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!!!

Donnie Darko


Character: Rose Darko

Directed by: Richard Kelly

Written by: Richard Kelly

Produced by: Chris J. Ball, Drew Barrymore, Adam Fields & more

Cast Members: Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daveigh Chase, James Duval, Jena Malone

Released date: October 26, 2001

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.

Movie Quotes

Rose Darko: I don’t think telling any woman to forcibly insert an object into her anus is something that should go without consequence.
Edward Darko: I think we should buy him a moped.
Rose Darko: I think we should get a divorce.

Donnie: [to his mother] How’s it feel to have a wacko for a son?
Rose Darko: It feels wonderful.

In Mary’s words…

One of my favorite experiences, without a doubt. Donnie Darko was a film script that I read and, for some not-to-ever-be-explained-reason, I understood it. In the first read! I gave up my summer vacation to do this independent film for no money, and we were all sort of in that mode. I got my first speeding ticket driving down the Pacific Coast Highway to get onto the 10 and the 405 South to get down to Long Beach by, like, 6 a.m. People loved doing Donnie Darko. It didn’t matter the circumstances. And I loved working for Drew Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen as producers. They are brilliant and delightful and wonderful. I loved working with Jake, and… it was kind of a marvelous step through the thing that we call reality into this other area that I actually personally believe is there. It was really, really fun to transition in and out of that world. [from “A.V. Club Interview on Mary’s Career” by Will Harris]

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