Frances McDormand

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Frances McDormand

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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.

Films Featuring Frances McDormand

Fargo

19967.9

Raising Arizona

19877.1

Primal Fear

19967.7

Short Cuts

19937.2

Mississippi Burning

19887.7

Almost Famous

20007.5

Beyond Rangoon

19956.5

The Man Who Wasn't There

20017.5

The Butcher's Wife

19915.7

Wonder Boys

20006.8

Burn After Reading

20086.7

Blood Simple

19857.2

Crimewave

19855.5

Something's Gotta Give

20036.6

Æon Flux

20055.6

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

20086.8

Darkman

19906.4

Lone Star

19967.0

North Country

20057.3

City by the Sea

20025.8

Laurel Canyon

20035.9

The Botany of Desire

20096.6

Madeline

19986.2

Palookaville

19965.9

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

20116.2

Hidden Agenda

19906.9

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

19866.3

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

20126.6

Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth

2022

This Must Be the Place

20117.0

Talk of Angels

19985.5

Paradise Road

19976.4

Chattahoochee

19905.8

Crazy in Love

19924.6

Upheaval

20027.7

Minnesota Nice

20037.4

Promised Land

20126.3

Moonrise Kingdom

20127.7

Hidden in America

19965.1

The Good Old Boys

19956.7

Friends with Money

20065.1

Hail, Caesar!

20165.9

Johnny Skidmarks

19985.5

She's The Best Thing in It

20151.0

Passed Away

19925.4

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

20156.1

The Good Dinosaur

20156.7

Scandal Sheet

19855.8

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

1990

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

20178.1

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

2000

Bleeding Hearts

19955.0

Talking With

1995

Isle of Dogs

20187.8

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost

20036.0

Barton Fink

19917.5

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

20217.0

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

19938.0

Nomadland

20217.2

The Tragedy of Macbeth

20216.9

The Origins of Ebbing

20186.0

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

20176.3

The Oedipus Project

202010.0

Women Talking

20226.8

Searching for Debra Winger

20026.4

Miller's Crossing

19907.4

Wolfs

20246.5

Jack of Spades

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

2002

Finding the Burn

Finding the Burn

2008

DC Insiders Run Amuck

DC Insiders Run Amuck

2008

Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.

201510.0

Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion

2026

Habitat Eart

2015