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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	13 (11)
MAX. RATING	½
MIN. RATING
AVERAGE RATING	4.05

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	Fargo	Marge Gunderson	½
1996	Primal Fear	Dr. Molly Arrington
1996	Lone Star	Bunny
2001	The Man Who Wasn't There	Doris Crane
2002	Laurel Canyon	Jane	½
2003	Something's Gotta Give	Zoe Barry	½
2008	Burn After Reading	Linda Litzke
2017	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	Mildred Hayes
2020	Nomadland	Fern

BIO

This remarkably talented character actress first gained prominenced in the 1980s along with the Coen brothers (she's married to director Joel) in their two first 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)
1989		Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Mississippi Burning
1997		Best Actress for Fargo
2001		Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Almost Famous
2006		Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for North Country
2018		Best Actress for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2020		Best Actress for Nomadland
2020		Best Picture for Nomadland (Producer)

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