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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 Rev. Vernon Weir McDormand, a Disciples of Christ minister from Nova Scotia, who raised her in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She earned a BA in theater from Bethany College in ...
Matt Fagerholm | 2021-04-27. Matt writes: History was made during last night's Oscar telecast when "Nomadland" filmmaker Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman, the first woman of color and the second woman ever to win the Academy Award for Best Director. The film also won Best Picture and a third Best Actress Oscar for Frances McDormand, who ...
Mar 6, 2020 · Blood Simple (94%) McDormand made her film debut in Blood Simple which also served as the debut for Joel and Ethan Coen as filmmakers. McDormand plays a woman married to a sleazy bar owner. When she begins having an affair, her husband hires a private detective to kill her and her lover.
Shared with: Jeremy Kleiner · Dede Gardner. 2021 Winner Oscar. Best Motion Picture of the Year. Nomadland. Frances McDormand becomes first actress nominated for acting and producing for the same film. Shared with: Peter Spears · Mollye Asher · Dan Janvey · Chloé Zhao. 2021 Winner Oscar.
Dec 10, 2018 · The movie that first earned her an Academy Award, Fargo is perhaps the greatest showcase for McDormand’s talents so far. Written and directed by the Coens in the mid-90s, McDormand stars as ...
Apr 23, 2021 · On paper and in almost every other conceivable way, Frances McDormand is a movie star. Long considered one of our greatest living performers, she’s nabbed six Oscar nominations and two wins ...
Dec 27, 2021 · Showtime. Frances McDormand racked up five onscreen credits in 1996, including "Fargo" and the television film "Hidden in America," which aired on Showtime in 1996 and which serves as our next ...
