Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down.

In 1985 McDormand the Coen brothers Holly Hunter and director Sam Raimi shared a house in The Bronx. Filmography. Personal life
McDormand has been married to director Joel Coen since 1984 and the two adopted a son from Paraguay Pedro McDormand Coen in 1994.

McDormand is a three-time nominee of the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Mississippi Burning Almost Famous and North Country and has also been nominated for four Golden Globes three BAFTA Awards and an Emmy Award. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 2011 for her performance in Good People as Margie Walsh and was nominated for the same category in 1988 for her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire.