Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
#1Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 5:47pm
This is perhaps totally random, but I've been watching her in various movies and TV shows lately, and I have to say ... I completely adore her.
She's a terrific actress, yes. But there's a quality about her that just invites me in to whatever story she's helping to tell.
Big fan here.
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#2Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 5:53pmI just watched her get impaled by Ghostface's knife last night!
#2Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 5:57pm
That's my gal!
EDIT: Watching her in "Grand Canyon" right now ...
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#3Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 6:29pmLove her! Pasion Fish is so great...two wonderful actresses sparring.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#4Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 6:32pm^ Like!
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#5Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 9:25pmShe is great, such a shame that most of her scenes got cut in Scream 4 grrrr
#6Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 11:06pm
She's incredible. She was a real formidable screen presence in the 90s and then she kind of disappeared. She's one of the best actresses working today. It's a shame shes not in more films.
Id love to see her on stage.
#7Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/10/12 at 11:46pmFor some people Jed Bartlet is their TV president but I think there was no better stand-in for the Bush administration than Mary McDonnell's President Laura Roslin on BSG.
#8Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/12/12 at 7:52amI'm very, very happy to stumble upon this thread. Mary McDonnell is one of my favourite actresses ever, and vastly under-used and under-appreciated. We should find a way of letting her know... Even so, I go out of my way to see things that she's in.
#9Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/12/12 at 8:10am
Her best sparring is done with Kyra Sedgwick on the The Closer. She is a wonderful addition to the cast and the only one who can make the audience fear she could actually thwart Sedgwick's investigations.
She basically has a cameo appearance in Margin Call, but honestly I felt she developed as much a character in 4 minutes as everyone else did the whole movie.
It looks like she did some Broadway in the 90s, but I would love for her to make a return trip to the stage.
#10Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/12/12 at 8:49amI love almost everything she does. I loved her in Dances With Wolves.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#11Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/12/12 at 1:15pmShe did a lot of theater in New York before making it big with DANCES, including the original production of BURIED CHILD. I know she's done some theater in LA, but I was always surprised she never came back to do more in New York.
#12Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/13/12 at 11:28amI'm always impressed with her work (including the short-lived AbFab rip-off High Society with Jean Smart) and her character on The Closer is some of her best television work. Subtle, but brilliant.
JbaraFan1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/04
#13Mary McDonnell appreciation thread
Posted: 2/13/12 at 7:56pmCount me in as a member of the Mary McDonnell Appreciation Society! She's one of those actors you can count on to always turn in a solid performance. Love her!
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