Frances McDormand · Filmography Ranked
Best Frances McDormand Films, Ranked by IQ Score
Four decades of one of American film's most-canonical character-actress-turned-leading-actress catalogs. Ranked.
Frances McDormand's filmography is the most-canonical post-1990 character-actress-turned-leading-actress catalog. Three Best Actress Oscars (Fargo 1996, Three Billboards 2017, Nomadland 2020) plus the Outstanding Limited Series Emmy as producer of Olive Kitteridge, among the most-decorated performers in screen history.
Anchor picks: Fargo (1996), Marge Gunderson, her career-defining role and first Best Actress Oscar. Three Billboards (2017). Nomadland (2020). Olive Kitteridge (2014).
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