Elizabeth McGovern
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.
Born: 18 July 1961
Played In
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
Kick-Ass
Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
Marmara
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
The Misadventures of Margaret
Till Turner
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Diane
Clover
Sara Kate
The Wings of the Dove
Susan Stringham
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass
Margaret Hyman
If Not for You
Jessie Kent
Broken Trust
Janice Dillon
Wings of Courage
Noëlle Guillaumet
The Favor
Emily
The Changeling
Beatrice-Joanna
Me and Veronica
Fanny
King of the Hill
Lydia
Tales from Hollywood
Helen Schwartz
Ashenden
Aileen Somerville
Performance
Helen Schwartz
Performance
Margaret Hyman
Performance
Beatrice-Joanna
Tune in Tomorrow...
Elena Quince
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Vicki
A Shock to the System
Stella Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale
Moira
Johnny Handsome
Donna McCarty
Tales from the Crypt
Laura Kendall
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dame Celia Westholme
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
She's Having a Baby
Kristy Briggs
The Bedroom Window
Denise
Native Son
Mary Dalton
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White
Once Upon a Time in America
Deborah
Racing with the Moon
Caddie Winger
Lovesick
Chloe Allen
Faerie Tale Theatre
Snow White
Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit
Chytilová Versus Forman
Self
Ordinary People
Jeannine Pratt
California Fever
Omnibus
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Celia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Edna Lee