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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, fiv…
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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.
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Frances McDormand's Filmography
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Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
Wolfs
as Pam (voice)
Women Talking
as Scarface Janz
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
as Self
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Lucinda Krementz
Nomadland
as Fern
The Oedipus Project
as Jocosta
The Origins of Ebbing
as Self
Isle of Dogs
as Interpreter Nelson (voice)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
as Mildred
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
as C. C. Calhoun
The Good Dinosaur
as Momma (voice)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Mrs. Bishop
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
as Self
She's The Best Thing in It
as Self
Habitat Eart
as Narrator
Promised Land
as Sue Thomason
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Chantel DuBois (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom
as Mrs. Bishop
This Must Be the Place
as Jane
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Mearing
The Botany of Desire
as Narrator (voice)
No Poster
DC Insiders Run Amuck
as Self
No Poster
Finding the Burn
as Self / Linda Litzke (archive footage)
Burn After Reading
as Linda Litzke
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
as Guinevere Pettigrew
Friends with Money
as Jane
Æon Flux
as Handler
North Country
as Glory
Something's Gotta Give
as Zoe
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
as Herself
Minnesota Nice
as Self
Laurel Canyon
as Jane
City by the Sea
as Michelle
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
No Poster
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
as Self
Upheaval
as Anne
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Doris Crane
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The Adult Fannie (voice)
Almost Famous
as Elaine Miller
Wonder Boys
as Sara Gaskell
Talk of Angels
as Conlon
Madeline
as Miss Clavel
Johnny Skidmarks
as Alice
Paradise Road
as Dr. Verstak
Hidden in America
as Gus
Palookaville
as June
Lone Star
as Bunny
Primal Fear
as Molly
Fargo
as Marge Gunderson
Bleeding Hearts
as Woman on TV (archive footage)
Beyond Rangoon
as Andy Bowman
Talking With
as Caro (segment "Handler")
The Good Old Boys
as Eve Calloway
Short Cuts
as Betty Weathers
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
Crazy in Love
as Clare
Passed Away
as Nora Scanlan
The Butcher's Wife
as Grace
Barton Fink
as Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)
Hidden Agenda
as Ingrid Jessner
Miller's Crossing
as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
Darkman
as Julie Hastings
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
as Self
Chattahoochee
as Mae Foley
Mississippi Burning
as Mrs. Pell
Raising Arizona
as Dot
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
as Brigette
Crimewave
as Nun
Scandal Sheet
Blood Simple
as Abby
No Poster