American actor and producer (born 1957)
Frances McDormand
McDormand in 2015
Born Cynthia Ann Smith
(1957-06-23 ) June 23, 1957 (age 68) Alma mater Occupations Years active 1982–present Works Full list Spouse Children 1 Awards Full list
Frances Louise McDormand (bornCynthia Ann Smith ; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and film producer. In acareer spanning over four decades, McDormand has receivednumerous accolades , including fourAcademy Awards , twoPrimetime Emmy Awards , and aTony Award , making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting ". Additionally, she has received threeBAFTAs , twoGolden Globes , fourScreen Actors Guild Awards , and sevenCritics' Choice Awards .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Recognized for her roles in small-budget independent films, McDormand's worldwide box office gross exceeds $2.2 billion.[ 4]
McDormand has been married toJoel Coen of theCoen brothers since 1984. She has appeared in several of their films, includingBlood Simple (1984),Raising Arizona (1987),Miller's Crossing (1990),Barton Fink (1991),Fargo (1996),The Man Who Wasn't There (2001),Burn After Reading (2008), andHail, Caesar! (2016). McDormand won threeAcademy Awards for Best Actress for playing a pregnant police chief inFargo (1996), a grieving mother seeking vengeance inThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and a widowed nomad inNomadland (2020). For producing the latter, she was also awarded theAcademy Award for Best Picture , making her the first person to win Academy Awards both as producer and performer for the same film. She was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles inMississippi Burning (1988),Almost Famous (2000), andNorth Country (2005). McDormand is the second woman to win Best Actress three times (afterKatharine Hepburn , who went on to win a total of four), and the seventh performer towin three acting Oscars .[ a]
On television, McDormand produced and starred as the titular protagonist in theHBO miniseriesOlive Kitteridge (2014), which won her the Primetime Emmy Awards forOutstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie andOutstanding Limited or Anthology Series .[ 7] She had previously been nominated forOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie for her work in theShowtime filmHidden in America (1996). On stage, McDormand made her Broadway debut in a revival ofAwake and Sing! (1984). She went on to win theTony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as a troubled single mother inGood People (2011).[ 8] She was previously nominated for her performance asStella Kowalski in the 1988 revival ofA Streetcar Named Desire .[ 9]
Early life and education [ edit ] McDormand was born Cynthia Ann Smith on June 23, 1957, inGibson City, Illinois .[ 10] [ 11] She was adopted at one and a half years of age by Noreen (Nickelson) and Vernon McDormand and renamed Frances Louise McDormand.[ 11] Her adoptive mother was a nurse and receptionist while her adoptive father was aDisciples of Christ pastor; both were originally from Canada.[ 12] McDormand has said that her biological mother—whom she has proudly described, along with herself, as "white trash "—may have been one of the parishioners at Vernon's church.[ 11] [ 12] She has a sister, Dorothy A. "Dot" McDormand, who is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and chaplain,[ 13] as well as a brother, Kenneth, both of whom also were adopted by the McDormands, who had no biological children.
Because McDormand's father specialized in restoring congregations,[ 12] he frequently moved their family, and they lived in several small towns inIllinois ,Georgia ,Kentucky , andTennessee ,[ 14] before settling inMonessen, Pennsylvania , where McDormand graduated fromMonessen High School in 1975. She attendedBethany College inWest Virginia , earning aBachelor of Arts degree intheater in 1979. In 1982, she earned aMaster of Fine Arts degree from theYale School of Drama . She was a roommate of actressHolly Hunter while living in New York City.[ 15]
1980s: Early work and breakthrough [ edit ] McDormand's first professional acting role was inDerek Walcott 's playIn a Fine Castle also known asThe Last Carnival , which was funded by theMacArthur Foundation and performed inTrinidad . In 1984, she made her film debut inBlood Simple , the first film by her husbandJoel Coen and brother-in-lawEthan Coen . In 1985, McDormand appeared inSam Raimi 'sCrimewave , as well as an episode ofHunter . In 1987, she appeared as eccentric friend Dot inRaising Arizona , starringHolly Hunter andNicolas Cage . In addition to her early film roles, McDormand played Connie Chapman in the fifth season of the television police dramaHill Street Blues , and appeared in a1986 episode ofThe Twilight Zone . In 1988, she played Stella Kowalski in a stage production ofTennessee Williams 'A Streetcar Named Desire , for which she was nominated for aTony Award for Best Actress in a Play .[ 9] McDormand is an associate member of theexperimental theater companyThe Wooster Group . In 2002, "the game and talented" McDormand performed as Oenone in the Wooster Group's production of an "exhilarating dissection" of Racine's tragedyPhèdre entitledTo You, the Birdie! , at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.[ 16]
After appearing in several theatrical and television roles during the 1980s, McDormand gradually gained renown and critical acclaim for her dramatic work in film.[ 17] In 1989, she was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress forMississippi Burning (1988).[ 18] Cast alongsideGene Hackman andWillem Dafoe , McDormand was singled out for praise, withSheila Benson in her review for theLos Angeles Times writing, "Hackman's mastery reaches a peak here, but McDormand soars right with him. And since she is the film's sole voice of morality, it's right that she is so memorable."[ 19]
1990s:Fargo and worldwide recognition [ edit ] McDormand has frequently collaborated with theCoen brothers , includingFargo , for which she won her firstAcademy Award for Best Actress In 1990, McDormand teamed again with directorSam Raimi forDarkman , in which she co-starred alongsideLiam Neeson . The film was a critical and commercial success, with film criticsGene Siskel andRoger Ebert giving the film "two thumbs up" on the TV programAt the Movies .[ 20] [ 21] That same year, she appeared in the Coen brothers'Miller's Crossing and starred in the political thrillerHidden Agenda alongsideBrian Cox , which was met with further critical acclaim, and won theJury Prize at the1990 Cannes Film Festival .[ 22] The following year, McDormand appeared alongsideDemi Moore andJeff Daniels in the romantic comedyThe Butcher's Wife . In 1992, she co-starred in the television filmCrazy in Love withHolly Hunter andGena Rowlands . In 1993, McDormand co-starred inRobert Altman 's ensemble filmShort Cuts , based on stories byRaymond Carver . The film was critically acclaimed, with the cast receiving a specialVolpi Cup for Best Ensemble at the50th Venice International Film Festival , as well as a Special Ensemble Award at the51st Golden Globe Awards .[ 23]
In 1996, McDormand starred as pregnant police Chief Marge Gunderson inFargo , written and directed by theCoen brothers .[ 24] She garnered widespread critical acclaim for her performance, and won theAcademy Award for Best Actress ,[ 25] and theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role .[ 26] Roger Ebert calledFargo "one of the best films I've ever seen" and asserted that McDormand "should have a lock on an Academy Award nomination with this performance, which is true in every individual moment, and yet slyly, quietly, over the top in its cumulative effect."[ 27] In 2003, the character of Marge Gunderson as portrayed by McDormand was ranked the 33rd greatest screen hero byAFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains .[ 28] Also in 1996, McDormand playedEdward Norton 's psychiatrist Dr. Molly Arrington in the legal thrillerPrimal Fear , and appeared alongsideChris Cooper in the neo-Western mystery filmLone Star .
In 1997, McDormand received aPrimetime Emmy Award nomination forOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie for her role as Gus in the television filmHidden in America (1996).[ 7] That same year, she co-starred alongsideGlenn Close inBruce Beresford 's war dramaParadise Road . In 1998, McDormand played the strict but loving nun Miss Clara Clavel in the family filmMadeline .
