...Oscar-winning film starred Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant police chief who investigates a series...she said. "The North Dakota story is not the Marge Gunderson story anymore." Though details about the plot and...

...be true.Most of the movie's action takes place in Brainerd. The role of the fictional Brainerd police chief, Marge Gunderson, earned an Oscar for actress Frances McDormand. After the movie came out the Brainerd Dispatch received inquiries...

...know a place there where we can get ..." Well, let's just say "pancakes." And later, Jerry Lundegaard and Marge Gunderson have an awkward exchange about Babe the Blue Ox. Sheer filmic contrivance is the only way to explain why Lundegaard...

...fan of the movie named after this city, is bringing a statue of its heroine for a special unveiling. The statue of Marge Gunderson is to be unveiled in front of the Fargo Theater on Sept. 25, as part of a celebration of the release of a special...

...here used a life-size wooden statue of character Marge Gunderson, the Brainerd police chief portrayed by Frances McDormand...positive side of living in the Upper Midwest. The Marge Gunderson character showed that "we have an indomitable spirit...

...been accused of sexual harassment too." MINNESOTA -- Actress Frances McDormand, who played Brainerd Police Chief Marge Gunderson in the movie, "Fargo," could emphasize her law enforcement background while she makes fun of Minnesota accents...

...reacted with humor to the fact that the Brainerd chief of police in the movie, "Fargo" was a pregnant woman named Marge Gunderson. He wasn't afraid to bring the movie to the attention of his new employers. "I'm from Brainerd, Minn...

...doesn't mean that you're condescending." Frances McDormand's Oscar-winning portrayal of Brainerd Police Chief Marge Gunderson is the opposite of condescending. Ebert described McDormand's performance as "true in every individual moment...