Name
Elizabeth McGovern
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-07-18 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial s...
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The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery o...
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The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of the...
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- 1984 Once Upon a Time in America as Deborah
- 1989 Johnny Handsome as Donna McCarty
- 1990 A Shock to the System as Stella Anderson
- 1990 The Handmaid's Tale as Moira
- 2010 Kick-Ass as Mrs. Lizewski
- 2000 The House of Mirth as Mrs. Carry Fisher
- 1981 Ragtime as Evelyn Nesbit
- 2002 Buffalo Soldiers as Mrs. Berman
- 1993 King of the Hill as Lydia
- 1988 She's Having a Baby as Kristy Briggs
- 1997 The Wings of the Dove as Susan Stringham
- 1980 Ordinary People as Jeannine Pratt
- 1987 The Bedroom Window as Denise
- 1984 Racing with the Moon as Caddie Winger
- 2001 Hawkins as Susie Hawkins
- 2010 Clash of the Titans as Marmara
- 1983 Lovesick as Chloe Allen
- 1994 The Favor as Emily
- 1995 Wings of Courage as Noëlle Guillaumet
- 2011 Angels Crest as Jane
- 1986 Native Son as Mary Dalton
- 2012 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding as Mrs. Thatcham
- 1996 The Summer of Ben Tyler as Celia Rayburn
- 2004 Remembering Ragtime as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
- 1997 Clover as Sara Kate
- 2016 The Queen At 90 as Narrator
- 2007 Daphne as Ellen Doubleday
- 1990 Women and Men: Stories of Seduction as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
- 2000 Manila as Elizabeth
- 1996 Broken Glass as Margaret Hyman
- 1993 The Changeling as Beatrice-Joanna
- 1995 Broken Trust as Janice Dillon
- 2015 Swung as Dolly Adams
- 1993 Me and Veronica as Fanny
- 2015 Unexpected as Carolyn
- 1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes as Diane
- 2015 Woman in Gold as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
- 2024 And Mrs. as Margaret
- 2016 Showing Roots as Shirley
- 1998 The Misadventures of Margaret as Till Turner
- 2001 The Flamingo Rising as Edna Lee
- 2007 A Room with a View as Mrs Honeychurch
- 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Cora Crawley
- 2006 The Truth as Donna
- 2018 The Commuter as Karen MacCauley
- 1990 Tune in Tomorrow... as Elena Quince
- 1992 Tales from Hollywood as Helen Schwartz
- 1984 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Snow White
- 2008 Inconceivable as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
- 2019 The Chaperone as Norma
- 2017 The Wife as Elaine Mozell
- 2012 Screen Goddesses as Narrator
- 2019 Downton Abbey as Cora Crawley
- 2019 JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Thursday the 12th as Candice Hopper
- 2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era as Cora Crawley
- 2011 Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
- 2025 Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale as Self
- 1981 Chytilová Versus Forman as Self
- 2027 Seasons
- 1999 The Scarlet Pimpernel ( 6 episodes ) as Marguerite Blakeney
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Laura Kendall
- 2006 Three Moons Over Milford ( 8 episodes )
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Faith Sutton
- 2014 Civil War: The Untold Story ( 5 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Snow White
- 1979 California Fever ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Celia
- 2003 The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire ( 8 episodes ) as Helen Shaw
- 1995 If Not for You ( 7 episodes ) as Jessie Kent
- 2008 Freezing ( 3 episodes )
- 2010 Downton Abbey ( 47 episodes ) as Cora Crawley
- 1991 Performance ( 1 episode ) as Helen Schwartz
- 1991 Performance ( 1 episode ) as Margaret Hyman
- 2014 The Kumars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 Ashenden ( 1 episode ) as Aileen Somerville
- 2004 Big Fat Quiz ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Edna Lee
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 War of the Worlds ( 9 episodes ) as Helen Brown
- 2009 Modern Family ( 1 episode ) as California Mom (archive footage)
- 1999 Loose Women ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 1 episode ) as Dame Celia Westholme
- 1991 Performance ( 1 episode ) as Beatrice-Joanna
- 2025 Talamasca: The Secret Order ( 6 episodes ) as Helen
- 1967 Omnibus ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 10 Minute Tales ( 1 episode ) as Ex-Wife
- 2008 A Room with a View ( 2 episodes ) as Mrs Honeychurch
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Mary Dalton
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Helen Schwartz
