Mary McDonnell

  

Mary McDonnell net worth and salary: Mary McDonnell is an American actress who has a net worth of 12 million dollars. In a career that's stretched over 40 years, Mary has earned accolades for her performance on the big and small screen. As of this 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 was raised in upstate New York. After graduating from Fredonia's State University of New York, she joined the Long Wharf Theatre Company. She was with Long Wharf Theatre Company for a total of twenty years and has appeared in numerous theater productions 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 the productions of "The Heidi Chronicles", Summer and Smoke as well as "The Execution of Justice". In the 1980s, she began appearing on TV in guest-starring and frequent roles, such as "As the World turns", E/R, and "Matewan". In the year 1990, she won the role that would make her a household name in the role of Stands with a Fist, in the Oscar-winning film, "Dances with Wolves". The film won her an Oscar nomination for her performance.