Frances McDormand: movies and TV shows
Frances McDormand has 92 credits in the archive: 80 films and 12 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 1990 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion | Film | — | 69 | |
| 2025 | The Bend in the River | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2024 | Wolfs | Pam (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Scarface Janz | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Film | 6.8 | 65 | |
| 2022 | Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Film | 6.9 | 64 |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Film | 6.9 | 64 | |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun | Lucinda Krementz | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2021 | Nomadland | Fern | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 2021 | Nomadland | Film | 7.2 | 64 | |
| 2020 | The Oedipus Project | Jocosta | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 2019 | Good Omens | God (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Interpreter Nelson (voice) | Film | 7.8 | 61 |
| 2018 | The Origins of Ebbing | Self | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Mildred | Film | 8.1 | 60 |
| 2017 | The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | Self (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | C. C. Calhoun | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | Momma (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2015 | Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' | Self / Mrs. Bishop | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 2015 | Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. | Self | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 2015 | She's The Best Thing in It | Self | Film | 1.0 | 58 |
| 2014 | Olive Kitteridge | Olive Kitteridge | TV | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2014 | Olive Kitteridge | TV | 7.6 | 57 | |
| 2014 | Every Secret Thing | Film | 6.1 | 57 | |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Captain Chantel DuBois (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Mrs. Bishop | Film | 7.7 | 55 |
| 2012 | Promised Land | Sue Thomason | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Mearing | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place | Jane | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2009 | The Botany of Desire | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Linda Litzke | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Guinevere Pettigrew | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 2008 | Finding the Burn | Self / Linda Litzke (archive footage) | Film | — | 51 |
| 2008 | DC Insiders Run Amuck | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Jane | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 2005 | Æon Flux | Handler | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 2005 | North Country | Glory | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Zoe | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 2003 | Minnesota Nice | Self | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 2003 | Laurel Canyon | Jane | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost | Herself | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Michelle | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 2002 | Making "The Man Who Wasn't There" | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2002 | Upheaval | Anne | Film | 7.7 | 45 |
| 2001 | State of Grace | Adult Hannah (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 44 |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Doris Crane | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 2001 | The Grey Zone | Film | 6.6 | 44 | |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Elaine Miller | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Sara Gaskell | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 2000 | Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big | The Adult Fannie (voice) | Film | — | 43 |
| 1998 | Madeline | Miss Clavel | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Alice | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels | Conlon | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Dr. Verstak | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1996 | Fargo | Marge Gunderson | Film | 7.9 | 39 |
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Molly | Film | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1996 | Palookaville | June | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1996 | Lone Star | Bunny | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1996 | Hidden in America | Gus | Film | 5.1 | 39 |
| 1995 | Beyond Rangoon | Andy Bowman | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys | Eve Calloway | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1995 | Talking With | Caro (segment "Handler") | Film | — | 38 |
| 1995 | Bleeding Hearts | Woman on T.V. | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Betty Weathers | Film | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1992 | Crazy in Love | Clare | Film | 4.6 | 35 |
| 1992 | Passed Away | Nora Scanlan | Film | 5.4 | 35 |
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Grace | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1990 | Miller's Crossing | Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 33 |
| 1990 | Darkman | Julie Hastings | Film | 6.4 | 33 |
| 1990 | Hidden Agenda | Ingrid Jessner | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1990 | Chattahoochee | Mae Foley | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1990 | The Making of 'Hidden Agenda' | Self | Film | — | 33 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Melanie Upfoot (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Mrs. Pell | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | Dot | Film | 7.1 | 30 |
| 1987 | Leg Work | Willie Pipal | TV | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1986 | Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo | Brigette | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Need to Know") | TV | 7.7 | 28 |
| 1985 | Blood Simple | Abby | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1985 | Crimewave | Nun | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1985 | Scandal Sheet | Film | 5.8 | 28 | |
| 1984 | Hunter | Nina Sloan | TV | 7.1 | 27 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 24 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 14 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner | TV | — | 0 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 3 |
| Jack of Spades | Film | — | — | ||
| Jack of Spades | Film | — | — |