2000s: Established actress [ edit ] In 2001, McDormand was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and theGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of an overbearing mother inAlmost Famous (2000).[ 29] [ 30] For her role inWonder Boys (2000), she won Best Supporting Actress from theFlorida Film Critics Circle and theLos Angeles Film Critics Association . For her roles in both films, she won theBroadcast Film Critics Association award for Best Supporting Actress.[ 31] McDormand starred asBilly Bob Thornton 's wife Doris Crane in the Coen Brothers' film noirThe Man Who Wasn't There (2001). In 2002, she starred alongsideRobert De Niro in the crime dramaCity by the Sea , and as free-spirited record producer Jane inLaurel Canyon , which earned her anIndependent Spirit Award nomination forBest Supporting Female .[ 32] The following year, she playedDiane Keaton 's sister Zoe in the romantic comedySomething's Gotta Give . In 2005, McDormand co-starred alongsideCharlize Theron in the true life dramaNorth Country , which earned her Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.[ 33] That same year, she also appeared alongside Theron in the science fiction action filmÆon Flux .
McDormand on the set ofMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day in 2007 In 2007, McDormand won an Independent Spirit Award for her supporting role inNicole Holofcener 's dark comedyFriends with Money (2006).[ 34] She also voiced the role of the principal Melanie Upfoot inThe Simpsons episode "Girls Just Want to Have Sums ", which aired on April 30, 2006. In 2008, McDormand starred in the romantic comedyMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day alongsideAmy Adams as governess Guinevere Pettigrew, and the black comedyBurn After Reading , which earned her a Golden Globe nomination forBest Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical .[ 30]
2010s: Continued success and critical acclaim [ edit ] In 2011, she appeared alongsideSean Penn inThis Must Be the Place , and alongside herBurn After Reading co-starJohn Malkovich in the action movieTransformers: Dark of the Moon , playing theUS government 'sNational Intelligence Director Charlotte Mearing . She returned to the stage in theDavid Lindsay-Abaire playGood People , in a limited engagement on Broadway from February 8, 2011, to May 29, 2011.[ 35] [ 36] Her performance won her theTony Award for Best Actress in a Play .[ 37] In the animated filmMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), McDormand voicedCaptain Chantel Dubois and also sang a version of the French song "Non, je ne regrette rien ". That same year, she co-starred inWes Anderson 's ensemble filmMoonrise Kingdom , and alongsideMatt Damon inPromised Land .[ 38] Although primarily recognized for her roles in independent films she has gained a box office gross of $2.2 billion. helped by her appearances inDark of the Moon andEurope's Most Wanted .[ 39]
In November 2014,HBO aired a four-part miniseries based upon the series of short stories byElizabeth Strout ,Olive Kitteridge , co-produced by and starring McDormand.[ 40] For her performance in the title role, she won thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie .[ 41] With her Emmy win, McDormand became the twelfth actress in history to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting ", for competitive Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award wins in acting categories. As a co-producer onOlive Kitteridge , McDormand also won thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series .[ 7] In 2015, McDormand voiced Momma Ida in thePixar animated filmThe Good Dinosaur .
In 2017, McDormand starred inThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mildred Hayes, a grieving mother who rents three roadside billboards to call attention to her daughter's unsolved rape and murder. Her performance garnered enormous critical acclaim, and she won her secondAcademy Award for Best Actress (her statuette was stolen briefly following the awards ceremony),[ 42] theBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ,[ 43] theGolden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama ,[ 44] and theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role .[ 45] During that year's awards season, she drew significant media attention for her feminist provoking acceptance speeches which came with the advent of theTime's Up andMe Too movements .[ 46]
In 2018, McDormand voiced Interpreter Nelson in Wes Anderson's stop-motion animated filmIsle of Dogs . The following year, she voicedGod in the six-episodeAmazon /BBC Studios seriesGood Omens , starringMichael Sheen andDavid Tennant .
