Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell salary and net worth: Mary McDonnell, an American actress has a net worth of more than 12 million. Mary McDonnell has received many awards for her work on both the big and the small screen over an entire career of forty plus years. At the time of writing, she's been nominated for two Academy Awards. Her first nomination came thanks to her appearance in 1991's "Dances with Wolves".Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Mary McDonnell grew up in upstate New York. After graduating from Fredonia's State University of New York and joining the Long Wharf Theatre Company. She was with Long Wharf Theatre Company for a total of twenty years, and was in numerous theatre productions along with other companies. In the year 1980, she was awarded an Obie Award in Theater for her performance in "Still Life". She also appeared on Broadway in productions of the "The Heidi Chronicles", Summer and Smoke as well as "The Execution of Justice". In the early 1980s, she appeared in guest starring or recurring roles on such television programs as "As the World Turns", "E/R", and "Matewan". She won the role of Stands with a Fist in "Dances with Wolves" in 1990. It was the role that would make her a household name. She received an Oscar-nomination for her performance.