Melissa Moseley Mary McDonnell got separated from her First Man and First Kid — and endured memory loss — as First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in 1995's Independence Day. The 1996 film Independence Day features an ensemble cast, including Mary McDonnell as First Lady Marilyn Whitmore, the wife of President Thomas Whitmore. The First Lady is evacuated from Los Angeles by helicopter but is critically injured when her helicopter crashes. She is rescued by Jasmine Dubrow and her son Dylan, who take her to El Toro, where she is picked up by Captain Steven Hiller and McDonnell entered the world of blockbuster movies as the First Lady to the President (Bill Pullman) in the sci-fi epic "Independence Day" (1996), before returning to Broadway opposite Harry Hamlin Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day. Independence Day is loud, implausible, often hokey, but also entertaining despite its flaws. It's like a catchy pop song, or a fast food meal. It's not high art and there's nothing below the surface, but it's still an enjoyable experience. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive. In Mary’s words First Lady Marilyn Whitmore! First Lady Marilyn Whitmore played by Mary McDonnell When Los Angeles is virtually eliminated from the face of the planet, everyone believes the First Lady is dead as well many other people. Along the way, they gather other survivors that they find, including First Lady Marilyn Whitmore (Mary McDonnell), who was in Los Angeles when the alien ships arrived and is seriously injured. They make their way to El Toro but find the Air Force base destroyed. Jasmine and Dylan commandeer a highway maintenance truck and rescue a handful of survivors, including the critically injured First Lady. Though Hiller rescues them in a helicopter that he borrows from the base, and takes them to Area 51, Marilyn's injuries are too severe, and she dies after reuniting with her family. Jasmine is portrayed as a strong, resourceful character who manages to survive the alien attack and rescue others, including First Lady Marilyn Whitmore (Mary McDonnell). McDonnell alternated easily between features and television, playing the First Lady in the blockbuster "Independence Day" (1996), the judge in "12 Angry Men" (Showtime, 1997) and the mother of a Independence Day (1996) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The show was unfortunately cancelled after only one season. Mary would next play the part of Teri Hansen in the television movie Woman Undone, before serving as the First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in the Will Smith blockbuster film Independence Day in 1996. Marilyn Whitmore was the former First Lady of the United States and the wife of Thomas Whitmore. Marilyn was regarded as a popular figure among the ordinary Americans due to her down-to-earth style behavior and no-nonsense manner of speaking to the public. The First Lady, Marilyn Whitmore (Mary McDonnell), also happens to be staying in LA, at Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, downtown, where she takes a call warning her to get out of the city in the Hotel 's Rendezvous Court (the grand space which used to be the lobby), and departs from the Helipad on its roof. The bit players I didn’t mention who make up the rest of the cast are phenomenal; Mary McDonnell (now of the Battlestar Galactica reboot fame) plays First Lady Marilyn Whitmore, Robert Loggia as General William Grey, Rand Quaid as the not-quite-all-there Russell Casse, Vivica A. Fox as Jasmine, James Rebhorn as Secretary of Defense Albert Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in Dances With Wolves and May-Alice Culhane in Passion Fish. McDonnell is well known for her performances as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in Independence Day, and Rose in Donnie At the beginning of Independence Day, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore (Mary McDonnell) is staying at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel at 506 S. Grand Street in downtown. Independence Day (also known as ID and ID4) is a franchise of American science fiction action films that started with Independence Day in 1996, which was followed by the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016. Then: Mary McDonnell played First Lady Marilyn Whitmore, wife of Bill Pullman's character. Now: You probably know McDonnell best for her work in another huge sci-fi staple -- as President Laura Jasmine and Dylan commandeer a highway maintenance truck and rescue some survivors, including the critically injured First Lady, Marilyn Whitmore. Though Hiller rescues them and takes them back to Area 51, Marilyn succumbs to her injuries after reuniting with her family.
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