AKA Frances Louise McDormand

Born: 23-Jun-1957
Birthplace: Chicago, IL

Gender: Female
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Fargo and Wonder Boys

Father: Vernon McDormand (minister with Disciples of Christ)
Mother: Noreen McDormand (housewife)
Husband: Joel Coen (film director, m. 1984, two children)
Son: Pedro McDormand Coen (adopted, b. 1999)

    University: BA Theater, Bethany College, Bethany, WV (1979)
    University: MFA, Yale University School of Drama (1982)

    Innocence Project Artists' Committee
    John Kerry for President
    Oscar for Best Actress 1997 for Fargo
    Golden Globe 1994 Ensemble for Short Cuts (shared)

    TELEVISION
    Hill Street Blues Connie Chapman (1985)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Good Omens (31-May-2019)
    Isle of Dogs (15-Feb-2018) [VOICE]
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (4-Sep-2017)
    Hail, Caesar! (1-Feb-2016)
    The Good Dinosaur (10-Nov-2015) [VOICE]
    Olive Kitteridge (1-Sep-2014)
    Promised Land (28-Dec-2012)
    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (18-May-2012) · Capt. Chantel DuBois [VOICE]
    Moonrise Kingdom (16-May-2012) · Mrs. Bishop
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon (23-Jun-2011)
    This Must Be the Place (20-May-2011)
    Burn After Reading (27-Aug-2008)
    Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (7-Mar-2008) · Miss Pettigrew
    Friends With Money (19-Jan-2006) · Jane
    Aeon Flux (2-Dec-2005) · Handler
    North Country (12-Sep-2005) · Glory
    Something's Gotta Give (12-Dec-2003) · Zoe
    City by the Sea (6-Sep-2002) · Michelle
    Laurel Canyon (18-May-2002) · Jane
    Searching for Debra Winger (16-May-2002) · Herself
    The Man Who Wasn't There (13-May-2001) · Doris
    Almost Famous (15-Sep-2000) · Elaine Miller
    Wonder Boys (22-Feb-2000)
    Talk of Angels (30-Oct-1998) · Conlon
    Madeline (10-Jul-1998)
    Johnny Skidmarks (18-Jan-1998) · Alice
    Paradise Road (11-Apr-1997) · Dr. Verstak
    Hidden in America (1-Dec-1996)
    Lone Star (21-Jun-1996)
    Primal Fear (3-Apr-1996) · Molly
    Fargo (8-Mar-1996) · Marge Gunderson
    Palookaville (7-Sep-1995)
    Beyond Rangoon (24-May-1995)
    The Good Old Boys (5-Mar-1995)
    Short Cuts (1-Oct-1993)
    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) · Herself
    Crazy in Love (10-Aug-1992)
    Passed Away (24-Apr-1992)
    The Butcher's Wife (25-Oct-1991)
    Hidden Agenda (11-Sep-1990) · Ingrid
    Darkman (24-Aug-1990) · Julie Hastings
    Chattahoochee (16-Sep-1989) · Mae Foley
    Mississippi Burning (9-Dec-1988) · Mrs. Pell
    Raising Arizona (6-Mar-1987) · Dot
    Crimewave (19-Sep-1985) · Nun
    Blood Simple (18-Jan-1985)

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