American film, stage and television actress Frances Louise

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, Almost Famous, and North Country and was nominated for four Golden

Globes, four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and an Emmy award. She won the

Academy Award for Best Actress in 1996 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.

McDormand has been married to director Joel Coen since 1984,

they reside in New York City along with their adopted son Pedro.