Frances McDormand is an award-winning American actress famous for portraying characters such as Mrs. Pell from 1988's Mississippi Burning, Marge Gunderson from 1996's Fargo and Glory Dodge from 2005's North Country. She is among the handful of actresses who have won the Triple Crown of Acting (actors who have won an Academy, Emmy and Tony).
She was adopted by Noreen and Vernon McDormand. She has two siblings, who were also adopted. In 1984, she and film director Joel Coen tied the knot. In 1994, the couple adopted a son named Pedro McDormand Coen from Paraguay.
According to her, she is not a fan of award shows.
She never had biological children.
In the 1980s, she lived in the same apartment with actress Holly Hunter.
I never trusted good-looking boys.Frances McDormand
Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down.Frances McDormand
The only power you have is the word no.Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand is a famous American actress, who was born on June 23, 1957. As a person born on this date, Frances McDormand is listed in our database as the 12th most popular celebrity for the day (June 23) and the 37th most popular for the year (1957).
People born on June 23 fall under the Zodiac sign of Cancer, the Crab. Frances McDormand is the 361st most popular Cancer.
Aside from information specific to Frances McDormand's birthday, Frances McDormand is the 2464th most famous American and ranks 273rd in famous people born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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