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Frances McDormand

FULL NAME Frances McDormand

BORN 23 June 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
ASSOCIATION Actress
NATIONALITY American
HEIGTH 168 cm
REVIEWED ENTRIES 9 (7)
MAX. RATING ½
MIN. RATING
AVERAGE RATING 4.14

 

FILMOGRAPHY (ONLY REVIEWED ENTRIES)

YEAR TITLE ASSOCIATION RATING
1984 Blood Simple Abby
1987 Raising Arizona Dot
1988 Mississippi Burning Mrs. Pell
1990 Miller's Crossing Secretary
1996 Primal Fear Dr. Molly Arrington
1996 Fargo Marge Gunderson
2002 Laurel Canyon Jane ½
2003 Something's Gotta Give Zoe Barry ½
2008 Burn After Reading Linda Litzke

 

PORTRAYAL

This remarkably talented and intelligent character actress first gained prominenced in the 80s along with the Coen brothers (she's married to director Joel) in their two initial films Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, and has since gained a reputation for being one of the most exciting, alternative actresses in the business.

 

AWARDS

The Academy Awards (Oscars)

1988

   Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Mississippi Burning

1996

Best Actress for Fargo

2000

   Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Almost Famous

2005

   Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for North Country

 

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