The Many Faces of… Frances McDormand

With the Best Actresses Relay race on its way I thought it would be a good idea to pick one of the chosen actresses for this week’s installment. Frances McDormand was born in 1957 in Chicago and was adopted by a Canadian couple and she moved around a lot with her parents. When she went to school she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in theater. Her first movie role was in the Coen brother movie Blood Simple. Besides movies, she also appeared on TV, for example in the police show Hill Street Blues. She was nominated for an Oscar four times and received the statue for her role in Fargo.

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Although it may be a cliched choice I thought she was amazing in Fargo and it’s probably my favorite role of hers. I also really liked her in Friends With Money (one of the only things I like about that movie) and Burn After Reading.

What’s your favorite Frances McDormand role?

18 thoughts on “The Many Faces of… Frances McDormand

  1. I haven’t seen too many of her films but I generally like Frances. She’s lovely in this underrated ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for A Day’ and of course she’s great in ‘Fargo.’

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