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
Deborah Gelly
Once Upon a Time in America
Donna McCarty
Johnny Handsome
Stella Anderson
A Shock to the System
Moira
The Handmaid's Tale
Mrs. Lizewski
Kick-Ass
Mrs. Carry Fisher
The House of Mirth
Evelyn Nesbit
Ragtime
Mrs. Berman
Buffalo Soldiers
Lydia
King of the Hill
Kristy Briggs
She's Having a Baby
Susan Stringham
The Wings of the Dove
Jeannine Pratt
Ordinary People
Denise
The Bedroom Window
Caddie Winger
Racing with the Moon
Susie Hawkins
Hawkins
Marmara
Clash of the Titans
Chloe Allen
Lovesick
Emily
The Favor
Noëlle Guillaumet
Guillaumet, les ailes du courage
Jane
Angels Crest
Mary Dalton
Native Son
Mrs. Thatcham
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Celia Rayburn
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
Sara Kate
Clover
Narrator
The Queen At 90
Ellen Doubleday
Daphne
Vicki
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Elizabeth
Manila
Margaret Hyman
Broken Glass
Beatrice-Joanna
The Changeling
Janice Dillon
Broken Trust
Dolly Adams
Swung
Fanny
Me and Veronica
Carolyn
Unexpected
Diane
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Woman in Gold
Margaret
And Mrs.
Shirley
Showing Roots
Till Turner
The Misadventures of Margaret
Edna Lee
The Flamingo Rising
Mrs Honeychurch
A Room with a View
Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Donna
The Truth
Karen MacCauley
The Commuter
Elena Quince
Tune in Tomorrow...
Helen Schwartz
Tales from Hollywood
Snow White
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Inconceivable
Norma
The Chaperone
Elaine Mozell
The Wife
Narrator
Screen Goddesses
Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey
Self (archive footage)
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Candice Hopper
Thursday the 12th
Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Switzerland
Self
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-07-18
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Элизабет Макговерн