Acting
Elizabeth McGovern
EN, DE, ES cinema · 61 credits
Born
18 July 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also known as Элизабет Макговерн · 伊麗莎白·麥高文 · الیزابت مک گاورن
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
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Cora Crawley
And Mrs.
as Margaret
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Cora Crawley
The Chaperone
as Norma, Producer
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
The Commuter
as Karen MacCauley
The Wife
as Elaine Mozell
The Queen At 90
as Narrator
Showing Roots
as Shirley
Swung
as Dolly Adams
Unexpected
as Carolyn
Woman in Gold
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Mrs. Thatcham
Screen Goddesses
as Narrator
Angels Crest
as Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Kick-Ass
as Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
as Marmara
Inconceivable
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Daphne
as Ellen Doubleday
A Room with a View
as Mrs Honeychurch
The Truth
as Donna
Remembering Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Thursday the 12th
as Candice Hopper
Buffalo Soldiers
as Mrs. Berman
Hawkins
as Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
as Edna Lee
The House of Mirth
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
Manila
as Elizabeth
The Misadventures of Margaret
as Till Turner
The Wings of the Dove
as Susan Stringham
Clover
as Sara Kate
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass
as Margaret Hyman
Wings of Courage
as Noëlle Guillaumet
Broken Trust
as Janice Dillon
The Favor
as Emily
King of the Hill
as Lydia
The Changeling
as Beatrice-Joanna
Me and Veronica
as Fanny
Tales from Hollywood
as Helen Schwartz
A Shock to the System
as Stella Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale
as Moira
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Elena Quince
Johnny Handsome
as Donna McCarty
She's Having a Baby
as Kristy Briggs
The Bedroom Window
as Denise
Native Son
as Mary Dalton
Once Upon a Time in America
as Deborah
Racing with the Moon
as Caddie Winger
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Snow White
Lovesick
as Chloe Allen
Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit
Ordinary People
as Jeannine Pratt