderful thing for me was to be involved in the scene where we see Brenda in uniform for the first time.” [from “‘The Closer’ First Look: Mary McDonnell with Kyra Sedgwick” by Jennifer Armstrong]