McDonnell, Mary Filmography

• Jimmy Nolan (2011)
• Scream 4 (2011)
• Death and Taxes (2011)
• Margin Call (2011)
• Hostile Makeover (2009)
• Killer Hair (2009)
• Battlestar Galactica: The Last Frakkin' Special (2009)
• The Music of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2009)
• Battlestar Galactica: The Journey (2009)
• Mister President (2008)
• BSGcast (2008)
• Mister President (2008)
• Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
• The WIN Awards 2006 (2006)
• Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far (2006)
• The 65th Annual Peabody Awards (2006)
• Mrs. Harris (2005)
• Sci Fi Inside: Sci Fi Friday (2005)
• Sci Fi Inside: Sci Fi Friday (2005)
• 05 Spaceys (2005)
• 'Donnie Darko': Production Diary (2004)
• Crazy Like a Fox (2004)
• Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003)
• Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (2003)
• Nola (2003)
• The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003)
• The Locket (2002)
• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Chestnut Hill (2001)
• Amargosa (2000)
• For All Time (2000)
• A Father's Choice (2000)
• Replacing Dad (1999)
• You Can Thank Me Later (1999)
• Mumford (1999)
• Behind the Mask (1999)
• Spanish Fly (1998)
• Evidence of Blood (1998)
• Two Voices (1997)
• 12 Angry Men (1997)
• Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (1996)
• Mariette in Ecstasy (1996)
• The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996)
• Woman Undone (1996)
• Independence Day (1996)
• Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (1996)
• Blue Chips (1994)
• The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
• The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1993)
• The American Clock (1993)
• Passion Fish (1992)
• Sneakers (1992)
• The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1991)
• The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991)
• O Pioneers! (1991)
• Grand Canyon (1991)
• The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (1990)
• Dances with Wolves (1990)
• Tiger Warsaw (1988)
• Matewan (1987)
• Courage (1986)
• Garbo Talks (1984)
• Money on the Side (1982)
• As the World Turns (1956)

McDonnell, Mary Filmography

• Close (2003)

McDonnell, Marie Filmography

• Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990)

Famous quotes by Mary McDonnell:

"What?! I'm not sleeping with a hologram!"

"Ron allowed us to see right away the private piece of a person about to become very public. I suspect we're going to see more of her very private world - Laura's private experience. I'm not sure yet how public she's going to be about the actions she's going to have to take."

"I really think we haven't found a way to allow women to have grace while finding power, particularly in the military. I'm going to get to discover on my feet with Ron and the others what is the truth here, what is the truth of the woman in power, and why do we vilify them, demonize them?"

"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."

"It's even more realistic that she's co-running things with Commander Adama - Thank God it's the brilliant Eddie Olmos playing him! I mean, he has the power on this ship."

"I do think that it's extremely important with this character show her assuming power with a great deal of grace, and find out how to do things she won't like - the things she's called upon to do."

"Well, I don't know what Ron has in mind, but I do know about the arc of the show. Looking at how intuitive and instinctive Eddie and I play, that is the sort of thing that leads into sexual chemistry. I wouldn't be surprised if it emerged."

"He's very intuitive about human behavior, combined with a wonderful understanding of the scientific/fantasy perception - an understanding of what we can perceive beyond what we admit to. But he doesn't depart from the human being. That means you get to use everything you are and more as an actor."

"I remember when I saw the rough cut of the series, even with all the little drawings in place of the special effects, I was so pleased at how interested and attached I become to the other characters. I'm a very critical viewer, but this became "real" to me. I'm fascinated by other realities and other realms and I think they exist - and when you have a good writer, it becomes palpable."

"That moment was very important because it was political. That's what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader."

"I love to work. I love to have complexity."

"With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people's lives."

"The Cylons are such a frightening concept - not knowing who is real. No way."

"I love the idea of a woman being able to discover the idea of power this way, on such a scale. And I don't know about that, what it means - well, I guess I'd better, or my part's in trouble."