Family
- father Vernon McDormand: Member of the Disciples of Christ denomination
- mother Noreen McDormand: Canadian
- brother-in-law Ethan Coen: Co-wrote, produced and directed several films starring his sister-in-law "Raising Arizona" (1987), "Fargo" (1996) and "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001)
- son Pedro McDormand Coen: Adopted from Paraguay in 1994
