Most Recent Role: Principal Melanie Upfoot on The Simpsons
Birthplace: Illinois, USA
Birthday: 6-23-1957
Birthplace: Illinois, USA
Birthday: 6-23-1957
Most Recent Appearance
Girls Just Want to Have Sums
Sunday 30 April 2006 on FOX
The family attends "Stab-A-Lot: The Itchy and Scratchy Musical." The musical's director is a graduate of Springfield Elementary and Principal Skinner puts his foot in mouth when he makes sexist comments about her education and that of women in general. He tries to make the situation better, but...
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Frances was nominated in 2006 for a SAG Award in the category "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role" for North Country. In 2001 she was nominated for 2 SAG Awards for her work in the film Almost Famous. The categories were "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role" and "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture". In 1997, she won the SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role" for Fargo.
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Frances was nominated in 1997 for an Emmy Award. She was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special for Hidden in America.
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Frances appeared in the dark comedy Friends With Money with Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, and Joan Cusack. She earned a nomination for the Independant Spirit Award for her performance.
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Frances lost the Academy Award for 'Best Supporting Actress' for her role in North Country to Rachel Weisz.
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Frances' first professional acting job was in Trinidad & Tobago, in a play by poet Derek Walcott, and was funded by the MacArther Foundation.
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Other Appearances
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Leg Work
Willie Pipal |
State of Grace
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Hill Street Blues
Connie Chapman |
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Great Performances
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Hunter
The Garbage Man Nina Sloan |
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Spenser: For Hire
A Day's Wages Mary |
The Academy Awards
The 78th Annual Academy Awards Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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The Simpsons
Girls Just Want to Have Sums Principal Melanie Upfoot |
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Need to Know Amanda |
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