
Frances McDormand
Acting
1957-06-23 - Present
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.
Credits

WolfsasPam (voice)

FargoasMarge Gunderson

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedasCaptain Chantel DuBois (voice)

The Good DinosaurasMomma (voice)

Primal FearasMolly

Almost FamousasElaine Miller

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriasMildred Hayes

Isle of DogsasInterpreter Nelson (voice)

The French DispatchasLucinda Krementz

Moonrise KingdomasMrs. Bishop

Miller's CrossingasMayor's Secretary (uncredited)

Mississippi BurningasMrs. Pell

Hail, Caesar!asC. C. Calhoun

Burn After ReadingasLinda Litzke

Æon FluxasHandler

The Tragedy of MacbethasLady Macbeth

Something's Gotta GiveasZoe

Barton FinkasStage Actress (voice) (uncredited)

NomadlandasFern

Raising ArizonaasDot

North CountryasGlory

Transformers: Dark of the MoonasMearing

Blood SimpleasAbby

The Man Who Wasn't ThereasDoris Crane

DarkmanasJulie Hastings

This Must Be the PlaceasJane

Promised LandasSue Thomason

Women TalkingasScarface Janz

Lone StarasBunny

Friends with MoneyasJane

Wonder BoysasSara Gaskell

CrimewaveasNun

Short CutsasBetty Weathers

The Butcher's WifeasGrace

Beyond RangoonasAndy Bowman

MadelineasMiss Clavel

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayasGuinevere Pettigrew

City by the SeaasMichelle

Laurel CanyonasJane

Paradise RoadasDr. Verstak

Hidden AgendaasIngrid Jessner

Talk of AngelsasConlon

The Oedipus ProjectasJocosta

Johnny SkidmarksasAlice

Hidden in AmericaasGus

ChattahoocheeasMae Foley

The Good Old BoysasEve Calloway

Passed AwayasNora Scanlan

Searching for Debra WingerasSelf

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'asSelf / Mrs. Bishop

PalookavilleasJune

Scandal Sheetas

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's LifeasSelf (archive footage)

Vengeance: The Story of Tony CimoasBrigette

The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinasSelf (voice)

The Botany of DesireasNarrator (voice)

The Origins of EbbingasSelf

Crazy in LoveasClare

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountryasSelf

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed BigasThe Adult Fannie (voice)

Talking WithasCaro (segment "Handler")

Minnesota NiceasSelf

Bleeding HeartsasWoman on T.V.

She's The Best Thing in ItasSelf

American CinemaasNarrator

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'asSelf

Crafting the Tragedy of MacbethasSelf

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

UpheavalasAnne