Frances McDormand
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 19.695 |
Birthday | 1957-06-23 |
Place of Birth | Gibson City, Illinois, USA |
Also Known As | Frances Louise McDormand, 프란시스 맥도맨드, Cynthia Ann Smith, فرانسیس مک دورمند, |
1996
Fargo
7.9/8158
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1987
Raising Arizona
7/2116
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1996
Primal Fear
7.7/3420
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has...
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1993
Short Cuts
7.213/600
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1988
Mississippi Burning
7.666/1667
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2000
Almost Famous
7.5/2779
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1995
Beyond Rangoon
6.6/80
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2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
7.522/1577
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The Butcher's Wife
5.7/169
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2000
Wonder Boys
6.8/598
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2008
Burn After Reading
6.7/4758
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1984
Blood Simple
7.24/1438
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1985
Crimewave
5.507/138
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2003
Something's Gotta Give
6.6/1601
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2005
Æon Flux
5.616/2241
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2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
6.783/397
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Darkman
6.423/1379
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1996
Lone Star
7/362
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2005
North Country
7.235/659
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2002
City by the Sea
5.759/351
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2003
Laurel Canyon
6/199
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2009
The Botany of Desire
6.4/14
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1998
Madeline
6.156/225
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Madeline
1995
Palookaville
5.8/38
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Palookaville
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.211/8378
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Hidden Agenda
6.9/93
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Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
5.8/6
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
6.6/6179
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Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
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This Must Be the Place
7/1220
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1998
Talk of Angels
5.9/19
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1997
Paradise Road
6.402/87
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1990
Chattahoochee
5.7/40
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Crazy in Love
4.4/8
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2002
Upheaval
6.5/2
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2003
Minnesota Nice
6.8/4
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Promised Land
6.289/689
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Moonrise Kingdom
7.685/5873
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1996
Hidden in America
5.5/7
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1995
The Good Old Boys
6.7/11
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Friends with Money
5.1/578
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Hail, Caesar!
5.92/3776
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Johnny Skidmarks
5.8/14
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She's The Best Thing in It
1/1
Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her l...
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Passed Away
5.4/14
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2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
6.5/3
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The Good Dinosaur
6.7/5579
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Scandal Sheet
5.333/3
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The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
0/0
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
8.069/10162
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2000
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
0/0
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Bleeding Hearts
5.5/2
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Talking With
0/0
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Isle of Dogs
7.852/4939
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2003
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
6/1
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Barton Fink
7.458/1683
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2021
The French Dispatch
7.036/2623
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1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
6/2
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Nomadland
7.196/3015
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
6.915/762
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2018
The Origins of Ebbing
6/1
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
6.6/19
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The Oedipus Project
10/1
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The Oedipus Project
2022
Women Talking
6.891/595
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Women Talking
2002
Searching for Debra Winger
6.3/15
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.
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1995
American Cinema
0/0
The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of movie magic. It's a mesmerizing, epic analysis that c...
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Miller's Crossing
7.5/1664
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Wolfs
6.551/957
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