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Frances McDormand
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Actor Born: June 23, 1957 in Illinois Biography:Born the daughter of an Illinois minister on June 23, 1957, "Frances McDormand" attended West Virginia's Bethany College and later studied acting at the prestigious Yale Drama School. After her graduation, McDormand could be seen gaining professional experience in numerous stage productions across the country. In 1984, McDormand made her film debut playing a somewhat dim-witted adulterous wife in the Coen brothers' "Blood Simple", thus beginning an association that would culminate in her marriage to director "Joel Coen". Despite winning critical acclaim for her performance, it would be four years, save for a cameo in the Coens' "Raising Arizona" (1987) and various small roles, before she would be featured in another major film production. In the meantime, McDormand's stage career flourished, and she received a Tony nomination for the 1987 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire. She also did... Full Biography
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