First professional acting job was with a theatrical troupe in Trinidad in 1982
New York City roommate was friend and fellow Yale grad Holly Hunter
Met husband Joel Coen while working on her first film, Blood Simple (1984), which was also filmmaking team Joel and Ethan Coen's debut picture
Had a recurring role on Hill Street Blues in 1985
Won her first Oscar for her turn as Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996), a film that also earned her husband Joel Coen an Oscar for directing
Showed her domestic side in two very different mom roles, first as an over-protective mom of a budding rock journalist in Almost Famous (2000), and next as a free-spirited rock enthusiast mom in Laurel Canyon (2002)
In 2005, she co-starred with Charlize Theron in two films: North Country and Aeon Flux
Turned in a more lighthearted performance as a nanny in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Appeared on the premiere of the PBS series Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth, where she traveled to the culinary resort Blackberry Farm
In 2010, signed on to return to Broadway to headline the world premiere production of the stage play Good People
Awards
2022Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year:nominated