Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, headstrong characters, she has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career, including a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Academy Awards for her acting, in addition to a fourth Academy Award as producer, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting".

For her portrayal of Marge Gunderson in "Fargo", McDormand won her first Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film roles include "Mississippi Burning" (1988), "Almost Famous" (2000), and "North Country" (2005), all of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2017, she starred as a hardened woman seeking justice for her daughter's murder in the crime-drama film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", which won her a second Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2020, she starred in the acclaimed independent drama film "Nomadland", earning a third Academy Award for Best Actress and, as one of the film's producers, the Academy Award for Best Picture.

"North Country" is a 2005 American drama film directed by Niki Caro, with the screenplay by Michael Seitzman was inspired by the 2002 book "Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law" by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler, which chronicled the case of "Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Company".

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