Frances McDormand

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Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American film, stage and television actress. 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' (1988), 'Short Cuts' (1993), 'Fargo' (1996), 'Wonder Boys' (2000), 'Almost Famous' (2000), 'North Country' (2005), 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2012), 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016), 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017), 'Nomadland' (2020) and 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' (2021). Throughout her career, she has been nominated for eight Golden Globes, five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and three Emmy Awards. She is one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting", winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1997 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. In 2017, McDormand starred in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' which earned her a second Academy Award for Best Actress. McDormand has been married to filmmaker Joel Coen since 1984, they reside in New York City along with their adopted son Pedro.

Most Popular Frances McDormand Trailers

Total trailers found: 75

Hidden in America Trailer (1996)

01 December 1996

Story of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor.

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Trailer (2012)

06 June 2012

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo.

The Good Dinosaur Trailer (2015)

14 November 2015

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Primal Fear Trailer (1996)

03 April 1996

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good.

Fargo Trailer (1996)

08 March 1996

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Trailer (2017)

01 December 2017

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police.

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country Trailer (1993)

26 March 1993

A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.

Talking With Trailer (1995)

19 April 1995

Adapted from the group of stage monologues by the pseudononymous "Jane Martin," this is a series of characters snake handler, daughter, baton twirler, washed-up rodeo cowgirl, tattoed woman, and older woman in the twilight of her years talking with us about their experiences, in the poetic language that Jane Martin is known for bringing to all her stage characters.

Isle of Dogs Trailer (2018)

23 March 2018

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump.

The Oedipus Project Trailer (2020)

24 June 2020

The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will present acclaimed actors performing scenes from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King as a catalyst for powerful, healing online conversations about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon diverse communities throughout the world.

Wolfs Trailer (2024)

20 September 2024

Hired to cover up a high-profile crime, a fixer soon finds his night spiralling out of control when he's forced to work with an unexpected counterpart.

Almost Famous Trailer (2000)

15 September 2000

In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.

The Tragedy of Macbeth Trailer (2021)

05 December 2021

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland.

Burn After Reading Trailer (2008)

05 September 2008

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery.

Mississippi Burning Trailer (1988)

08 December 1988

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white.

Bleeding Hearts Trailer (1995)

22 September 1995

An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo Trailer (1986)

01 November 1986

A true story of the lives of a family from South Carolina torn apart after the murder of Bill and Myrtle Moon.

Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth Trailer (2022)

14 January 2022

This behind the scenes documentary split across five chapters focuses on the many aspects of the filmmaking journey and includes interviews with lead actor and actress Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda' Trailer (1990)

01 May 1990

Documentary looking at the making-of and real-life stories behind the award-winning conspiracy thrilx

Something's Gotta Give Trailer (2003)

12 December 2003

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend.

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun Trailer (2021)

21 October 2021

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

Hail, Caesar! Trailer (2016)

05 February 2016

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

Æon Flux Trailer (2005)

30 November 2005

400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists.

Moonrise Kingdom Trailer (2012)

16 May 2012

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness.

The Botany of Desire Trailer (2009)

28 October 2009

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view.

Nomadland Trailer (2021)

29 January 2021

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Darkman Trailer (1990)

24 August 1990

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters.

Miller's Crossing Trailer (1990)

21 September 1990

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

North Country Trailer (2005)

12 February 2005

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs.

Friends with Money Trailer (2006)

07 April 2006

As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends.

The Grey Zone Trailer (2001)

13 September 2001

The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.

Raising Arizona Trailer (1987)

13 March 1987

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.

Searching for Debra Winger Trailer (2002)

13 July 2002

Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Trailer (2011)

28 June 2011

The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

She's The Best Thing in It Trailer (2015)

16 March 2015

Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful.

Women Talking Trailer (2022)

23 December 2022

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

Every Secret Thing Trailer (2014)

20 April 2014

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten.

Short Cuts Trailer (1993)

01 October 1993

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car.

Wonder Boys Trailer (2000)

22 February 2000

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago.

Madeline Trailer (1998)

10 July 1998

Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.

Crazy in Love Trailer (1992)

10 August 1992

Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.

Laurel Canyon Trailer (2003)

07 March 2003

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

Blood Simple Trailer (1985)

18 January 1985

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife.

Lone Star Trailer (1996)

21 June 1996

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

Palookaville Trailer (1996)

25 October 1996

Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town.

Promised Land Trailer (2012)

23 September 2012

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

Upheaval Trailer (2002)

07 March 2002

A neurotic and overly-presumptuous mother accuses her family's au pair of stealing a cherished heirloom, much to the chagrin of her husband.

The Man Who Wasn't There Trailer (2001)

26 October 2001

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

City by the Sea Trailer (2002)

06 September 2002

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.

The Butcher's Wife Trailer (1991)

25 October 1991

A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop.

Talk of Angels Trailer (1998)

30 October 1998

This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels about her impending marriage to a political activist in Ireland.

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost Trailer (2003)

03 June 2003

When Big Bird and Maria go to the ABCD-Mart to buy some skates for Snuffy's birthday, Big Bird forgets all about sticking together and takes off after a runaway skate.

Barton Fink Trailer (1991)

01 August 1991

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Trailer (2008)

07 March 2008

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again.

Paradise Road Trailer (1997)

11 February 1997

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.

This Must Be the Place Trailer (2011)

24 August 2011

A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.

The Good Old Boys Trailer (1995)

05 March 1995

An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

Passed Away Trailer (1992)

24 April 1992

Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving eccentric Scanian clan are drawn together in a test of familial endurance that soon has them at each other's throats.

Hidden Agenda Trailer (1990)

21 November 1990

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles.

Scandal Sheet Trailer (1985)

21 January 1985

The publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is foundering and who is also facing a battle with alcoholism.