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!!!

The Closer (Season 6)

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6.02 – Help Wanted
aired on July 19, 2010
Directed by: Nelson McCormick | Written by: Steven Kane


Sgt. Gabriel comes under investigation for shooting a homicide suspect when the facts don’t add up. The internal investigation led by Captain Sharon Raydor gets in the way of the original murder investigation, leaving the entire team tied up in knots. Brenda finally accepts that she must say goodbye to Kitty.
6.09 – Last Woman Standing
aired on September 6, 2010
Directed by: Stacey K. Black | Written by: Steven Kane


Sgt. Gabriel comes under investigation for shooting a homicide suspect when the facts don’t add up. The internal investigation led by Captain Sharon Raydor gets in the way of the original murder investigation, leaving the entire team tied up in knots. Brenda finally accepts that she must say goodbye to Kitty.
Yes. Please make the oh-so-terrible sacrifice of accepting a promotion that offers you more money, prestige, and power than any other job in the city. And, if it will help you with the suffering, you’ll not only be a positive role model for little girls all over this country, but I personally will feel very… I will feel very proud to have a Chief that I can truly admire.
6.11 – Old Money
aired on December 6, 2010
Directed by: Nelson McCormick | Written by: Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny


Lieutenant Flynn is attacked on the street following an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and calls Captain Sharon Raydor for help. Brenda attempts to focus on both her case and helping Flynn, who is falsely charged with witness tampering after Captain Raydor opens an internal affairs investigation.
6.13 – Living Proof (Part 1)
aired on December 20, 2010
Directed by: Rick Wallace | Written by: Leo Geter


The holiday spirit is felt by every member of the MCD, but just as a case is put in their hands, Brenda urges to close it to get out of Captain Raydor’s hair and to let everyone be home for Christmas, as well as herself who must deal with the visit of her parents.
6.14 – Living Proof (Part 2)
aired on December 27, 2010
Directed by: James Duff | Written by: Michael Alaimo, Steven Kane


Brenda and MCD must put all the pieces together after a mistake with a DNA test reveals a secret that could be the key to solving the case. Fritz and Brenda must deal with a crime that Brenda’s parents consider a top priority.