Elizabeth McGovern
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Biography
Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actress. In 1980, while studying at Juilliard, McGovern was offered a part in her first film, Ordinary People, in which she played the girlfriend of troubled teenager Timothy Hutton. The following year she completed her education as an actress at the American Conservatory Theatre and at The Juilliard School, and began to appear in plays, first Off-Broadway and later in famous theaters. In 1981, she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the film Ragtime. In 1984, she starred in Sergio Leone's gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America as Robert De Niro's romantic interest, Deborah Gelly. In 1989, she played Mickey Rourke's girlfriend in Johnny Handsome, directed by Walter Hill, and the same year she appeared as a rebellious lesbian in Volker Schlöndorff's thriller The Handmaid's Tale.
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Filmography
Seasons
Movie
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Movie · as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Movie · as Self
Talamasca: The Secret Order
TV · as Helen · 6 eps
And Mrs.
Movie · as Margaret
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Movie · as Cora Crawley
The Chaperone
Movie · as Norma
Downton Abbey
Movie · as Cora Crawley
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
War of the Worlds
TV · as Helen Brown · 9 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Commuter
Movie · as Karen MacCauley
The Wife
Movie · as Elaine Mozell
The Queen At 90
Movie · as Narrator
Showing Roots
Movie · as Shirley
Swung
Movie · as Dolly Adams
Unexpected
Movie · as Carolyn
Woman in Gold
Movie · as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Civil War: The Untold Story
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
The Kumars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Movie · as Mrs. Thatcham
Screen Goddesses
Movie · as Narrator
Angels Crest
Movie · as Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Movie · as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Kick-Ass
Movie · as Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
Movie · as Marmara
Downton Abbey
TV · as Cora Crawley · 47 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Modern Family
TV · as California Mom (archive footage) · 1 ep
10 Minute Tales
TV · as Ex-Wife · 1 ep
Inconceivable
Movie · as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Freezing
TV · 3 eps
A Room with a View
TV · as Mrs Honeychurch · 2 eps
Daphne
Movie · as Ellen Doubleday
A Room with a View
Movie · as Mrs Honeychurch
The Truth
Movie · as Donna
Three Moons Over Milford
TV · 8 eps
Remembering Ragtime
Movie · as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Big Fat Quiz
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Thursday the 12th
Movie · as Candice Hopper
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
TV · as Helen Shaw · 8 eps
Buffalo Soldiers
Movie · as Mrs. Berman
Hawkins
Movie · as Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
Movie · as Edna Lee
The House of Mirth
Movie · as Mrs. Carry Fisher
Manila
Movie · as Elizabeth
The Scarlet Pimpernel
TV · as Marguerite Blakeney · 6 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Faith Sutton · 1 ep
Loose Women
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Movie · as Diane
The Misadventures of Margaret
Movie · as Till Turner
The Wings of the Dove
Movie · as Susan Stringham
Clover
Movie · as Sara Kate
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Movie · as Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass
Movie · as Margaret Hyman
Wings of Courage
Movie · as Noëlle Guillaumet
Broken Trust
Movie · as Janice Dillon
If Not for You
TV · as Jessie Kent · 7 eps
The Favor
Movie · as Emily
King of the Hill
Movie · as Lydia
The Changeling
Movie · as Beatrice-Joanna
Me and Veronica
Movie · as Fanny
Tales from Hollywood
Movie · as Helen Schwartz
Performance
TV · as Helen Schwartz, Margaret Hyman, Beatrice-Joanna · 1 ep
Ashenden
TV · as Aileen Somerville · 1 ep
A Shock to the System
Movie · as Stella Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale
Movie · as Moira
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Movie · as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
Tune in Tomorrow...
Movie · as Elena Quince
Johnny Handsome
Movie · as Donna McCarty
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Laura Kendall · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Dame Celia Westholme · 1 ep
She's Having a Baby
Movie · as Kristy Briggs
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Bedroom Window
Movie · as Denise
Native Son
Movie · as Mary Dalton
Once Upon a Time in America
Movie · as Deborah
Racing with the Moon
Movie · as Caddie Winger
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Movie · as Snow White
Lovesick
Movie · as Chloe Allen
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Snow White · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Mary Dalton, Helen Schwartz · 1 ep
Ragtime
Movie · as Evelyn Nesbit
Chytilová Versus Forman
Movie · as Self
Ordinary People
Movie · as Jeannine Pratt
California Fever
TV · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Celia, Edna Lee · 1 ep