Gina Lollobrigida

She has now largely retired from acting, and concentrates on photography and business ventures. McDormand's credits include:. Her beauty brought her to the attention of Hollywood, making her first "American" film in 1954, following which she was cast in a series of light romantic comedies considered minor by some. Frances McDormand is an associate member of the experimental theater company The Wooster Group. (They had one son, and were divorced in 1971). She played Connie Chapman on Hill Street Blues. In 1949 she married a Yugoslavian physician, Milko Skofic. For Wonder Boys in 2001 she won Best Supporting Actress from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Florida Film Critics Circle, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

She began appearing in Italian language films. Also for Almost Famous she won the Best Supporting Actress nod from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Chicago Film Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, San Diego Film Critics Society, Southeastern Film Critics Association, and the Florida Film Critics Circle. She was born Luigina Lollobrigida at Subiaco near Rome, and became a fashion model and beauty contestant. In 1988 she was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Mississippi Burning; In 1996 she won the award for Best Actress for her police chief performance in Fargo; and in 2000 she was nominated again for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of a concerned mother in Almost Famous. Gina Lollobridiga (born 4 July 1927) is an Italian actress. McDormand has been nominated for Academy Awards three times. In 1992, McDormand played Stella Kowalski in a stage production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award.

In 1984 she married director Joel Coen after performing in the Coen Brother movie, Blood Simple, and in 1998 the couple adopted a son from Paraguay, Pedro McDormand Coen. While attending Yale, McDormand roomed with fellow actress and student Holly Hunter. from the Yale University School of Drama. In 1982 she earned an M.F.A.

in Theater in 1979. She attended Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia, where she earned her B.A. She spent much of her youth in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb of Monessen, where she graduated from high school. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and was the youngest of three children adopted by Canadian parents Vernon (a Disciple of Christ minister) and Noreen McDormand.

Frances McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is a character actress with TV, stage, and screen credits. City by the Sea (2002). Laurel Canyon (2002). The Man Who Wasn't There (2001).

Wonder Boys (2000). Almost Famous (2000). Primal Fear (1997). Lone Star (1996).

Fargo (1996). Miller's Crossing (1990). Mississippi Burning (1988). Raising Arizona (1987).

Blood Simple (1984).