Frances McDormand was born on the 23rd June 1957 in Chicago, Illinois USA, and is an actress. She has been married to the director Joel Coen since 1984, and has appearedd in many of his films. McDormand is best known for her role in the film “Fargo” (1997), for which she won the Oscar as the Best Leading Actress. Moreover, she is the winner of many other awards including Satellite, Screen Actors Guild and Primetime Emmy Awards. Frances has been active in the entertainment industry since 1984.
How much is the net worth of Frances McDormand? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of her wealth is as much as $10 million, as of the data presented in early 2017. Films and television are the major sources of McDormand’s modest fortune.
Frances McDormand Net Worth $10 Million
To begin with, Frances McDormand is an adopted child, and grew up with other adopted children in a pious family, which belonged to the Christian Church as the father was a pastor. She graduated from the Yale School of Drama earning Master of Fine Arts degree.
Concerning her professional career, she succeeded in her breakthrough in the role of the unfaithful wife in the film “Blood Simple” (1984) the first film directed by the Coen brothers. Afterwards, she played a somewhat offended neighbour in the film “Raising Arizona” (1987). The actress then won three awards as the Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film “Mississippi Burning” (1988), followed by her portrayal of the mayor’s secretary in “Miller’s Crossing” (1990), and a cameo role as a theatrical actress in “Barton Fink” (1991). She also co-starred in the film by the Coen brothers – “Fargo” (1996) – in which she played Marge Gunderson, a pregnant police officer, who is to investigate three murders in a snow covered American province, for which she won numerous awards, including the Oscar for the Best Lead Actress. Other films which brought Frances awards have been the comedy drama films “Wonder Boys” (2000) by Curtis Hanson and “Almost Famous” (2000) by Cameron Crowe. In 2001, McDormand again successfully collaborated with the Coen brothers, starring opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the crime film “The Man Who Wasn’t There”, for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for the Best Supporting Actress. The actress won various awards for her roles in the films “Laurel Canyon” (2003) written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko, “North Country” (2005) directed by Niki Caro, “Burn After Reading” (2008) written, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012) directed by Wes Anderson.
Moreover, she won a Drama Desk and a Tony Award for her role in the stage play “Good People” (2011). Recently, Frances landed the lead role in the miniseries “Olive Kitteridge” (2014) for which she won a Satellite, Screen Actors Guild, Critics’ Choice Television and Primetime Emmy Awards as the Lead Actress in a Series or Movie.
To conclude, all the above mentioned roles have added steadily to the size of Frances McDormand’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of McDormand, she married Joel Coen in 1984; they live in New York City. The family adopted a child from Paraguay in 1994.
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