Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand (née Cynthia Ann Smith) is an American actress. She first gained recognition in films like 1984's Blood Simple and 1987's Raising Arizona and on television in Hill Street Blues (1985). McDormand achieved critical acclaim starring in the 1988 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play, and for starring in the 1988 film Mississippi Burning, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She later won the first of three Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performance in the 1996w film Fargo. She also won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 2017's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and 2020's Nomandland while also winning the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the latter. McDormand has also won a Tony Award for 2011's 'Good People,' two Emmy Awards for 2014's Olive Kitteridge, and three Golden Globe awards. Her other most famous films include 1996's Primal Fear, 2000's Almost Famous, 2005's North Country 2011's Transformers: Dark of the Moon and 2021's The Tragedy of Macbeth. She is the only person to win Oscars for both starring in and producing the same film. McDormand is also known for being married to filmmaker Joel Coen, who has directed her in several films, since 1984.
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Denzel Washington Reveals What He Thinks of' The Tragedy of Macbeth' Onscreen Wife: 'Frances McDormand Is a Beast'
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Frances McDormand Pulls Out Her Flip Phone During 'Macbeth' Panel After It Rings: 'I'll Call You Back'
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Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand Team Up in First Trailer for 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'
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Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand to Open New York Film Festival with 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'
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Timothée Chalamet Hops Out of a Bathtub in Scene from 'The' 'French Dispatch' with Frances McDormand
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Viola Davis Thanks 'Beautiful' Chadwick Boseman and August Wilson as She Wins SAG Award for Best Actress
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The Touching Reason Frances McDormand Howled When She Accepted 'Nomadland' 's Best Picture Oscar
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Frances McDormand Howls Like a Wolf While Accepting 'Nomadland' 's Best Picture Win at 2021 Oscars
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Frances McDormand Jokes 2021 Oscars Should Have Had a 'Karaoke Bar' as She Wins Best Actress
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History-Making Oscar Winner Chloé Zhao: Her Flourishing Career in Photos
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Chloé Zhao and 'Nomadland' 's Real-Life Nomads on How the Oscar Favorite Changed Their Lives
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Andra Day Tearfully Thanks Billie Holiday After Winning Golden Globe: 'She Transformed Me'
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Frances McDormand Explores a Nomadic Lifestyle in Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'Nomadland'
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Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan Reunite in Trailer for Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch
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Tina Fey, Melissa McCarthy, and More Celebs Rocked Comfy Shoes During the Oscars After Party
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Frances McDormand Steals the Show with Massive Blue Headpiece and Cape at the Met Gala
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Frances McDormand's Accused Oscar Thief Pleads Not Guilty
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Frances McDormand's Alleged Oscar Thief Charged with Grand Theft
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Kathy Griffin Shares Photo with Alleged Oscar Thief: 'I'm Practically Hollywood Royalty'
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Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar
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Chloe Kim Invites Frances McDormand to Go Snowboarding After Oscars Shout-Out
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Frances McDormand Stops By Allison Janney's Post-Oscars Interview to Give Her a Sip of Tequila
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Did Someone Try to Steal Frances McDormand's Best Actress Oscar?
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Frances McDormand Calls for Equality in Hollywood at Oscars: What's an Inclusion Rider?
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Frances McDormand Asks All Female Nominees to Stand During Her Best Actress Acceptance Speech
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Frances McDormand Jokes About Her Profanity Use During Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Speech
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Frances McDormand Wins SAG Award for 'Three Billboards' : 'I Come Out of the Woods Every Few Years'
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Frances McDormand's Speech Was Bizarrely Bleeped Out and Twitter Was Not Amused
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'Tequila Is on Me!' Frances McDormand Offers to Celebrate Golden Globe Win with Fellow Nominees
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