2020s:Nomadland and further critical success [ edit ] In 2020, McDormand produced and starred inChloé Zhao 'sNomadland , playing Fern, anomad in the American West. McDormand received universal acclaim for her performance, winning her third Academy Award for Best Actress and her second BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. As a producer on the film, McDormand also won theAcademy Award ,BAFTA Award , andGolden Globe Award for Best Picture.[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] Her wins forNomadland made her the first person in history to win Academy Awards both as producer and performer for the same film, the second woman in history to win Best Actress three times,[ 5] and the seventh performer overall towin three competitive Academy Awards in acting categories .[ a] In 2021, McDormand received further critical acclaim for her performances asLady Macbeth in Joel Coen'sThe Tragedy of Macbeth and Lucinda Krementz in Wes Anderson'sThe French Dispatch .[ 50]
In 2022, McDormand produced and appeared inWomen Talking . The film was met with critical acclaim and was nominated forBest Picture at the95th Academy Awards .[ 51]
Reception and acting style [ edit ] Throughout her career spanning over four decades, McDormand has appeared in a wide variety of projects on the screen and stage, portraying various characters for which she has frequently received critical acclaim.[ 52] [ 11] [ 53] Vogue remarked that she is "long considered one of our greatest living performers" and that "she grounds every performance with an innate truthfulness. McDormand makes you believe every person she plays is a flesh-and-blood human who continues living out their life once the cameras stop rolling."[ 54] In his review ofLaurel Canyon (2002), film criticRoger Ebert wrote "In almost all of her roles, McDormand embodies an immediate, present, physical, functioning, living, breathing person as well as any actor ever has, and she plays radically different roles as easily as she walks... How she does it is a mystery, but she does, reinventing herself, role after role. McDormand is ascendant."[ 55] In his review ofNomadland (2020), film criticLeonard Maltin refers to McDormand as "one of the finest actresses on the planet," stating "because [Fern] is played by McDormand, there is no better way to establish a connection between her and us in the audience. We know she is genuine; there is no artifice here."[ 56]
McDormand has been married to directorJoel Coen since 1984. In 1995, they adopted a son fromParaguay when he was six months old. The family lives inMarin County, California .[ 57] [ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Acting credits and awards [ edit ] McDormand in 2022 McDormand has received numerous accolades, including threeBAFTA Awards , twoGolden Globe Awards , twoPrimetime Emmy Awards , fourScreen Actors Guild Awards , and oneTony Award . She has received threeAcademy Awards for Best Actress for her performances inFargo (1996),Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), andNomadland (2020). For producing the latter, she was also awarded theAcademy Award for Best Picture , making her the first person in history to win Academy Awards both as producer and performer for the same film.[ 5]
She has received eightAcademy Award nominations total (six for acting, two for producing), for the following films:
61st Academy Awards :Best Supporting Actress , nomination, forMississippi Burning (1988)69th Academy Awards :Best Actress , win, forFargo (1996)73rd Academy Awards :Best Supporting Actress , nomination, forAlmost Famous (2000)78th Academy Awards :Best Supporting Actress , nomination, forNorth Country (2005)90th Academy Awards ,Best Actress , win, forThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)93rd Academy Awards ,Best Actress , win, forNomadland (2020)93rd Academy Awards,Best Picture , win, forNomadland (2020) 95th Academy Awards ,Best Picture , nomination, forWomen Talking (2022)McDormand's most acclaimed films, according to the review-aggregation websiteRotten Tomatoes , include:[ 61]
