Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 18, 1961
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Credits
89 titles
Elizabeth McGovern
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.
Known For
Filmography
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Helen
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
And Mrs.
Margaret
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Cora Crawley
War of the Worlds
Helen Brown
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
The Chaperone
Norma
The Commuter
Karen MacCauley
The Wife
Elaine Mozell
Showing Roots
Shirley
The Queen At 90
Narrator
Unexpected
Carolyn
Swung
Dolly Adams
Woman in Gold
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Civil War: The Untold Story
Narrator (voice)
The Kumars
Self
Screen Goddesses
Narrator
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Mrs. Thatcham
Angels Crest
Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
Writer
Clash of the Titans
Marmara
Kick-Ass
Mrs. Lizewski
10 Minute Tales
Ex-Wife
Modern Family
California Mom (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Inconceivable
Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
Freezing
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
Daphne
Ellen Doubleday
Three Moons Over Milford
The Truth
Donna
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest
Remembering Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Thursday the 12th
Candice Hopper
Buffalo Soldiers
Mrs. Berman
Hawkins
Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
Edna Lee
The House of Mirth
Mrs. Carry Fisher
Manila
Elizabeth
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Faith Sutton
Loose Women
Self
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marguerite Blakeney