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. 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.
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's...
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The Good Dinosaur
as Momma (voice)An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely...
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Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a...
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
as Mildred HayesAfter seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes...
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The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange...
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Almost Famous
as Elaine MillerIn 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock...
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The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories...
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Nomadland
as FernA woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing...
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In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs...
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Primal Fear
as MollyAn arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from...
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Moonrise Kingdom
as Mrs. BishopSet on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the...
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When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees,...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Lady MacbethMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...
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400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except...
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Mississippi Burning
as Mrs. PellTwo FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach...
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Short Cuts
as Betty WeathersMany loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond...
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Miller's Crossing
as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for...
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Blood Simple
as AbbyThe owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an...
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Hail, Caesar!
as C. C. CalhounWhen a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their...
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Something's Gotta Give
as ZoeWhen perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy...
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Raising Arizona
as DotWhen a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another...
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Barton Fink
as Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers...
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Friends with Money
as JaneAs she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself...
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Women Talking
as Scarface JanzA group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series...
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The Man Who Wasn't There
as Doris CraneA tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small...
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City by the Sea
as MichelleVincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to...
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Darkman
as Julie HastingsDr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his...
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North Country
as GloryA fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United...
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Paradise Road
as Dr. VerstakA group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being...
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Wonder Boys
as Sara GaskellGrady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote...
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The Butcher's Wife
as GraceA clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream....
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Promised Land
as Sue ThomasonA salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small...
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Laurel Canyon
as JaneWhen an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting...
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Lone Star
as BunnyWhen the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other...
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Beyond Rangoon
as Andy BowmanDr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while...
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
as Guinevere PettigrewLondon, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is...
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This Must Be the Place
as JaneA bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who...
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Madeline
as Miss ClavelHorrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline...
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Hidden Agenda
as Ingrid JessnerIn Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to...
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Chattahoochee
as Mae FoleyIn 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental...
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Crimewave
as NunFed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When...
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Searching for Debra Winger
as SelfRosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in...
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Talk of Angels
as ConlonThis is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she...
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The Good Old Boys
as Eve CallowayAn aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of...
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Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
as BrigetteA true story of the lives of a family from South Carolina torn apart after the murder of Bill...
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Scandal Sheet
as uncreditedThe publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is...
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Palookaville
as JuneJerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break...
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self (voice)The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers,...
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The Botany of Desire
as Narrator (voice)Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an...
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Crazy in Love
as ClareThree generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their...
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Passed Away
as Nora ScanlanThrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving...
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Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Mrs. BishopMartin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short...
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Hidden in America
as GusStory of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his...
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Johnny Skidmarks
as AliceJohnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One...
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American Cinema
as NarratorThe history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of...
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She's The Best Thing in It
as SelfMary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While...
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Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The Adult Fannie (voice)Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger...
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Bleeding Hearts
as Woman on T.V.An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old...
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The Oedipus Project
as JocostaThe Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that...
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as SelfA documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.
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Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
as SelfThis behind the scenes documentary split across five chapters focuses on the many aspects of the...
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Minnesota Nice
as SelfA collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy...
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Upheaval
as AnneA neurotic and overly-presumptuous mother accuses her family's au pair of stealing a cherished...
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The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
as SelfDocumentary looking at the making-of and real-life stories behind the award-winning conspiracy...
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Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
as HerselfWhen Big Bird and Maria go to the ABCD-Mart to buy some skates for Snuffy's birthday, Big Bird...
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The Simpsons
as Melanie Upfoot (voice)Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
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Tony Awards
as Self - WinnerThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Hill Street Blues
as uncreditedA realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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The Twilight Zone
as uncreditedThis 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...
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Hunter
as Nina SloanHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...
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Good Omens
as God (voice)Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Leg Work
as Willie PipalLeg Work is an American detective drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that...
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Olive Kitteridge
as Olive KitteridgeA look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs,...
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