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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 The Rev. Vernon Weir McDormand, a Disciples of Christ minister from Nova Scotia, who raised her in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She earned her B.A. in Theater from Bethany College...
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Actress (67 credits)
Actress (67 credits)
2019
Good Omens
(TV Mini-Series)
Narrator / God
Narrator / God
- The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives
(2019)
... Narrator / God (voice)
- The Doomsday Option
(2019)
... Narrator / God (voice)
- Hard Times
(2019)
... Narrator / God (voice)
- The Book
(2019)
... Narrator / God (voice)
- Saturday Morning Funtime
(2019)
... Narrator / God (voice)
2014
Olive Kitteridge
(TV Mini-Series)
Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge
- Security
(2014)
... Olive Kitteridge
- A Different Road
(2014)
... Olive Kitteridge
- Incoming Tide
(2014)
... Olive Kitteridge
- Pharmacy
(2014)
... Olive Kitteridge
2006
The Simpsons
(TV Series)
Melanie Upfoot
Melanie Upfoot
- Girls Just Want to Have Sums
(2006)
... Melanie Upfoot (voice)
2001-2002
State of Grace
(TV Series)
Adult Hannah Rayburn
Adult Hannah Rayburn
- Holiday on Ice
(2002)
... Adult Hannah Rayburn (voice)
- Someone to Watch Over You
(2002)
... Adult Hannah Rayburn (voice)
- Legacy
(2002)
... Adult Hannah Rayburn (voice)
- Great Wall of Rayburn
(2002)
... Adult Hannah Rayburn (voice)
- A Taste of Money
(2002)
... Adult Hannah Rayburn (voice)
2001
American Experience
(TV Series documentary)
Victoria Price
Victoria Price
- Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
(2001)
... Victoria Price (voice)
1987
Leg Work
(TV Series)
Willie Pipal
Willie Pipal
- Mystery Woman
(1987)
... Willie Pipal
- Life Itself
(1987)
... Willie Pipal
- Peaches
(1987)
... Willie Pipal
- The American Dream
(1987)
... Willie Pipal
- Blind Trust
(1987)
... Willie Pipal
1986
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Amanda Strickland (segment "Need to Know")
Amanda Strickland (segment "Need to Know")
- Need to Know/Red Snow
(1986)
... Amanda Strickland (segment "Need to Know")
1985
Hill Street Blues
(TV Series)
Connie Chapman
Connie Chapman
- Queen for a Day
(1985)
... Connie Chapman
- G.Q.
(1985)
... Connie Chapman
- The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr.
(1985)
... Connie Chapman
- Passage to Libya
(1985)
... Connie Chapman
- Washington Deceased
(1985)
... Connie Chapman
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Producer (3 credits)
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (50 credits)
Self (50 credits)
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Archive footage (14 credits)
Archive footage (14 credits)
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Personal Details
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Played Pfeni in "The Sisters Rosensweig", a new play by Wendy Wasserstein - Lincoln Center, NYC (1992). See more »Publicity Listings:
10 Interviews | 5 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Fran McDormandHeight:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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[on how she got the part in Fargo (1996)] "The fact that I'm sleeping with the director may have something to do with it." See more »Trivia:
Is one of 12 actresses to have won a Best Actress Oscar for playing a character who is pregnant at some point during the film, hers being for Fargo (1996). The others are Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931), Luise Rainer for The Good Earth (1937), Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind (1939), Ginger Rogers for Kitty Foyle (1940), Olivia de Havilland for To Each His Own (1946), Jane ... See more »Nickname:
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