Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant who are both of Irish descent. Growing up in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She attended the drama school after which she was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). At the age of 22, she was when she was offered her breakthrough film part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman that is white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such veteran performers as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of R...
Comments
Post a Comment