Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Acting

Born June 23, 1957 · Gibson City, Illinois, USA

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…

Known for

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Hunter

Hunter

1984

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

2012

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Good Omens

Good Omens

2019

Acting(84)

2026Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion

2024WolfsPam (voice)

2022Women TalkingScarface Janz

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2022Crafting the Tragedy of MacbethSelf

2021The Tragedy of MacbethLady Macbeth

2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunLucinda Krementz

2021NomadlandFern

2020The Oedipus ProjectJocosta

2019Good OmensGod (voice)

2018The Origins of EbbingSelf

2018Isle of DogsInterpreter Nelson (voice)

2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMildred

2017The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinSelf (voice)

2016Hail, Caesar!C. C. Calhoun

2015The Good DinosaurMomma (voice)

2015Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'Self / Mrs. Bishop

2015Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.Self

2015She's The Best Thing in ItSelf

2014Olive KitteridgeOlive Kitteridge

2012Promised LandSue Thomason

2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedCaptain Chantel DuBois (voice)

2012Moonrise KingdomMrs. Bishop

2011This Must Be the PlaceJane

2011Transformers: Dark of the MoonMearing

2009The Botany of DesireNarrator (voice)

2008Finding the BurnSelf / Linda Litzke (archive footage)

2008DC Insiders Run AmuckSelf

2008Burn After ReadingLinda Litzke

2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayGuinevere Pettigrew

2006Friends with MoneyJane

2005Æon FluxHandler

2005North CountryGlory

2003Something's Gotta GiveZoe

2003Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets LostHerself

2003Minnesota NiceSelf

2003Laurel CanyonJane

2002City by the SeaMichelle

2002Searching for Debra WingerSelf

2002Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"Self

2002UpheavalAnne

2001The Man Who Wasn't ThereDoris Crane

2001State of GraceAdult Hannah (voice)

2000Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed BigThe Adult Fannie (voice)

2000Almost FamousElaine Miller

2000Wonder BoysSara Gaskell

1998Talk of AngelsConlon

1998MadelineMiss Clavel

1998Johnny SkidmarksAlice

1997Paradise RoadDr. Verstak

1996Hidden in AmericaGus

1996PalookavilleJune

1996Lone StarBunny

1996Primal FearMolly

1996FargoMarge Gunderson

1995Bleeding HeartsWoman on T.V.

1995Beyond RangoonAndy Bowman

1995Talking WithCaro (segment "Handler")

1995The Good Old BoysEve Calloway

1993Short CutsBetty Weathers

1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf

1992Crazy in LoveClare

1992Passed AwayNora Scanlan

1991The Butcher's WifeGrace

1991Barton FinkStage Actress (voice) (uncredited)

1990Hidden AgendaIngrid Jessner

1990Miller's CrossingMayor's Secretary (uncredited)

1990DarkmanJulie Hastings

1990The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'Self

1990ChattahoocheeMae Foley

1989The SimpsonsMelanie Upfoot (voice)

1988Mississippi BurningMrs. Pell

1987Leg WorkWillie Pipal

1987Raising ArizonaDot

1986Vengeance: The Story of Tony CimoBrigette

1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Need to Know")

1985CrimewaveNun

1985Scandal Sheet

1985Blood SimpleAbby

1984HunterNina Sloan

1981Hill Street Blues

1971Great PerformancesSelf

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner

1953The OscarsSelf