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...
Fargo
1996
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
Nomadland
2021
Crimewave
1985
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
The Good Dinosaur
2015
Wolfs
2024
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
Promised Land
2012
Women Talking
2022
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Burn After Reading
2008
Isle of Dogs
2018
Almost Famous
2000
Hail, Caesar!
2016
Miller's Crossing
1990
Barton Fink
1991
Primal Fear
1996
Γon Flux
2005
Raising Arizona
1987
Something's Gotta Give
2003
Blood Simple
1985
Mississippi Burning
1988
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Darkman
1990
Wonder Boys
2000
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
North Country
2005
Palookaville
1995
Scandal Sheet
1985
Lone Star
1996
Laurel Canyon
2003
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
Friends with Money
2006
Short Cuts
1993
Madeline
1998
The Butcher's Wife
1991
City by the Sea
2002
Paradise Road
1997