Frances McDormand

American film, stage and television actress Frances Louise
McDormand began her career on stage and made her screen debut in the 1984 film Blood
Simple having since appeared in several theatrical and television roles.

McDormand has been recognized for her performances in Mississippi
Burning, Almost Famous, and North Country and was nominated for four Golden
Globes, four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and an Emmy award. She won the
Academy Award for Best Actress in 1996 for her role as Marge Gunderson in
Fargo.  She also won Best Supporting
Actress from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Florida Film Critics
Circle, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance in
Wonder Boys (2000). McDormand returned to the stage in the David Lindsay-Abaire
play Good People on Broadway from February 8, 2011 to April 24, 2011.

McDormand has been married to director Joel Coen since 1984,
they reside in New York City along with their adopted son Pedro. 

Movie		Character	Year
	Blood Simple	Abby	1984
	Raising Arizona	Dot	1987
	Darkman	Julie Hastings	1990
	Hidden Agenda	Ingrid Jessner	1990
	The Butcher's Wife	Grace	1991
	Short Cuts	Betty Weathers	1993
	Beyond Rangoon	Andy Bowman	1995
	Primal Fear	Dr. Molly Arrington	1996
	Fargo	Marge Gunderson	1996
	Lone Star	Bunny	1996
	Almost Famous	Elaine Miller	2000
	The Man Who Wasn't There	Doris Crane	2001
	Aeon Flux	Handler	2005
	Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day	Guinevere Pettigrew	2008
	Burn After Reading	Linda Litzke	2008
	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	National Intelligence Director	2011
	This Must Be the Place	Jane	2011
	Moonrise Kingdom	Mrs. Bishop	2012
	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	Captain Chantel DuBois	2012
	Promised Land	Sue Thomason	2013