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Mary McDonnell Vault is your online resource dedicated to actress Mary McDonnell. You better know Mary for her role as Captain Sharon Raydor for the TNT crime series The Closer & Major Crimes, Not to forget one of her most important and intense roles, as President of the Universe Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica. A prolofic actress in TV like in Cinema, with roles in movies such as Independence Day, Donnie Darko, Dances with Wolves, Sneakers, Mumford, Passion Fish and many others. Site is comprehensive of a big photogallery with events, photoshoots, magazines, stills, an extensive press library to collect all the articles and interviews on her and a video gallery section for recorded interviews, sneak peeks and trailers of her projects. We claim no rights to know her personally and it's absolutely respectful of her privacy and paparazzi-free!!!
appearances
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Dated: July 25, 2024
| Duration: 11:10
EW goes live with stars at SDCC 2024 (Mary segment starts at 1:42:29)
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Dated: August 30, 2009
| Duration: 04:58
We were fortunate enough to catch up with Battlestar Galactica's Mary MacDonnell (President Laura Roslin) one week before her appearance at DragonCon, while she was in Toronto for Fan Expo
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Dated: July 20, 2023
| Duration: 00:40
"I don't think that this as an industry has ever really understood the value of what it is to use your body, your heart and your mind as your product," McDonnell said. "That's kind of why we're running into the AI situation. They think that's replaceable, but it isn't. So maybe at this point being an actor could gain some more honor."
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Dated: October 18, 2002
| Duration: 09:50
Mary McDonnell is the spokesperson for the Lyme Disease Association. Keynote for the opening of the new Columbia University Chronic Lyme Disease Center.
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Dated: March 3, 2006
| Duration: 04:46
Mary McDonnell is interviewed on the red carpet of the Paley Fest evening for "Battlestar Galactica".
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Dated: April 20, 2008
| Duration: 03:59
Mary McDonnell speaks during the closing ceremony at FedCon in Bonn, Germany.
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Dated: April 2008
| Duration: 02:14
Interview with Mary McDonnell about "Battlestar Galactica" and her career during FedCon XVII in Bonn, Germany.
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