Frances McDormand is a famous actress and it seems that at times she can’t help earning nominations for awards, not to mention the multiple times she also won! Don’t forget, however, while some actors and actresses are happy with the awards they have to their name, McDormand is a person who remembers what is really important in life, as she showcased the second time she won an Academy Award. Let’s take a look at her career over the years, starting with her net worth!
Frances McDormand Net Worth: $10 Million
Frances McDormand’s net worth is estimated to be around $10 million. Let’s take a look at her career over the year.
The Early Years
McDormand was born in Gibson City, Illinois, growing up within an adopted family originally from Canada. Furthering her education, she graduated from Monessen High School in 1975, Bethany College in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1982.
1982-1987
McDormand’s first professional acting role was in Derek Walcott’s play Trinidad and Tobago in 1982. She made her film debut two years later with Blood Simple. In 1987, she appeared in the film, Raising Arizona. Towards the end of the decade, she earned a Tony Award nomination for a stage production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.
1988-2000
Within a few years, it seemed like McDormand was on a roll for winning awards. In 1988, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Mississippi Burning. In 1996, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as police chief Marge Gunderson in Fargo. At the start of the new millennium, she was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her work in Almost Famous.
2001-2008
In 2006, she obtained her fourth Academy Award nomination, for the 2005 film, North Country; she won an Independent Spirit Award the same year. In 2008, McDormand starred in the films Burn After Reading and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.
2009-Present
In 2012, she appeared in Promised Land with Matt Damon. In 2014, she appeared in the HBO miniseries, Olive Kitteridge. In early 2018, she won the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her work in the 2017 film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the second time she won the award; making a stand, she asked the other women who were nominated to stand beside her.
