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McDormand at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Born |
Frances Louise McDormand June 23, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Residence | New York City |
Education | Guthrie Theater |
Alma mater |
Bethany College (B.A.) Yale University (M.F.A.) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse(s) | Joel Coen (m. 1984) |
Children | 1 |
Frances Louise McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an American actress. She is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, with an Academy Award for Fargo (1996), a Tony Award for the Broadway play Good People (2011), and an Emmy Award for the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014).
She has been married to filmmaker Joel Coen since 1984 and has starred in various films by the Coen brothers, including Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Fargo (1996), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Burn After Reading (2008), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). She was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Mississippi Burning (1988), Almost Famous (2000), and North Country (2005). Her other films include Short Cuts (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Wonder Boys (2000), Something's Gotta Give (2003), and The Good Dinosaur (2015).