Elizabeth McGovern
Acting
Born: July 18, 1961 (age 65) · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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
Kick-Ass
2010
Clash of the Titans
2010
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
The Commuter
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Modern Family
2009
Woman in Gold
2015
Downton Abbey
2019
Downton Abbey
2010
The Wife
2017
Tales from the Crypt
1989
War of the Worlds
2019
Photos (13)
Movies (56)
Once Upon a Time in America
Deborah
Kick-Ass
Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
Marmara
The Commuter
Karen MacCauley
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Cora Crawley
Ordinary People
Jeannine Pratt
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Cora Crawley
Woman in Gold
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Johnny Handsome
Donna McCarty
The Handmaid's Tale
Moira
The Wife
Elaine Mozell
Swung
Dolly Adams
Buffalo Soldiers
Mrs. Berman
The Bedroom Window
Denise
She's Having a Baby
Kristy Briggs
Me and Veronica
Fanny
The House of Mirth
Mrs. Carry Fisher
A Shock to the System
Stella Anderson
Racing with the Moon
Caddie Winger
The Favor
Emily
The Wings of the Dove
Susan Stringham
And Mrs.
Margaret
Daphne
Ellen Doubleday
Inconceivable
Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit
King of the Hill
Lydia
The Changeling
Beatrice-Joanna
Wings of Courage
Noëlle Guillaumet
The Chaperone
Norma
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Mrs. Thatcham
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Celia Rayburn
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White
Native Son
Mary Dalton
Tune in Tomorrow...
Elena Quince
Angels Crest
Jane
Thursday the 12th
Candice Hopper
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Diane
Showing Roots
Shirley
Remembering Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
The Misadventures of Margaret
Till Turner
Broken Trust
Janice Dillon
The Truth
Donna
Tales from Hollywood
Helen Schwartz
Screen Goddesses
Narrator
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
Unexpected
Carolyn
Lovesick
Chloe Allen
Clover
Sara Kate
The Flamingo Rising
Edna Lee
Broken Glass
Margaret Hyman
Manila
Elizabeth
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Wallis Simpson (Voice)
The Queen At 90
Narrator
Hawkins
Susie Hawkins
TV Shows (22)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Faith Sutton · 1 eps
Modern Family
California Mom (archive footage) · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dame Celia Westholme · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Mary Dalton · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Helen Schwartz · 1 eps
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley · 47 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Laura Kendall · 1 eps
Performance
Helen Schwartz · 1 eps
Performance
Margaret Hyman · 1 eps
Performance
Beatrice-Joanna · 1 eps
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Helen · 6 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Snow White · 1 eps
War of the Worlds
Helen Brown · 9 eps
10 Minute Tales
Ex-Wife · 1 eps
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marguerite Blakeney · 6 eps
California Fever
1 eps
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
8 eps
Three Moons Over Milford
8 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Celia · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Edna Lee · 1 eps
Freezing
3 eps
Civil War: The Untold Story
Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Loose Women
Self · 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
Chytilová Versus Forman
Self
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)