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Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. In a career spanning over four decades, she has gained acclaim for her roles in small-budget independent films.
Frances McDormand is an American actress and producer who made her film debut in the Coen brothers' neo-noir Blood Simple (1984) and also made her Broadway debut in the revival Awake and Sing! in the same year.
Keenly intelligent and possessed of a sharp wit, McDormand is the antithesis of the Hollywood starlet - rather than making every role about Frances McDormand, she dissolves into the characters she plays.
Frances McDormand. Actress: Fargo. Frances Louise McDormand was born on June 23, 1957, in Gibson City, Illinois. She was adopted by Canadian-born parents Noreen Eloise (Nickleson), a nurse from Ontario, and Rev. Vernon Weir McDormand, a Disciples of Christ minister from Nova Scotia, who raised her in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.
Jun 19, 2024 · Frances McDormand (born June 23, 1957, Gibson City, Illinois, U.S.) is an American actress who was critically acclaimed for her unadorned yet magnetic interpretations of character roles in film and on television as well as on the stage.
Apr 26, 2021 · Frances McDormand, left, winner of the award for best actress in a leading role for “Nomadland,” and Yuh-Jung Youn, winner of the award for best actress in a supporting role for “Minari,” pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles.
Apr 26, 2021 · In a tight acting race at the 2021 Oscars, Frances McDormand wins her third lead actress award and nears record-holder Katharine Hepburn.
Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. In a career spanning over four decades, she has gained acclaim for her roles in small-budget independent films.
Apr 26, 2021 · Frances McDormand won best actress at Sunday’s Academy Awards for portraying Fern, a woman who takes to the road after the plant in her small-town closes down, in “Nomadland.”
Sep 15, 2020 · Frances McDormand is “magnificently natural” in her latest film, Nomadland, written and directed by Chloé Zhao. It’s an “illuminating, tough-minded portrait”, writes Caryn James.