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1990s
Goodfellas –Martin Scorsese ,Robert Chartoff , andIrwin Winkler (1990)The Commitments –Alan Parker ,Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)Howards End –James Ivory andIsmail Merchant (1992)Schindler's List –Steven Spielberg ,Branko Lustig , andGerald R. Molen (1993)Four Weddings and a Funeral –Mike Newell andDuncan Kenworthy (1994)Sense and Sensibility –Ang Lee andLindsay Doran (1995)The English Patient –Anthony Minghella andSaul Zaentz (1996)The Full Monty –Peter Cattaneo andUberto Pasolini (1997)Shakespeare in Love –Donna Gigliotti ,Marc Norman ,David Parfitt ,Harvey Weinstein , andEdward Zwick (1998)American Beauty –Bruce Cohen andDan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator –David Franzoni ,Branko Lustig , andDouglas Wick (2000)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring –Peter Jackson ,Barrie M. Osborne ,Tim Sanders , andFran Walsh (2001)The Pianist – Robert Benmussa,Roman Polanski , andAlain Sarde (2002)The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King –Peter Jackson ,Barrie M. Osborne , andFran Walsh (2003)The Aviator –Sandy Climan ,Charles Evans Jr. ,Graham King , andMichael Mann (2004)Brokeback Mountain –Diana Ossana andJames Schamus (2005)The Queen –Andy Harries ,Christine Langan , andTracey Seaward (2006)Atonement –Tim Bevan ,Eric Fellner , andPaul Webster (2007)Slumdog Millionaire –Christian Colson (2008)The Hurt Locker –Kathryn Bigelow ,Mark Boal ,Nicolas Chartier , andGreg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech –Iain Canning ,Emile Sherman , andGareth Unwin (2010)The Artist –Thomas Langmann (2011)Argo –Ben Affleck ,George Clooney , andGrant Heslov (2012)12 Years a Slave –Dede Gardner ,Anthony Katagas ,Jeremy Kleiner ,Steve McQueen , andBrad Pitt (2013)Boyhood –Richard Linklater andCathleen Sutherland (2014)The Revenant –Steve Golin ,Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,Arnon Milchan ,Mary Parent , andKeith Redmon (2015)La La Land –Fred Berger ,Jordan Horowitz , andMarc Platt (2016)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri –Graham Broadbent ,Peter Czernin , andMartin McDonagh (2017)Roma –Nicolás Celis ,Alfonso Cuarón , andGabriela Rodríguez (2018)1917 –Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall,Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland –Mollye Asher , Dan Janvey,Frances McDormand ,Peter Spears , andChloé Zhao (2020)The Power of the Dog –Jane Campion ,Iain Canning ,Roger Frappier ,Tanya Seghatchian , andEmile Sherman (2021)All Quiet on the Western Front –Malte Grunert (2022)Oppenheimer –Christopher Nolan ,Charles Roven , andEmma Thomas (2023)Conclave –Tessa Ross ,Juliette Howell , andMichael A. Jackman (2024)
1953–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
Drama (1996–2010, 2018–present) Musical or Comedy (1996–2010, 2018–present) Motion Picture (2011–2017)
1947–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
listed by years of completion
Helen Hayes (1932, 1947, 1953)Thomas Mitchell (1940, 1953, 1953)Ingrid Bergman (1945, 1947, 1960)Shirley Booth (1949, 1953, 1962)Melvyn Douglas (1960, 1964, 1968)Paul Scofield (1962, 1967, 1969)Jack Albertson (1965, 1969, 1975)Rita Moreno (1962, 1975, 1977)Maureen Stapleton (1951, 1968, 1982)Jason Robards (1959, 1977, 1988)Jessica Tandy (1947, 1988, 1990)Jeremy Irons (1984, 1991, 1997)Anne Bancroft (1958, 1963, 1999)Vanessa Redgrave (1978, 1981, 2003)Maggie Smith (1970, 1990, 2003)Al Pacino (1969, 1993, 2004)Geoffrey Rush (1997, 2005, 2009)Ellen Burstyn (1975, 1975, 2009)Christopher Plummer (1974, 1977, 2012)Helen Mirren (1996, 2007, 2015)Frances McDormand (1997, 2011, 2015)Jessica Lange (1983, 2009, 2016)Viola Davis (2001, 2015, 2017)Glenda Jackson (1971, 1972, 2018)
1956–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
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