Frances McDormand

Did You Know?

• Frances is married to writer/director Joel Cohen and they have one adopted son, Pedro.
• "The fact that I'm sleeping with the director may have something to do with it." On how she landed her lead in Fargo.
• Growing up, Frances moved throughout the midwest as her father was a preacher.
• Frances was friends with Holly Hunter before they were both Hollywood success stories. Holly actually introduced Frances to the Coen brothers before they filmed Blood Simple.

Actor Credits

1. Burn After Reading (2008)
2. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
3. Friends with Money (2006)
4. Aeon Flux (2005)
5. North Country (2005)
6. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
7. Laurel Canyon (2003)
8. Searching for Debra Winger (2003)
9. City By The Sea (2002)
10. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
11. Almost Famous (2000)
12. Sesame Street: Big Bird Gets Lost (1998)
13. Talk Of Angels (1998)
14. Madeline (1998)
15. Johnny Skidmarks (1998)
16. Paradise Road (1997)
17. Fargo (1996)
18. Primal Fear (1996)
19. Hidden In America (1996)
20. Lone Star (1996)
21. Palookaville (1995)
22. The Good Old Boys (1995)
23. Beyond Rangoon (1995)
24. Short Cuts (1993)
25. Passed Away (1992)
26. Crazy In Love (1992)
27. The Butcher's Wife (1991)
28. Hidden Agenda (1990)
29. Darkman (1990)
30. Chattahoochee (1989)
31. Mississippi Burning (1988)
32. Raising Arizona (1987)
33. Blood Simple (1984)

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