Frances McDormand Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Frances McDormand been in? This complete Frances McDormand filmography lists 54 credited roles (46 films, 8 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2024, with links to our full guides where available.

Frances McDormand movies in order

• Blood Simple (1985) as Abby
• Crimewave (1985) as Nun
• Raising Arizona (1987) as Dot
• Mississippi Burning (1988) as Mrs. Pell
• Chattahoochee (1990) as Mae Foley
• Darkman (1990) as Julie Hastings
• Miller's Crossing (1990) as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
• Hidden Agenda (1990) as Ingrid Jessner
• Barton Fink (1991) as Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)
• The Butcher's Wife (1991) as Grace
• Passed Away (1992) as Nora Scanlan
• Short Cuts (1993) as Betty Weathers
• Beyond Rangoon (1995) as Andy Bowman
• Fargo (1996) as Marge Gunderson
• Primal Fear (1996) as Molly
• Lone Star (1996) as Bunny
• Palookaville (1996) as June
• Paradise Road (1997) as Dr. Verstak
• Johnny Skidmarks (1998) as Alice
• Madeline (1998) as Miss Clavel
• Talk of Angels (1998) as Conlon
• Wonder Boys (2000) as Sara Gaskell
• Almost Famous (2000) as Elaine Miller
• The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) as Doris Crane
• City by the Sea (2002) as Michelle
• Laurel Canyon (2003) as Jane
• Something's Gotta Give (2003) as Zoe
• North Country (2005) as Glory
• Æon Flux (2005) as Handler
• Friends with Money (2006) as Jane
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) as Guinevere Pettigrew
• Burn After Reading (2008) as Linda Litzke
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) as Mearing
• This Must Be the Place (2011) as Jane
• Moonrise Kingdom (2012) as Mrs. Bishop
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) as Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)
• Promised Land (2012) as Sue Thomason
• The Good Dinosaur (2015) as Momma (voice)
• Hail, Caesar! (2016) as C. C. Calhoun
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) as Mildred
• Isle of Dogs (2018) as Interpreter Nelson (voice)
• Nomadland (2021) as Fern
• The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as Lucinda Krementz
• The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) as Lady Macbeth
• Women Talking (2022) as Scarface Janz
• Wolfs (2024) as Pam (voice)

Frances McDormand TV shows

• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Great Performances (1971) as Self
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• Hunter (1984) as Nina Sloan
• The Twilight Zone (1985) as (segment "Need to Know")
• The Simpsons (1989) as Melanie Upfoot (voice)
• Olive Kitteridge (2014) as Olive Kitteridge
• Good Omens (2019) as God (voice)

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.