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• Mary McDonnell is an actress who plays the role of President Laura Roslin in the television drama series Battlestar Galactica. McDonnell has been cast as Beverly Miller in Jimmy Nolan, a drama film due to be released in 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: April 28, 1952Yahoo! Movies: Biography
  2. Birth place: Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaYahoo! Movies: Biography
  3. Zodiac sign: TaurusTVGuide.com: Biography
  4. Spouse: Randle MellTVGuide.com: Biography
  5. Debut movie: Garbo TalksMSN Movies: Biography
  6. College: State University of New York at FredoniaMSN Movies: Biography
  7. Taught drama at Vassar CollegeTVGuide.com: Biography

• Notable Roles

  • 2001: Rose Darko in Donny Darko
  • 1996: Marilyn Whitmore in Independence Day
  • 1994: Jenny Bell in Blue Chips
  • 1990: Stand With A Fist in Dances With Wolves

• Career

  In addition to her film and stage work, McDonnell has appeared on television. She played Eleanor Carter in the television series ER during the 2001-2002 season, and has appeared in other series, including Touched by an Angel and High Society.Yahoo! Movies: Biography During the 2008-2009 Grey's Anatomy season, she was featured as Dr. Virginia Dixon, a heart surgeon with Asperger's syndrome.

• Quote

  "It`s phenomenally important to me that, if I`m going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I`m not there to be on my own. And if I`m going to be with these people, I`d best be interested in their work."Quote Lucy: Mary McDonnell Quotes

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