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Frances McDormand
Gibson City, Illinois, USA
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 i…
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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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2025
The Bend in the River
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Wolfs
Movie Pam (voice)
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2022
Women Talking
Movie Scarface Janz
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2022
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie Self
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2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie Lady Macbeth
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2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Movie Lucinda Krementz
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2021
Nomadland
Movie Fern
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2020
The Oedipus Project
Movie Jocosta
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2019
Good Omens
TV show God (voice)
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2018
The Origins of Ebbing
Movie Self
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2018
Isle of Dogs
Movie Interpreter Nelson (voice)
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2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Movie Mildred
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2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Movie Self (voice)
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2016
Hail, Caesar!
Movie C. C. Calhoun
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2015
The Good Dinosaur
Movie Momma (voice)
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2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Movie Self / Mrs. Bishop
- 2015
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2015
She's The Best Thing in It
Movie Self
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2015
Habitat Eart
Movie Narrator
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2014
Olive Kitteridge
TV show Olive Kitteridge
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2014
Every Secret Thing
Movie Producer
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2012
Promised Land
Movie Sue Thomason
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2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie Chantel DuBois (voice)
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2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Movie Mrs. Bishop
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2011
This Must Be the Place
Movie Jane
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2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Movie Mearing
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2009
The Botany of Desire
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2008
DC Insiders Run Amuck
Movie Self
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2008
Finding the Burn
Movie Self / Linda Litzke (archive footage)
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2008
Burn After Reading
Movie Linda Litzke
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2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie Guinevere Pettigrew
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2006
Friends with Money
Movie Jane
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2005
Æon Flux
Movie Handler
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2005
North Country
Movie Glory
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2003
Something's Gotta Give
Movie Zoe
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2003
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
Movie Herself
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2003
Minnesota Nice
Movie Self
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2003
Laurel Canyon
Movie Jane
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2002
City by the Sea
Movie Michelle
