Frances McDormand (Frances McDormand)

Born June 23, 1957 in Illinois (USA). She graduated from Bethany - College in West Virginia and Yale School of Drama. She played in theaters in New - York, a movie made its debut in the Coen brothers film `Blood Simple` (1984). Fame has brought her role in Alan Parker's film 'Mississippi Burning' (1988), for which the actress received her first Oscar nomination for ``. Despite suggestions in a preferred Hollywood productions, the actress still preferred the `independent 'films and work with prominent directors such as Robert Altman. In 1996, McDormand starred in a picture of her husband Joel Coen and his brother Ethan Cohen `Fargo`; for her performance in the title role McDormand won an Academy Award as best actress.