How old was Frances McDormand in her first movie: Blood Simple?

Frances McDormand was 26 in Blood Simple when she played the character 'Abby'.

That was over 40 years ago in 1984.

This was her first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be her first actual acting role).

Today she is 66, and has starred in 65 movies in total, 64 of those since Blood Simple was released.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

In Blood Simple, I think Frances McDormand looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Joel Coen has worked with Frances McDormand a total of 10 times in her career.
  • Frances McDormand's first movie was as 'Abby' in Blood Simple, released in 1984 when she was 26
  • Blood Simple scores 7.31 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Blood Simple

Frances McDormand's other movies