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Mary McDonnell
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April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Biography:Renowned stage and screen actress "Mary McDonnell" graced East Coast stages for two decades before getting her major screen breakthrough in "Dances with Wolves" (1990). Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on April 28, 1952, McDonnell was raised in Ithaca, New York, and graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia. After a few seasons in regional repertory, she established herself on Broadway with such successful 1980s plays as "The Heidi Chronicles". She made her film debut in 1984's "Garbo Talks"; three years later, she was showered with critical adulation for her portrayal of mining town landlady Elma Radnor in director "John Sayles"' "Matewan". Further adulation and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination followed for McDonnell's portrayal of Stands with a Fist, a white woman raised by the Lakota Sioux, in "Kevin Costner"'s "Dances with Wolves" (1990). One year later, she starred... Full Biography
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