Frances McDormand

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Born: 6/23/1957

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 st …

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Burn After Reading [Movie] as Linda Litzke

2008

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [Movie] as Miss Guinevere Pettigrew

2008

Friends with Money [Movie] as Jane

2006

Aeon Flux [Movie] as The Handler

2005

North Country [Movie] as Glory,Glory Dodge

2005

Something's Gotta Give [Movie] as Zoe Barry

2003

ProducerAll Producer Credits

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [Movie]

2008

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NEWS & GOSSIP

In Memoriam: Harve Presnell (1933-2009)

07/03/09 Actor, singer and Broadway star Harve Presnell died July 1, 2009 at the age of 75. | Cinematical.com
Film: The New Cult Canon: Darkman

07/01/09 In the summer of 1990, that was a question not on anyone's lips, despite Universal's best efforts to sell Sam Raimi's original antihero on the cheap in the dregs of late August. | The A.V. Club
Ruffalo Lends Bening and Moore Some Sperm

07/01/09 Bening and Moore are playing a couple who long ago used donated sperm to start a family. | Cinematical.com
Zhang Yimou Starts Shooting Coen Brothers Remake

06/23/09 (AP) Zhang Yimou has started shooting a remake of the Coen brothers' debut "Blood Simple," the Chinese director's first film since designing the opening and closing ceremonies of last year's Beijing Olympics, a publicist said Tuesday. | TheShowBuzz
Damn I?m Cute: Celebrity Birthdays

06/23/09 Ted Shackelford ("Knots Landing") is 63. | Damn I'm Cute
Zhang gets 'Blood'-y for remake

06/22/09 Zhang Yimou has started shooting a remake of the Coen brothers' debut "Blood Simple," the "Raise the Red Lantern" director's first film since designing the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics last year, a publicist said Tuesday. | The Hollywood Reporter
Provincetown: Still a Terrific Weekend Fest, Even with Less Cash

06/22/09 "In my 25 years of attending festivals for a living, I've never seen [audiences] appreciate foreign-language film as much as I've seen here," said Boston's Coolidge Theatre head Denise Kassell who formerly headed the Hamptons International Film Festival. | indieWIRE
Today in History - June 23

06/22/09 On June 23, 1969, Warren E. Burger was sworn in as chief justice of the United States by the man he was succeeding, Earl Warren. | San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
How The Love Guru Could Cost You Half a Year of Your Life [The Law]

06/19/09 Guys, if you're going to go to jail for six months for movie piracy, please make sure it's not because of The Love Guru . | Gawker
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 21-27

06/17/09 Actor Bernie Kopell ("The Love Boat") is 76. | The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
Burn after viewing

06/16/09 Burn After Reading " has many elements common in movies by the Coen brothers?for instance, kooky plot twists, self-absorbed characters, unexpected violence, and Frances McDormand?but it's lacking the oomph of their best films. | The Boston Globe - Boston MA
New in Town

05/25/09 Not great, but much more entertaining than the bulk of these reviews would lead you to believe. | Metacritic
Reviews: 'Star Trek' movies, Eastwood, more Bond lead Blu-ray bonanza

05/12/09 The first six "Star Trek" movies, a Clint Eastwood Western classic and two more James Bond adventures are among a starship-load of impressive titles landing on Blu-ray this week. | Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
Our Favorite Summers: 1998

05/11/09 Believe it or not, I wasn't yet a full-blown movie geek in 1998. | Cinematical.com
The actor talks about his new, dark, funny movie Observe and Report

04/23/09 Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard 1-4 (above): Baldie Bruce has never been better as the ultimate weatherbeaten, hard-boiled, sarcastic cop who has a habit of being around when trouble looms. 2. | BBC Radio 1

Year
Result
Award
Movie

2008
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C
Burn After Reading

2008
Won
Utah Film Critics
Best Supporting Actress
Burn After Reading

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