Biography
American actress Francis McDormand (full name - Frances Louise McDormand) is known to film workers from all over the world. She starred in the cinema, played in the theater, voiced animated tapes, produced films, headed the jury of the Berlin Festival. For her film, the celebrity gathered a collection of prestigious awards of world cinema. She climbed onto the scene for Oscar, the Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony.Childhood and youth
The future star was born on June 23, 1957 in Chicago. After a year and a half, the girl focused on Vernon Protestants and Norin McDormand. Three Pastor and Nurses adopted children spent the summer in Christian camps, and Dorothy (older sister actresses) chose the Chapel's profession.
Francis's childhood passed in the roadway. The family of active pastor washed by the roads of the southern states. By the time the children went to school, McDormanda died in the provincial town of Monusense (Pennsylvania). A lonely full girl in glasses felt on the scene of the school theater better than the team, but did not receive serious roles.
Francis's school certificate was presented in 1975. The degree of bachelor of arts - in 1979. Dramatic school diploma at Yale University - in 1982 In his youth during training, Francis faded his way with Holly Hunter, a roommate neighbor. The girls moved to New York, where their joint capital was enough for rent an apartment in Brooklyn.
Films
The creative biography of the future celebrity began with participation in low-budget performances, filming in rollers advertising beer. I happened to sit at the restaurant box office in New York. The turning point was 1984, when Holly Hunter advised a friend to go to the film to the then not known to the Cohen brothers.Debit Francis McDormand in the movie "Just Blood" brought not only an experience. Fortunately accepted by film critics The first film of Itan and Joel Coenov laid the foundation of the long-term personal relationship of the young actress with the director Joel Koen. Five films became the result of the creative union, the best of which is considered Fargo. Even during the essay, Cohen's scenario was seen in the main role of McDormand, and she played great. For this role, actress had to learn to speak with the Minnesota accent and get used to the lobby of the belly, as to the native body part. The detective released in 1996 was highly appreciated by critics. The role of the insightful chief of the police, which, despite pregnancy, successfully calculates the kidnapper and the killer, brought the actress four prestigious awards at once: Oscar, Satellite, "Independent Spirit" and the title of the best actress in the focal care guild ranking. The year 2000 was marked for Macromand Prizes of US film critics.
In 2001, the actress filled the picture "The person who was not". It is her that she calls one of the biggest achievements for his career. It is noteworthy that the film is black and white, although initially he starred on a colored chamber. It was awarded a variety of prestigious awards, as well as included in the list "Top-10 best films of the year" according to the National Council of Critics of the United States.
In 2007, McDormand was again awarded the "Independent Spirit" award. The victory was brought by the role of the second plan in the movie "Friends with money." The next year passed under the auspices of the film "After reading to burn". Francis McDormand not only played the main character of the Linda Lyclic, but also was able to work with Hollywood stars of the first magnitude - George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
The actress was starred in the militant "Dark Side of the Moon". She also played a major role in the Broadway Theater in the production of "good people", for which the Tony Award was noted in the relevant nomination.
In 2012, the celebrity participated in the recording of the cartoon audio track "Madagascar-3: especially wanted in Europe". In 2015, her voice could be heard in the computer picture "Good Dinosaur". At the same time she continued to film. The remarkable work of this period is the series "What does Olivia know?". In it, Francis McDormand performed not only the role of the main character, but also acted as a producer. Bill Murray also starred in the tape.
On February 1, 2018, the Drama "Three Billboards on the border of Ebbing, Missouri" came to the Russian rental. The US film actor guild aughed Francis McDormand for the best female role. Solidarity with the guild and film critics of Detroit, Washington, Toronto, Boston, Northern Texas and St. Louis. According to the story of the tape "Three Billboards on the border of Ebbing, Missouri", a strong single mother forces police cities seriously consider the kill of their daughter Angela. The script and direissura Martin McDonach allowed McDormand to show the role of a strong woman different facets of his talent and get the long-awaited Golden Globe.
