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 Tra…
Also Known As
Frances Louise McDormand · Cynthia Ann Smith
Acting (50)
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
Self
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Mildred
Hail, Caesar!
C. C. Calhoun
The Good Dinosaur
Momma (voice)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Mrs. Bishop
She's The Best Thing in It
Self
Promised Land
Sue Thomason
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Chantel DuBois (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom
Mrs. Bishop
This Must Be the Place
Jane
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Mearing
The Botany of Desire
Narrator (voice)
Burn After Reading
Linda Litzke
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Guinevere Pettigrew
Friends with Money
Jane
Æon Flux
Handler
North Country
Glory
Something's Gotta Give
Zoe
Minnesota Nice
Self
Laurel Canyon
Jane
City by the Sea
Michelle
Upheaval
Anne
The Man Who Wasn't There
Doris Crane
Almost Famous
Elaine Miller
Wonder Boys
Sara Gaskell
Talk of Angels
Conlon
Madeline
Miss Clavel
Johnny Skidmarks
Alice
Paradise Road
Dr. Verstak
Hidden in America
Gus
Palookaville
June
Lone Star
Bunny
Primal Fear
Molly
Fargo
Marge Gunderson
Beyond Rangoon
Andy Bowman
The Good Old Boys
Eve Calloway
Short Cuts
Betty Weathers
Crazy in Love
Clare
Passed Away
Nora Scanlan
The Butcher's Wife
Grace
Hidden Agenda
Ingrid Jessner
Darkman
Julie Hastings
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
Self
Chattahoochee
Mae Foley
Mississippi Burning
Mrs. Pell
Raising Arizona
Dot
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Brigette
Crimewave
Nun
Scandal Sheet
Blood Simple
Abby
