Elizabeth McGovern
Acting
- Born:
- 1961-07-18
- 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
Filmography
Seasons
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
And Mrs.
Downton Abbey: A New Era
War of the Worlds
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Downton Abbey
The Kelly Clarkson Show
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
The Chaperone
The Commuter
The Wife
Showing Roots
The Queen At 90
Unexpected
Swung
Woman in Gold
Civil War: The Untold Story
The Kumars
Screen Goddesses
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Angels Crest
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Downton Abbey
Kick-Ass
Clash of the Titans
10 Minute Tales
Modern Family
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Inconceivable
A Room with a View
Freezing
A Room with a View
Daphne
Three Moons Over Milford
The Truth
Big Fat Quiz
Remembering Ragtime
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Thursday the 12th
Buffalo Soldiers
Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
The House of Mirth
Manila
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Loose Women
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Misadventures of Margaret
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Clover
The Wings of the Dove
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Broken Glass
If Not for You
Broken Trust
Wings of Courage
The Favor
The Changeling
Me and Veronica
King of the Hill
Tales from Hollywood
Ashenden
Performance
Tune in Tomorrow...
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
A Shock to the System
The Handmaid's Tale
Johnny Handsome
Tales from the Crypt
Agatha Christie's Poirot
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
She's Having a Baby
The Bedroom Window
Native Son
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Once Upon a Time in America
Racing with the Moon
Lovesick
Faerie Tale Theatre
American Playhouse
Ragtime
Chytilová Versus Forman
Ordinary People
California Fever
Omnibus
Hallmark Hall of Fame