- Born
- Place
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.
As actor
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
And Mrs.
Downton Abbey: A New Era
The Chaperone
Downton Abbey
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
The Commuter
The Wife
The Queen At 90
Showing Roots
Swung
Unexpected
Woman in Gold
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Screen Goddesses
Angels Crest
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Kick-Ass
Clash of the Titans
Inconceivable
Daphne
A Room with a View
The Truth
Remembering Ragtime
Thursday the 12th
Buffalo Soldiers
Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
The House of Mirth