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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 18, 1961
Age
65 years old
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Popularity Score
2.5
Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Cora Crawley
2025Movie
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
2025Movie
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Helen
2025TV
And Mrs.
Margaret
2024Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Cora Crawley
2022Movie
The Chaperone
Norma
2019Movie
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
2019Movie
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2019Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
War of the Worlds
Helen Brown
2019TV
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019TV
The Chaperone
Producer
2019Movie
The Commuter
Karen MacCauley
2018Movie
The Wife
Elaine Mozell
2017Movie
The Queen At 90
Narrator
2016Movie
Showing Roots
Shirley
2016Movie
Swung
Dolly Adams
2015Movie
Unexpected
Carolyn
2015Movie
Woman in Gold
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
2015Movie
Civil War: The Untold Story
Narrator (voice)
2014TV
The Kumars
Self
2014TV
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Mrs. Thatcham
2012Movie
Screen Goddesses
Narrator
2012Movie
Angels Crest
Jane
2011Movie
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Wallis Simpson (Voice)
2011Movie
Kick-Ass
Mrs. Lizewski
2010Movie
Clash of the Titans
Marmara
2010Movie
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
2010TV
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
Writer
2010Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009TV
Modern Family
California Mom (archive footage)
2009TV
10 Minute Tales
Ex-Wife
2009TV
Inconceivable
Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
2008Movie
Freezing
2008TV
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
2008TV
Daphne
Ellen Doubleday
2007Movie
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
2007Movie
The Truth
Donna
2006Movie
Three Moons Over Milford
2006TV
Remembering Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
2004Movie
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest
2004TV
Thursday the 12th
Candice Hopper
2003Movie
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003TV
Buffalo Soldiers
Mrs. Berman
2002Movie
Hawkins
Susie Hawkins
2001Movie
The Flamingo Rising
Edna Lee
2001Movie
The House of Mirth
Mrs. Carry Fisher
2000Movie
Manila
Elizabeth
2000Movie
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marguerite Blakeney
1999TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Faith Sutton
1999TV
Loose Women
Self
1999TV
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Diane
1998Movie
The Misadventures of Margaret
Till Turner
1998Movie
The Wings of the Dove
Susan Stringham
1997Movie
Clover
Sara Kate
1997Movie
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Celia Rayburn
1996Movie
Broken Glass
Margaret Hyman
1996Movie
Wings of Courage
Noëlle Guillaumet
1995Movie
Broken Trust
Janice Dillon
1995Movie
If Not for You
Jessie Kent
1995TV
The Favor
Emily
1994Movie
King of the Hill
Lydia
1993Movie
The Changeling
Beatrice-Joanna
1993Movie
Me and Veronica
Fanny
1993Movie
Tales from Hollywood
Helen Schwartz
1992Movie
Performance
Helen Schwartz
1991TV
Ashenden
Aileen Somerville
1991TV
A Shock to the System
Stella Anderson
1990Movie
The Handmaid's Tale
Moira
1990Movie
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
1990Movie
Tune in Tomorrow...
Elena Quince
1990Movie
Johnny Handsome
Donna McCarty
1989Movie
Tales from the Crypt
Laura Kendall
1989TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dame Celia Westholme
1989TV
She's Having a Baby
Kristy Briggs
1988Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988TV
The Bedroom Window
Denise
1987Movie
Native Son
Mary Dalton
1986Movie
Once Upon a Time in America
Deborah
1984Movie
Racing with the Moon
Caddie Winger
1984Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White
1984Movie
Lovesick
Chloe Allen
1983Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
Snow White
1982TV
American Playhouse
Mary Dalton
1982TV
Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit
1981Movie
Chytilová Versus Forman
Self
1981Movie
Ordinary People
Jeannine Pratt
1980Movie
California Fever
1979TV
Omnibus
Self
1967TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Celia
1951TV