- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Gibson City, Illinois, USA
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…
Filmography
movieArmani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
2026
movieThe Bend in the River
2025 · Executive Producer
movieWolfs
2024 · Pam (voice)
movieWomen Talking
2022 · Scarface Janz, Producer
movieCrafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
2022 · Self
movieThe Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · Lady Macbeth, Producer
movieThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · Lucinda Krementz
movieNomadland
2021 · Fern, Producer
movieThe Oedipus Project
2020 · Jocosta
tvGood Omens
2019 · God (voice)
movieThe Origins of Ebbing
2018 · Self
movieIsle of Dogs
2018 · Interpreter Nelson (voice)
movieThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017 · Mildred
movieThe Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 · Self (voice)
movieHail, Caesar!
2016 · C. C. Calhoun
movieThe Good Dinosaur
2015 · Momma (voice)
movieExploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015 · Self / Mrs. Bishop
movieMoonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015 · Self
movieShe's The Best Thing in It
2015 · Self
tvOlive Kitteridge
2014 · Olive Kitteridge, Executive Producer
movieEvery Secret Thing
2014 · Producer
moviePromised Land
2012 · Sue Thomason
movieMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)
movieMoonrise Kingdom
2012 · Mrs. Bishop
movieThis Must Be the Place
2011 · Jane
movieTransformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · Mearing
movieThe Botany of Desire
2009 · Narrator (voice)
Finding the Burn
2008 · Self / Linda Litzke (archive footage)
DC Insiders Run Amuck
2008 · Self
movieBurn After Reading
2008 · Linda Litzke
movieMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008 · Guinevere Pettigrew
movieFriends with Money
2006 · Jane
movieÆon Flux
2005 · Handler
movieNorth Country
2005 · Glory
movieSomething's Gotta Give
2003 · Zoe
movieSesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
2003 · Herself
movieMinnesota Nice
2003 · Self
movieLaurel Canyon
2003 · Jane
movieCity by the Sea
2002 · Michelle
movieSearching for Debra Winger
2002 · Self
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002 · Self
movieUpheaval
2002 · Anne
movieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Doris Crane
movieThe Grey Zone
2001 · Thanks
tvState of Grace
2001 · Adult Hannah (voice)
movieEdwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000 · The Adult Fannie (voice)
movieAlmost Famous
2000 · Elaine Miller
movieWonder Boys
2000 · Sara Gaskell
movieTalk of Angels
1998 · Conlon
movieMadeline
1998 · Miss Clavel
movieJohnny Skidmarks
1998 · Alice
movieParadise Road
1997 · Dr. Verstak
movieHidden in America
1996 · Gus
moviePalookaville
1996 · June
movieLone Star
1996 · Bunny
moviePrimal Fear
1996 · Molly
movieFargo
1996 · Marge Gunderson
movieBleeding Hearts
1995 · Woman on T.V.
movieBeyond Rangoon
1995 · Andy Bowman
movieTalking With
1995 · Caro (segment "Handler")
movieThe Good Old Boys
1995 · Eve Calloway
movieShort Cuts
1993 · Betty Weathers
movieLuck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993 · Self
movieCrazy in Love
1992 · Clare
moviePassed Away
1992 · Nora Scanlan
movieThe Butcher's Wife
1991 · Grace
movieBarton Fink
1991 · Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)
movieHidden Agenda
1990 · Ingrid Jessner
movieMiller's Crossing
1990 · Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
movieDarkman
1990 · Julie Hastings
movieThe Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
1990 · Self
movieChattahoochee
1990 · Mae Foley
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Melanie Upfoot (voice)
movieMississippi Burning
1988 · Mrs. Pell
tvLeg Work
1987 · Willie Pipal
movieRaising Arizona
1987 · Dot
movieVengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986 · Brigette
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Need to Know")
movieCrimewave
1985 · Nun
movieScandal Sheet
1985
movieBlood Simple
1985 · Abby
tvHunter
1984 · Nina Sloan
tvHill Street Blues
1981
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Winner
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
Jack of Spades
— · , Producer