Dances With Wolves star Mary McDonnell splits from her husband Randle Mell after 37 years of marriage
- The 69-year-old actress filed for divorce after 37 years of marriage
- The cause for the longtime couple’s split remains unknown
- Last February, they listed their Pacific Palisades home for $3.4 million
- They previously starred in the 1991 film Grand Canyon together
- In a 2015 interview, she admitted they were both ‘very stubborn’
- The two-time Oscar nominee and actor share two adult children
- Years ago, Mell said he ‘fell head over heels’ for McDonnell at first sight
Mary McDonnell has filed for divorce from husband Randle Mell after 37 years of marriage, according to legal documents obtained by The Blast.
While the cause for their split remains unknown, the 69-year-old Dances With Wolves headed to Los Angeles Superior Court for a ‘legal separation.’
The former couple, who share son Michael, 26, and 37-year-old daughter Olivia, listed their Pacific Palisades home for $3.4 million last February.
Parting ways: Mary McDonnell has filed for divorce from husband Randle Mell after 37 years of marriage, according to The Blast; seen in 2007
In 2015, she opened up about their relationship dynamics in an interview with The Press of Atlantic City, where she admitted they were both ‘very stubborn.’
‘That doesn’t mean we don’t fight a lot, it’s an Achilles heel kind of thing. There are power struggles that happen in my marriage that are just ridiculous because we’re both very stubborn,’ she told the outlet.
The two-time Oscar nominee added: ‘In the long haul, that stubbornness has helped us get through the tough times. And I think we found each other through like-minded values.’
Over after 37 years: While the cause for their split remains unknown, the 69-year-old Dances With Wolves headed to Los Angeles Superior Court for a ‘legal separation’ (seen in 1993)
She also reflected on dating ‘a lot of actors before’ her husband, who ‘didn’t date very many actors’ and ‘came from a big family, who wanted a family, who loved sports.’
‘He was incredibly talented. I never develop a crush on an actor unless they’re talented. Randy was so talented, and we have the same values still. I think that’s extremely important in a marriage. I think there has to be a friendship,’ the mother-of-two gushed.
Mell, who starred in Grand Canyon with McDonnell, previously confessed that ‘fell head over heels’ for the star the moment he laid eyes on her.
Diving assets: The former couple, who share son Michael, 26, and 37-year-old daughter Olivia, listed their Pacific Palisades home for $3.4 million last February; seen in 1999
Role-of-a-lifetime: Mary McDonnell pictured in Dances With Wolves with Kevin Costner in 1990
‘I walked in and there was Mary McDonnell wearing an off-the-shoulder sweater, a headband and tights,’ he told American Profile of their first meeting.
Still, in the same interview, McDonnell pointed out they ‘didn’t date right away’ but ‘became friends and fans of each other’ quickly.
They wed in 1984, before welcoming their first child Olivia three years later, then son Michael in 1995.
Talking marriage: In 2015, she opened up about their relationship dynamics in an interview with The Press of Atlantic City, where she admitted they were both ‘very stubborn’