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Frances McDormand
Playing sharply drawn characters in Fargo, Three Billboards and Nomadland.
Fargo · Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Born
- 23 June 1957
- Birthplace
- Gibson City, Illinois, United States
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Frances McDormand
An American actor and producer associated with independent film and unsentimental performances. Her roles often give unusual depth to people outside conventional leading-character moulds.
Early life
Adoptive family
Was adopted as an infant and grew up in several small American communities.
Acting education
Studied at Bethany College and Yale School of Drama.
Career
- 1984
Film debut
Appeared in Blood Simple, beginning a long association with the Coen brothers.
- 1996
Fargo
Her police-chief performance brought her first Oscar.
- 2017
Three Billboards
Played a mother confronting police over her daughter’s unsolved murder.
- 2020–2021
Nomadland
Starred in and produced the Best Picture winner.
Selected work
Fargo
Played the observant and quietly determined Marge Gunderson.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
A grieving mother’s campaign unsettles a town.
Nomadland
Played a woman building a mobile life after economic loss.
Beyond acting
Theatre
Won a Tony for Good People.
Creative partnership
Married filmmaker Joel Coen in 1984.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Academy Awards ceremony ↗Photo: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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