Frances McDormand
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Gibson City, Illinois, USA
Biography
Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American film, stage and television actress. McDormand began her career on stage and made her screen debut in the 1984 film Blood Simple, having since appeared in several theatrical and television roles. McDormand has been recognized for her performances in 'Mississippi Burning' (1988), 'Short Cuts' (1993), 'Fargo' (1996), 'Wonder Boys' (2000), 'Almost Famous' (2000), 'North Country' (2005), 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2012), 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016), 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017), 'Nomadland' (2020) and 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' (2021). Throughout her career, she has been nominated for eight Golden Globes, five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and three Emmy Awards. She is one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting", winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her role as Marge Gunderson in 'Fargo'. She also won Best Supporting Actress from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Florida Film Critics Circle, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance in 'Wonder Boys' (2000). McDormand returned to the stage in the David Lindsay-Abaire play Good People on Broadway from February 8, 2011 to April 24, 2011. In 2017, McDormand starred in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' which earned her a second Academy Award for Best Actress. McDormand has been married to filmmaker Joel Coen since 1984, they reside in New York City along with their adopted son Pedro.
Known For
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Filmography
Jack of Spades
Movie
Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
Movie
Wolfs
Movie · as Pam (voice)
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie · as Self
Women Talking
Movie · as Scarface Janz
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Movie · as Lucinda Krementz
Nomadland
Movie · as Fern
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie · as Lady Macbeth
The Oedipus Project
Movie · as Jocosta
Good Omens
TV · as God (voice) · 7 eps
Isle of Dogs
Movie · as Interpreter Nelson (voice)
The Origins of Ebbing
Movie · as Self
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Movie · as Mildred
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Movie · as Self (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
Movie · as C. C. Calhoun
She's The Best Thing in It
Movie · as Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Movie · as Self / Mrs. Bishop
The Good Dinosaur
Movie · as Momma (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Movie · as Self
Habitat Eart
Movie · as Narrator
Olive Kitteridge
TV · as Olive Kitteridge · 4 eps
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie · as Chantel DuBois (voice)
Promised Land
Movie · as Sue Thomason
Moonrise Kingdom
Movie · as Mrs. Bishop
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Movie · as Mearing
This Must Be the Place
Movie · as Jane
The Botany of Desire
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Burn After Reading
Movie · as Linda Litzke
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie · as Guinevere Pettigrew
Finding the Burn
Movie · as Self / Linda Litzke (archive footage)
DC Insiders Run Amuck
Movie · as Self
Friends with Money
Movie · as Jane
Æon Flux
Movie · as Handler
North Country
Movie · as Glory
Something's Gotta Give
Movie · as Zoe
Laurel Canyon
Movie · as Jane
Minnesota Nice
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
Movie · as Herself
City by the Sea
Movie · as Michelle
Upheaval
Movie · as Anne
Searching for Debra Winger
Movie · as Self
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
Movie · as Self
The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie · as Doris Crane
State of Grace
TV · as Adult Hannah (voice) · 39 eps
Almost Famous
Movie · as Elaine Miller
Wonder Boys
Movie · as Sara Gaskell
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Movie · as The Adult Fannie (voice)
Madeline
Movie · as Miss Clavel
Talk of Angels
Movie · as Conlon
Johnny Skidmarks
Movie · as Alice
Paradise Road
Movie · as Dr. Verstak
Fargo
Movie · as Marge Gunderson
Primal Fear
Movie · as Molly
Lone Star
Movie · as Bunny
Palookaville
Movie · as June
Hidden in America
Movie · as Gus
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Jane · 1 ep
Beyond Rangoon
Movie · as Andy Bowman
The Good Old Boys
Movie · as Eve Calloway
Bleeding Hearts
Movie · as Woman on TV (archive footage)
Talking With
Movie · as Caro (segment "Handler")
Short Cuts
Movie · as Betty Weathers
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Movie · as Self
Crazy in Love
Movie · as Clare
Passed Away
Movie · as Nora Scanlan
The Butcher's Wife
Movie · as Grace
Barton Fink
Movie · as Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)
Darkman
Movie · as Julie Hastings
Hidden Agenda
Movie · as Ingrid Jessner
Chattahoochee
Movie · as Mae Foley
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
Movie · as Self
Miller's Crossing
Movie · as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
The Simpsons
TV · as Melanie Upfoot (voice) · 1 ep
Mississippi Burning
Movie · as Mrs. Pell
Raising Arizona
Movie · as Dot
Leg Work
TV · as Willie Pipal · 10 eps
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Movie · as Brigette
Blood Simple
Movie · as Abby
Crimewave
Movie · as Nun
Scandal Sheet
Movie
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Need to Know") · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Nina Sloan · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · 6 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 6 eps