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Elizabeth Strout

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand is much more than the role in Fargo that made her famous

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Frances McDormand, best known to film audiences as Marge Gunderson in the Coen brothers film Fargo, has proven herself a master at creating strong, singular female characters. Now, in a new HBO miniseries, Olive Kitteridge, McDormand tackles another one.

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