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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
1957-06-23
Place of birth
Gibson City, Illinois, USA
Fargo
1996
7.86
Raising Arizona
1987
7.05
Primal Fear
1996
7.66
Short Cuts
1993
7.20
Mississippi Burning
1988
7.67
Almost Famous
2000
7.50
Beyond Rangoon
1995
6.60
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
7.52
The Butcher's Wife
1991
5.70
Wonder Boys
2000
6.85
Burn After Reading
2008
6.66
Blood Simple
1984
7.24
Crimewave
1985
5.53
Something's Gotta Give
2003
6.63
Æon Flux
2005
5.60
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
6.78
Darkman
1990
6.43
Lone Star
1996
7.00
North Country
2005
7.25
City by the Sea
2002
5.80
Laurel Canyon
2003
6.00
The Botany of Desire
2009
6.40
Madeline
1998
6.17
Palookaville
1995
5.80
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
6.21
Hidden Agenda
1990
6.90
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
2022
0.00
This Must Be the Place
2011
6.99
Talk of Angels
1998
5.90
Paradise Road
1997
6.40
Chattahoochee
1990
5.70
Crazy in Love
1992
4.40
Upheaval
2002
6.50
Minnesota Nice
2003
6.80
Promised Land
2012
6.29
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
7.68
Hidden in America
1996
5.50
The Good Old Boys
1995
6.70
Friends with Money
2006
5.10
Hail, Caesar!
2016
5.92
Johnny Skidmarks
1998
5.80
She's The Best Thing in It
2015
1.00
Passed Away
1992
5.40
The Good Dinosaur
2015
6.73
Scandal Sheet
1985
5.33
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
1990
0.00
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000
0.00
Bleeding Hearts
1995
5.50
Talking With
1995
0.00
Isle of Dogs
2018
7.85
Barton Fink
1991
7.46
The French Dispatch
2021
7.03
Nomadland
2021
7.19
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
6.91
The Origins of Ebbing
2018
6.00
The Oedipus Project
2020
10.00
Women Talking
2022
6.89
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
6.30
American Cinema
1995
0.00
Miller's Crossing
1990
7.45
Wolfs
2024
6.54