Frances McDormand

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-06-23 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Gibson City, Illinois, USA

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, s...

Acting

1996

Fargo

as Marge Gunderson

1987

1996

Primal Fear

as Molly

1993

Short Cuts

as Betty Weathers

1988

2000

Almost Famous

as Elaine Miller

1995

Beyond Rangoon

as Andy Bowman

2001

1991

2000

Wonder Boys

as Sara Gaskell

2008

Burn After Reading

as Linda Litzke

1984

1985

Crimewave

as Nun

2005

Æon Flux

as Handler

2008

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

as Guinevere Pettigrew

1990

Darkman

as Julie Hastings

1996

Lone Star

as Bunny

2005

2002

City by the Sea

as Michelle

2003

2009

The Botany of Desire

as Narrator (voice)

1998

Madeline

as Miss Clavel

1995

1990

Hidden Agenda

as Ingrid Jessner

2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

as Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)

1998

1997

Paradise Road

as Dr. Verstak

1990

Chattahoochee

as Mae Foley

1992

2002

Upheaval

as Anne

2003

2012

Promised Land

as Sue Thomason

2012

Moonrise Kingdom

as Mrs. Bishop

1995

The Good Old Boys

as Eve Calloway

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as C. C. Calhoun

1998

1992

Passed Away

as Nora Scanlan

2015

The Good Dinosaur

as Momma (voice)

2000

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

as The Adult Fannie (voice)

1995

Bleeding Hearts

as Woman on T.V.

1995

Talking With

as Caro (segment "Handler")

2018

Isle of Dogs

as Interpreter Nelson (voice)

1991

Barton Fink

as Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)

2021

The French Dispatch

as Lucinda Krementz

2021

Nomadland

as Fern

2021

The Tragedy of Macbeth

as Lady Macbeth

2020

2022

Women Talking

as Scarface Janz

1995

American Cinema

as Narrator

1990

Miller's Crossing

as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

2024

Wolfs

as Pam (voice)

Production

2021

2014

2021

Nomadland

as Producer

2022

Women Talking

as Producer

2001

The Grey Zone

as Thanks

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