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Frances McDormand

Date of birth: 1957-06-23

Place of birth: Gibson City, Illinois, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Frances Louise McDormand, 프란시스 맥도맨드, Cynthia Ann Smith, فرانسیس مک دورمند, فرانسیس مک‌دورمند

Frances McDormand

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.

Movie Credits

Fargo
3.9

Fargo

1996-03-08

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan

Raising Arizona
3.5

Raising Arizona

1987-03-13

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family

Primal Fear
3.8

Primal Fear

1996-03-06

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the great

Short Cuts
3.6

Short Cuts

1993-10-01

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver.

Mississippi Burning
3.9

Mississippi Burning

1988-12-08

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the co

Almost Famous
3.7

Almost Famous

2000-09-15

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journa

Beyond Rangoon
3.3

Beyond Rangoon

1995-08-25

Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing i

The Man Who Wasn't There
3.8

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001-10-26

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small Cali

The Butcher's Wife
2.9

The Butcher's Wife

1991-10-25

A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They

Wonder Boys
3.4

Wonder Boys

2000-02-22

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his

Burn After Reading
3.3

Burn After Reading

2008-09-05

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda

Blood Simple
3.6

Blood Simple

1985-01-18

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair wi

Crimewave
2.8

Crimewave

1985-04-12

Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go

Something's Gotta Give
3.3

Something's Gotta Give

2003-12-12

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend,

Æon Flux
2.8

Æon Flux

2005-11-30

400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
3.4

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008-03-07

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable t

Darkman
3.2

Darkman

1990-08-24

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his lab

Lone Star
3.5

Lone Star

1996-06-21

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-b

North Country
3.6

North Country

2005-02-12

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States —

City by the Sea
2.9

City by the Sea

2002-09-06

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to gre

Laurel Canyon
3

Laurel Canyon

2003-03-07

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clas

The Botany of Desire
3.2

The Botany of Desire

2009-10-28

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an explor

Madeline
3.1

Madeline

1998-07-10

Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses

Palookaville
2.9

Palookaville

1995-09-07

Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
3.1

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011-06-28

The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange art

Hidden Agenda
3.5

Hidden Agenda

1990-11-21

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to unco

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
3

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

1986-11-01

A true story of the lives of a family from South Carolina torn apart after the murder of Bill and My

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
3.3

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

2012-06-06

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central P

Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
0

Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth

2022-01-14

This behind the scenes documentary split across five chapters focuses on the many aspects of the fil

This Must Be the Place
3.5

This Must Be the Place

2011-08-24

A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a

Talk of Angels
2.7

Talk of Angels

1998-10-30

This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels a

Paradise Road
3.2

Paradise Road

1997-02-11

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being impri

Chattahoochee
2.8

Chattahoochee

1990-04-20

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental hea

Crazy in Love
2

Crazy in Love

1992-08-10

Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men w

Upheaval
3.3

Upheaval

2002-03-07

A neurotic and overly-presumptuous mother accuses her family's au pair of stealing a cherished heirl

Minnesota Nice
3.4

Minnesota Nice

2003-04-01

A collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy Award-wi

Promised Land
3.1

Promised Land

2012-09-23

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town

Moonrise Kingdom
3.8

Moonrise Kingdom

2012-05-16

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the stor

Hidden in America
2.5

Hidden in America

1996-12-01

Story of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick d

The Good Old Boys
3.4

The Good Old Boys

1995-03-05

An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintainin

Friends with Money
2.6

Friends with Money

2006-04-07

As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure a

Hail, Caesar!
3

Hail, Caesar!

2016-02-05

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer

Johnny Skidmarks
2.7

Johnny Skidmarks

1998-01-18

Johnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One such as

She's The Best Thing in It
0.5

She's The Best Thing in It

2015-03-16

Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching sk

Passed Away
2.5

Passed Away

1992-04-24

Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving ecce

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
3

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

2015-09-22

Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary i

The Good Dinosaur
3.4

The Good Dinosaur

2015-11-14

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human

Scandal Sheet
2.5

Scandal Sheet

1985-01-21

The publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is foun

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
0

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

1990-05-01

Documentary looking at the making-of and real-life stories behind the award-winning conspiracy thril

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017-12-01

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
0

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

2000-11-17

Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger tha

Bleeding Hearts
1.9

Bleeding Hearts

1995-09-22

An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American

Talking With
0

Talking With

1995-04-19

Adapted from the group of stage monologues by the pseudononymous "Jane Martin," this is a series of

Isle of Dogs
3.9

Isle of Dogs

2018-03-23

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
3

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

2003-06-03

When Big Bird and Maria go to the ABCD-Mart to buy some skates for Snuffy's birthday, Big Bird forge

Barton Fink
3.7

Barton Fink

1991-08-01

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the he

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
3.5

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021-10-21

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
3

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993-03-26

A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.

Nomadland
3.6

Nomadland

2021-01-29

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everythin

The Tragedy of Macbeth
3.5

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021-12-05

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become

The Origins of Ebbing
3

The Origins of Ebbing

2018-06-25

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
3.2

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017-03-11

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, follow

The Oedipus Project
5

The Oedipus Project

2020-06-24

The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will

Women Talking
3.4

Women Talking

2022-12-23

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of

Searching for Debra Winger
3.1

Searching for Debra Winger

2002-07-13

Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the en

Miller's Crossing
3.7

Miller's Crossing

1990-09-21

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the

Wolfs
3.3

Wolfs

2024-09-20

Hired to cover up a high-profile crime, a fixer soon finds his night spiralling out of control when

Jack of Spades
0

Jack of Spades

Gothic mystery set in 1880s Scotland. Plot TBA.

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
0

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

2002-04-16

Making of "The Man Who Wasn't There".

Finding the Burn
0

Finding the Burn

2008-12-21

A featurette about the making of Burn After Reading, featuring cast and crew interviews.

DC Insiders Run Amuck
0

DC Insiders Run Amuck

2008-12-21

A featurette about Burn After Reading featuring an interview with Joel and Ethan Coen and cast inter