Elizabeth McGovern
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1961
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
- Seasons
Seasons 2027
Actor
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale 2025
as Self
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025
as Cora Crawley
And Mrs. 2024
as Margaret
Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey 2019
as Cora Crawley
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes 2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaperone 2019
as Norma, Producer
The Commuter 2018
as Karen MacCauley
The Wife 2017
as Elaine Mozell
Showing Roots 2016
as Shirley
The Queen At 90 2016
as Narrator
Unexpected 2015
as Carolyn
Swung 2015
as Dolly Adams
Woman in Gold 2015
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Screen Goddesses 2012
as Narrator
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding 2012
as Mrs. Thatcham
Angels Crest 2011
as Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters 2011
as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
- Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii 2010
Writer
Clash of the Titans 2010
as Marmara
Kick-Ass 2010
as Mrs. Lizewski
Inconceivable 2008
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
A Room with a View 2007
as Mrs Honeychurch
Daphne 2007
as Ellen Doubleday
The Truth 2006
as Donna
Remembering Ragtime 2004
as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Thursday the 12th 2003
as Candice Hopper
Buffalo Soldiers 2002
as Mrs. Berman
Hawkins 2001
as Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising 2001
as Edna Lee
The House of Mirth 2000
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
Manila 2000
as Elizabeth
The Misadventures of Margaret 1998
as Till Turner
The Man with Rain in His Shoes 1998
as Diane
Clover 1997
as Sara Kate
The Wings of the Dove 1997
as Susan Stringham
The Summer of Ben Tyler 1996
as Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass 1996
as Margaret Hyman
Broken Trust 1995
as Janice Dillon
Wings of Courage 1995
as Noëlle Guillaumet
The Favor 1994
as Emily
The Changeling 1993
as Beatrice-Joanna
Me and Veronica 1993
as Fanny
King of the Hill 1993
as Lydia
Tales from Hollywood 1992
as Helen Schwartz
Tune in Tomorrow... 1990
as Elena Quince
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction 1990
as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
A Shock to the System 1990
as Stella Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale 1990
as Moira
Johnny Handsome 1989
as Donna McCarty
She's Having a Baby 1988
as Kristy Briggs
The Bedroom Window 1987
as Denise
Native Son 1986
as Mary Dalton
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1984
as Snow White
Once Upon a Time in America 1984
as Deborah
Racing with the Moon 1984
as Caddie Winger
Lovesick 1983
as Chloe Allen
Ragtime 1981
as Evelyn Nesbit
Chytilová Versus Forman 1981
as Self
Ordinary People 1980
as Jeannine Pratt
Credits from TMDB.