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Elizabeth McGovern

Acting 64 years old Evanston, Illinois, USA ★ 1.4
Born: July 18, 1961

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.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot Dame Celia Westholme 1989
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey Cora Crawley 2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Laura Kendall 1989

Filmography

Acting Credits (90)

Talamasca: The Secret Order
Talamasca: The Secret Order Helen 2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Cora Crawley 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale Self 2025
And Mrs.
And Mrs. Margaret 2024
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era Cora Crawley 2022
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds Helen Brown 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Self 2019
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey Cora Crawley 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes Self (archive footage) 2019
The Chaperone
The Chaperone Norma 2019
The Commuter
The Commuter Karen MacCauley 2018
The Wife
The Wife Elaine Mozell 2017
Showing Roots
Showing Roots Shirley 2016
The Queen At 90
The Queen At 90 Narrator 2016
Unexpected
Unexpected Carolyn 2015
Swung
Swung Dolly Adams 2015
Woman in Gold
Woman in Gold Judge Florence-Marie Cooper 2015
Civil War: The Untold Story
Civil War: The Untold Story Narrator (voice) 2014
The Kumars
The Kumars Self 2014
Screen Goddesses
Screen Goddesses Narrator 2012
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding Mrs. Thatcham 2012
Angels Crest
Angels Crest Jane 2011
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters Wallis Simpson (Voice) 2011
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey Cora Crawley 2010
Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass Mrs. Lizewski 2010
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans Marmara 2010
10 Minute Tales
10 Minute Tales Ex-Wife 2009
Modern Family
Modern Family California Mom (archive footage) 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Inconceivable
Inconceivable Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams 2008
A Room with a View
A Room with a View Mrs Honeychurch 2008
Freezing
Freezing 2008
A Room with a View
A Room with a View Mrs Honeychurch 2007
Daphne
Daphne Ellen Doubleday 2007
Three Moons Over Milford
Three Moons Over Milford 2006
The Truth
The Truth Donna 2006
Big Fat Quiz
Big Fat Quiz Self - Guest 2004
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage) 2004
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire 2003
Thursday the 12th
Thursday the 12th Candice Hopper 2003
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers Mrs. Berman 2002
Hawkins
Hawkins Susie Hawkins 2001
The Flamingo Rising
The Flamingo Rising Edna Lee 2001
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth Mrs. Carry Fisher 2000
Manila
Manila Elizabeth 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Faith Sutton 1999
Loose Women
Loose Women Self 1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel Marguerite Blakeney 1999
The Misadventures of Margaret
The Misadventures of Margaret Till Turner 1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
The Man with Rain in His Shoes Diane 1998
Clover
Clover Sara Kate 1997
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove Susan Stringham 1997
The Summer of Ben Tyler
The Summer of Ben Tyler Celia Rayburn 1996
Broken Glass
Broken Glass Margaret Hyman 1996
If Not for You
If Not for You Jessie Kent 1995
Broken Trust
Broken Trust Janice Dillon 1995
Wings of Courage
Wings of Courage Noëlle Guillaumet 1995
The Favor
The Favor Emily 1994
The Changeling
The Changeling Beatrice-Joanna 1993
Me and Veronica
Me and Veronica Fanny 1993
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Lydia 1993
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood Helen Schwartz 1992
Ashenden
Ashenden Aileen Somerville 1991
Performance
Performance Helen Schwartz 1991
Performance
Performance Margaret Hyman 1991
Performance
Performance Beatrice-Joanna 1991
Tune in Tomorrow...
Tune in Tomorrow... Elena Quince 1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction Vicki 1990
A Shock to the System
A Shock to the System Stella Anderson 1990
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale Moira 1990
Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome Donna McCarty 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Laura Kendall 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot Dame Celia Westholme 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby Kristy Briggs 1988
The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window Denise 1987
Native Son
Native Son Mary Dalton 1986
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White 1984
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America Deborah Gelly 1984
Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon Caddie Winger 1984
Lovesick
Lovesick Chloe Allen 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre Snow White 1982
Ragtime
Ragtime Evelyn Nesbit 1981
Ordinary People
Ordinary People Jeannine Pratt 1980
California Fever
California Fever 1979
Omnibus
Omnibus Self 1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Celia 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Edna Lee 1951

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