Mary McDonnell

 Mary McDonnell net worth and salary: Mary McDonnell is an American actress with a net worth of 12 million dollars. Mary McDonnell has won numerous awards for her performance on both the big and the small screen over an entire career of 40+ years. At the time of writing, she has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Her first nomination was due to her appearance in 1991's "Dances with Wolves".Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Mary McDonnell was raised in upstate New York. After finishing Fredonia's State University of New York in 1991, she joined the Long Wharf Theatre Company. She was with Long Wharf Theatre Company for twenty years, and was in numerous theatre productions along with other companies. In the year 1980, she received 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 late 1980s she started being a guest on television, in guest starring and frequent roles, such as "As the World turns", E/R, and "Matewan". She won the role of Stands with a Fist in "Dances with Wolves" in the year 1990. This was the role that would make her a household star. Her performance earned her an Oscar nomination.