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Frances McDormandAmerican film and television actress.
Date of Birth: 23.06.1957
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand is an American film and television actress. She is one of the few recipients of the Triple Crown of Acting, having won the Academy, Emmy, and Tony Awards. Frances Louise McDormand was born on June 23, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. She was adopted by a Canadian-born couple, nurse Norine and pastor Vernon McDormand, and speculates that one of Vernon's parishioners may be her biological mother. The family had two other adopted children. Due to her father's work in rebuilding church communities, the family frequently moved from place to place. McDormand lived in small towns in Illinois, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee before her parents settled in Monessen, Pennsylvania. She graduated from high school in 1975 and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in 1979. McDormand went on to attend the Yale School of Drama, where she earned her Master's in 1982. During her time studying acting, McDormand shared a room with Holly Hunter.
Early Career
McDormand made her professional stage debut in Trinidad and Tobago in a play written by Derek Walcott. Her debut film was the Coen Brothers' thriller "Blood Simple" in 1984. In 1985, McDormand, Holly Hunter, and director Sam Raimi began filming a home in the Bronx. She starred in the comedy "Raising Arizona" in 1987 with Hunter and Nicolas Cage. McDormand also appeared on television, playing Connie Chapman in the fifth season of "Hill Street Blues." In 1988, she played Stella Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," which earned her a Tony Award nomination.
Rise to Fame
Throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, McDormand appeared in various theater and television projects. She gained recognition and critical acclaim for her outstanding dramatic talent. In 1996, McDormand won an Academy Award for her role as pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson in the Coen Brothers' thriller "Fargo." She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the comedy-drama "Almost Famous" in 2000. McDormand also earned praise for her performances in "Wonder Boys" and "North Country." In 2006, she was nominated for multiple awards for her role in "North Country," including an Academy Award. McDormand continued to work in both film and theater, appearing in films such as "Friends with Money" and "Burn After Reading." She also lent her voice to animated films like "The Good Dinosaur" and appeared in the blockbuster "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."
Recent Work
In 2014, McDormand starred in the HBO miniseries "Olive Kitteridge," which she also produced. She won an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance. McDormand continued to explore her voice acting skills by portraying Momma Ida in "The Good Dinosaur" in 2015. In the following year, she appeared in the Coen Brothers' comedy-detective film "Hail, Caesar!" McDormand is set to star in the crime film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" and the drama "Wife" alongside Logan Lerman.
Personal Life
McDormand has been married to director and screenwriter Joel Coen since 1984. They adopted a six-month-old boy from Paraguay, Pedro McDormand Coen, in 1994. The family resides in Manhattan, New York City. McDormand has admitted to occasionally including marijuana as part of her wellness routine in an interview with "High Times" magazine.
