Frances McDormand: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Frances Louise McDormand
Born	June 23, 1957 (age 67) • Illinois
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (2021) • Academy Award (2018) • Emmy Award (2015) • Tony Awards (2011) • Academy Award (1997) • Academy Award (2021): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (2018): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1997): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (2015): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie • Emmy Award (2015): Outstanding Limited Series • Golden Globe Award (2018): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Married To	Joel Coen (1984–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"This Must Be the Place" (2011) • "Palookaville" (1995) • "Passed Away" (1992) • "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012) • "Spenser: For Hire" (1986) • "Johnny Skidmarks" (1998) • "Crimewave" (1985) • "North Country" (2005) • "Leg Work" (1987) • "Bleeding Hearts" (1994) • "The Twilight Zone" (1986) • "Something's Gotta Give" (2003) • "Paradise Road" (1997) • "Burn After Reading" (2008) • "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" (2012) • "Hidden Agenda" (1990) • "Laurel Canyon" (2002) • "State of Grace" (2001–2002) • "Raising Arizona" (1987) • "Fargo" (1996) • "Wonder Boys" (2000) • "Hail, Caesar!" (2016) • "The Butcher's Wife" (1991) • "Talk of Angels" (1998) • "Almost Famous" (2000) • "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001) • "Isle of Dogs" (2018) • "Blood Simple" (1984) • "Great Performances" (1995) • "Beyond Rangoon" (1995) • "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017) • "Olive Kitteridge" (2014) • "City by the Sea" (2002) • "Friends with Money" (2006) • "American Experience" (2001) • "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011) • "Hill Street Blues" (1985) • "Mississippi Burning" (1988) • "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) • "The Simpsons" (2006) • "Primal Fear" (1996) • "Good Omens" (2019) • "Æon Flux" (2005) • "Chattahoochee" (1989) • "Sosei kishi Gaiasu" (1992) • "Promised Land" (2012) • "Hunter" (1985) • "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" (2008) • "Short Cuts" (1993) • "Darkman" (1990) • "Lone Star" (1996) • "Madeline" (1998)