Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | As the World Turns | Claudia Colfax | |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Lady Capulet | |
| 1984–85 | E/R | Dr. Eve Sheridan | 20 episodes |
| 1987 | Matewan | Elma Radnor | |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsaw | Paula Warsaw | |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Stands With A Fist | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Claire | |
| 1992 | Passion Fish | May-Alice Culhane | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1992 | Sneakers | Liz | |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Jenny Bell | |
| 1995–96 | High Society | Dorothy "Dott" Emerson | 13 episodes |
| 1996 | Independence Day | First Lady Marilyn Whitmore | |
| 1996 | Mariette in Ecstasy | Prioress | |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Judge | Television film |
| 1997 | Woman Undone | Terri Hansen | |
| 1998 | You Can Thank Me Later | Diane | |
| 1998 | Evidence of Blood | Dora Overton | Television film |
| 1999 | Replacing Dad | Linda Marsh | Television film |
| 1999 | Mumford | Althea Brockett | |
| 2000 | A Father's Choice | Susan Shaw | Television film |
| 2000 | For All Time | Laura Brown | Television film |
| 2001–02 | ER | Eleanor Carter | five episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2002) |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Rose Darko | |
| 2002 | Locket, TheThe Locket | Helen Staples | Television film |
| 2003 | Nola | Margaret Langworthy | |
| 2004 | Crazy Like a Fox | Amy Banks | |
| 2004–09 | Battlestar Galactica | President Laura Roslin | 73 episodes Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2009) |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Vivian Schulte | Television film |
| 2008–09 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Virginia Dixon | three episodes (season five) |
| 2009 | Killer Hair | Rose | Television film |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeover | Rose Smithsonian | Television film |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Kate Roberts | |
| 2011 | Margin Call | Mary Rogers | |
| 2009–2012 | Closer, TheThe Closer | Captain Sharon Raydor | Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2011) |
| 2012-present | Major Crimes | Captain Sharon Raydor |
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