Then there was a fantasy series "Good signs", filmed along the novel of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gamean. He talks about the Crowley Demone and Angela named Aziraphal, who live on Earth. They combine in the last battle to prevent the end of the world.
The tape received a lot of criticism from TV viewers. After her release on the Christian site, a petition appeared, in which it was necessary to close the series due to the fact that he justifies Satanism. She collected more than 20 thousand signatures.
2020 for the actress was marked by the premiere of the film director Chloe Zhao "Earth of Nomads", where she performed a major role, playing a woman by Fern, who remains without work in the midst of the economic crisis. To survive, she collects her things in a van and joins the tribe of modern nomads who travel from one state to another in search of seasonal earnings.
"The land of nomads" is Road Mugi, which describes a man's road who has lost all and looking for new life guidelines. But it remains unknown when the destination will be reached. The picture turned out to be philosophical and honest, so the Golden Lion was awarded at the Venetian Film Festival.
The next premiere of 2020 with Francis McDormand became the comedy melodrama of the American and German production "French Bulletin. Annex to the newspaper "Liberty. Kansas Ivning San". The plot of the paintings unfolds in France in the 1950s. An employee of the American newspaper Bureau decides to start issuing his own magazine.
The main role in the film was performed by Timothy Shalam. But Francis McDormand embodied the secondary character named Fabian Nuremberg. The shooting took place from the fall of 2018 in the spring of 2019. The main location served as a small town in the south of France, which was able to transfer the atmosphere of the middle of the XX century. It was originally assumed that the film premiere will be held at the Cannes Film Festival, but the coronavirus infection pandemic canceled the event.
Personal life
Now Francis McDermannd is happy in marriage with screenwriter Joel Koen. The couple met on the set of the painting "just blood", where the relationship was raised. Gradually, they turned into an unusually durable family union for Hollywood. The family of the family is located in the center of New York, in Manhattan.
In 1994, the family adopted a boy from Paraguay, who received the name of Pedro McDermannd Cohen. Maternity changed the life of Francis: Thanks to his son, she began to study Spanish and fascinated by the study of culture Paraguay, began to think about the admissibility of cruel scenes in films.
In three decades, the personal life of the actress has never gave reporters to the scandalous investigation. The most criminal information is voiced by Francis in an interview with High Times magazine: she told readers that herself uses marijuana smoking for medical purposes. But the abolition of responsibility for the distribution of drugs does not approve.
The actress brought for itself the rules of life, which is always guided. For example, she does not believe in beauties, does not waste its energy and does not worry about the career.
McDormand does not lay out a photo in "Instagram", so all the news about it fans will learn from official sources.
Francis McDormand now
In early March 2021, the British Academy of Cinematographic and Television Art announced a list of applicants for the prestigious BAFTA Prize. The leader in the number of nominations was the film "Earth of Nomads". He got 7 nominations.In the same year, the actress again received a major role in the Macbeth drama, which was removed on the plays of William Shakespeare. Interestingly, in this picture she was filmed with her husband Joel Koen. He also made a screenwriter and director.
The plot "Macbeth" talks about Lord Macbeth, who was fulfilled by Achrome-American Denzel Washington. Three witches predict the climbing throne. A man plans to usurp the royal power at any cost.
Filmography
- 1984 - "just blood"
- 1996 - Fargo
- 1996 - "Sheriff's Star"
- 1996 - "hidden in America"
- 1996 - "Primitive fear"
- 2000 - "Almost famous"
- 2000 - "Wunderkind"
- 2006 - Northern Country
- 2006 - "Turn on Friends"
- 2011 - "Transformers 3: Dark Side of the Moon"
- 2011 - "Wherever you are"
- 2012 - "Kingdom of the Full Moon"
- 2016 - "Long live Caesar"
- 2017 - "Three Billboards on the border of Ebbing, Missouri"
- 2019 - "Good Signs"
- 2020 - "Earth of nomads"
- 2020 - "French Bulletin. Annex to the newspaper "Liberty. Kansas Ivning San »
- 2021 - "Macbeth"