elcome to Mary McDonnell Vault, your online resource dedicated to actress Mary McDonnell. You better know Mary for her role as Captain Sharon Raydor for the TNT crime series The Closer & Major Crimes. But she also did others like Battlestar Galactica, Independence Day, Donnie Darko, Dances with Wolves, Sneakers and many others. Site is comprehensive of a big photogallery with events, photoshoots, magazines, stills, an extensive press library to collect all the articles and interviews on her and a video gallery section for recorded interviews, sneak peeks and trailers of her projects. We claim no rights to know her personally and it's absolutely respectful of her privacy and paparazzi-free!!!

Archive for the 'Interviews' Category


April 13, 2017   Interviews, Major Crimes, Movies, Videos

It’s really this short, nothing missing, you can check it now from ExtraTV official page.


April 12, 2017   Interviews, Major Crimes, Movies, Videos

Have a small peek into tonight on-set interview with Mary and Tony for ExtraTV Tonight on #ExtraTV: We’re catching up with @MaryMcDonnell10 & @RealTonyDenison on the @MajorCrimesTNT set! pic.twitter.com/iVAQ81DPuO — ExtraTV (@extratv) April 12, 2017


April 11, 2017   Interviews, Major Crimes, Movies

For a few days now Major Crimes Official Accounts have been sharing video glimpses of interviews with the cast to celebrate the 200th episodes (The Closer & Major Crimes). Take a look.


February 22, 2017   Interviews, Screencaptures

The gallery has been updated with screencaptures from Mary’s interview at GDLA of some hours ago, during which she talked about the new episodes of Major Crimes, Dances with wolves and Independence Day and a short reference to her role as Laura Roslin on Battlestar Galactica. Tune in tonight at 9/8c on TNT to watch […]


September 20, 2016   Interviews, Major Crimes, Movies, Videos

Here is the video live chat of Mary and James yesterday before the episode aired.



When Kyra Sedgwick decided to leave her award winning role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer after some seven seasons, James Duff and TNT executive Michael Wright soon settled on the notion of continuing the show with a new lead in the form of a spin-off titled Major Crimes. The actress who would […]


July 31, 2016   Interviews, News & Announcements

Once again, I  have decided to open up the interview vault and revisit some of the many interviews I have had the pleasure of writing over the years and that just appeared in-print and not on-line. Today’s interview is with Mary McDonnell, who talks about her work in Battlestar Galactica. Enjoy, and keep coming back for more […]