Mary McDonnell
Actor · 21 credits · 12 in highly-rated films
Best known for Dances with Wolves (1990)
Frequent collaborators: Kevin Costner, Randy Quaid, Alfre Woodard, Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal
Best Mary McDonnell movies by genre
Movies (21 total, ranked by score)
1Dances with Wolves
1990 · ★ 7.8 (4,796 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Western
2Donnie Darko
2001 · ★ 7.8 (13,662 votes)
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
3Independence Day
1996 · ★ 6.9 (10,631 votes)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
4The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
2021 · ★ 7.4 (1,122 votes)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
5Margin Call
2011 · ★ 6.9 (2,151 votes)
Thriller, Drama
6Sneakers
1992 · ★ 6.9 (1,067 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
7Passion Fish
1992 · ★ 6.9 (58 votes)
Drama
8Grand Canyon
1991 · ★ 6.4 (216 votes)
Drama, Crime, Comedy
9Mumford
1999 · ★ 6.5 (105 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
10Blue Chips
1994 · ★ 6.1 (213 votes)
Drama
11The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Documentary, Drama
12The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)
Documentary, Science Fiction, Action
13For All Time
2000 · ★ 6.3 (16 votes)
TV Movie, Science Fiction, Drama
- 14
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996
Drama
15The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)
Documentary
16Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)
Documentary
17Courage
1986 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
18Crazy Like a Fox
2004 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Comedy
19Woman Undone
1996 · ★ 4.1 (8 votes)
TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
20A Father's Choice
2000 · ★ 5.2 (31 votes)
Drama
21Coping
2023
Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.