McDormand as Marge Gunderson in the Coen brothers' Fargo (1996)
Frances McDormand won a very deserved Emmy Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie for her wonderful turn as the acerbic titular character in the somewhat depressing HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014) last Sunday evening (Monday morning Manila time). It was her first win and her second nomination; she was previously nominated in the Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special category for the TV Movie Hidden in America (1996). She also delivered the shortest speech of the night:
With her Emmy win, McDormand became the 21st actor to join the elite group of Triple Crown of Acting winners. The Triple Crown of Acting consists of an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award (for acting only as other actors have won in other categories such as direction or production such as John Gielgud, Whoopi Goldberg, and Audrey Hepburn). She is also one of the 9 actors to have won these awards for lead performances in film, TV, and stage.
Olive Kitteridge (2014) is a two-part four-episode HBO miniseries based on the 2008 Elizabeth Strout novel following the life of Olive, an indomitable, depressed, and difficult math teacher in a small rural Maine town, over the course of 25 years. It has a 96% Fresh Rating at Rotten Tomatoes which critical consensus reads: "Olive Kitteridge's narrative slow burn enhances fascinating performances -- and a story worthy of its source material." It has also a 89% Metascore at Metacritic which signifies universal acclaim. The miniseries won 8 Emmys (out of 13 nominations) including Best Limited Series, Best Leading Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie, Best Leading Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for Richard Jenkins as Henry Kitteridge, Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for Bill Murray as Jack Kennison, Best Directing for a Limited Series for Lisa Chodolenko (director of The Kids are All Right [2010]), and Best Writing for a Limited Series for Jane Anderson.
Mrs. Joel Coen first won an Oscar Best Actress in 1997 for her funny and brilliant turn (Minnesotan accent, preggy bulge, and all) as police chief Marge Gunderson in the critically acclaimed Coen brothers' outing Fargo (1996). She was also nominated in the Supporting Actress category for her performances in Mississippi Burning (1988), Almost Famous (2000), and North Country (2005). See below her funny Oscar speech:
She also won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play in 2011 for her sensitive portrayal of Margie in the play by David Lindsay-Abaire Good People (2011). Variety called McDormand's performance astonishing and big-hearted. She was previously nominated for a Tony in the same category in 1988 for her performance as Stella Kowalski in the 1988 production of the Tennessee Williams classic A Streetcar Named Desire. Check out her Tony speech below:
Frances is just a Grammy Award short of being elevated into an EGOT winner. EGOT is an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. There are only 12 persons who have won each of these awards, the highest in the respective industry they represent.
If you wanna know how good Miss McDormand is, check out her filmography on IMDb which, apart from the films mentioned above, also includes Miller's Crossing (1990), Short Cuts (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Wonder Boys (2000), Friends With Money (2006), Burn After Reading (2008), and Moonrise Kingdom (2011). She is also included in the Coen brothers' newest outing Hail, Caesar (2016) coming out next year.
Frances McDormand was born on 23 June 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. She has been married to director, writer, and producer Joel Coen since 1984. They have no biological children.
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