FrameThrower · Actors · Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
18 films · 1,210 frames · top-billed in 10 · 1984–2021
Born 23 June 1957 · Gibson City, Illinois, USA
Frances Louise McDormand is an American film, stage and television actress. McDormand began her career on stage and made her screen debut in the 1984 film Blood Simple, having since appeared in several theatrical and television roles. McDormand has been recognized for her performances in 'Mississippi Burning' (1988), 'Short Cuts' (1993), 'Fargo' (1996), 'Wonder Boys' (2000), 'Almost Famous' (2000), 'North Country' (2005), 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2012), 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016), 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017), 'Nomadland' (2020) and 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' (2021).
Throughout her career, she has been nominated for eight Golden Globes, five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards,…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 18 films · 1,210 frames · top-billed in 10 · 1984–2021
- Academy Award for Best Picture2021
- Academy Award for Best Actress2021
- Academy Award for Best Actress2018
- Academy Award for Best Actress1997
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama2018
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture1993
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2021
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2018
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role1997
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie2015
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play2011
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,210 frames from the 18 films we hold. This is the look of the work Frances takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 18 films we hold, 44% of their frames are night — the look of the work Frances takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · Lady Macbeth
Nomadland
2020 · Fern
Promised Land
2012 · Sue Thomason
Burn After Reading
2008 · Linda Litzke
The Man Who Wasn’t There
2001 · Doris Crane
Almost Famous
2000 · Elaine Miller
Fargo
1996 · Marge Gunderson
Darkman
1990 · Julie Hastings
Mississippi Burning
1988 · Mrs. Pell
Blood Simple
1984 · Abby
The French Dispatch
2021 · Lucinda Krementz
Hail, Caesar!
2016 · C. C. Calhoun
Moonrise Kingdom
2012 · Mrs. Bishop
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · Mearing
Aeon Flux
2005 · Handler
Short Cuts
1993 · Betty Weathers
Raising Arizona
1987 · Dot
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,210 frames from Frances McDormand's 18 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.