Frances McDormand
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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, ...
Known For
Filmography
Wolfs
2024
as Pam (voice)
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
2022
as Self
Women Talking
2022
as Scarface Janz
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
as Lucinda Krementz
Nomadland
2021
as Fern
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Lady Macbeth
The Oedipus Project
2020
as Jocosta
Good Omens
2019
as God (voice)
Isle of Dogs
2018
as Interpreter Nelson (voice)
The Origins of Ebbing
2018
as Self
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
as Mildred
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as C. C. Calhoun
She's The Best Thing in It
2015
as Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
as Self / Mrs. Bishop
The Good Dinosaur
2015
as Momma (voice)
Olive Kitteridge
2014
as Olive Kitteridge
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)
Promised Land
2012
as Sue Thomason
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
as Mrs. Bishop
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
as Mearing
This Must Be the Place
2011
as Jane
The Botany of Desire
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Burn After Reading
2008
as Linda Litzke
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
as Guinevere Pettigrew
Finding the Burn
2008
as Self / Linda Litzke (archive footage)
DC Insiders Run Amuck
2008
as Self
Friends with Money
2006
as Jane
Æon Flux
2005
as Handler
North Country
2005
as Glory
Something's Gotta Give
2003
as Zoe
Laurel Canyon
2003
as Jane
Minnesota Nice
2003
as Self
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
2003
as Herself
City by the Sea
2002
as Michelle
Upheaval
2002
as Anne
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002
as Self
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Doris Crane
State of Grace
2001
as Adult Hannah (voice)
Almost Famous
2000
as Elaine Miller
Wonder Boys
2000
as Sara Gaskell
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000
as The Adult Fannie (voice)
Madeline
1998
as Miss Clavel
Talk of Angels
1998
as Conlon
Johnny Skidmarks
1998
as Alice
Paradise Road
1997
as Dr. Verstak
Fargo
1996
as Marge Gunderson
Primal Fear
1996
as Molly
Lone Star
1996
as Bunny
Hidden in America
1996
as Gus
Beyond Rangoon
1995
as Andy Bowman
Palookaville
1995
as June
The Good Old Boys
1995
as Eve Calloway
Bleeding Hearts
1995
as Woman on T.V.
Talking With
1995
as Caro (segment "Handler")
Short Cuts
1993
as Betty Weathers
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
as Self
Crazy in Love
1992
as Clare
Passed Away
1992
as Nora Scanlan
The Butcher's Wife
1991
as Grace
Barton Fink
1991
as Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)
Darkman
1990
as Julie Hastings
Hidden Agenda
1990
as Ingrid Jessner
Chattahoochee
1990
as Mae Foley
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
1990
as Self
Miller's Crossing
1990
as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989
as Melanie Upfoot (voice)
Mississippi Burning
1988
as Mrs. Pell
Raising Arizona
1987
as Dot
Leg Work
1987
as Willie Pipal
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986
as Brigette
Blood Simple
1985
as Abby
Crimewave
1985
as Nun
Scandal Sheet
1985
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Need to Know")
Hunter
1984
as Nina Sloan
Hill Street Blues
1981
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self