Elizabeth McGovern
ActingAlso Known As
Элизабет Макговерн, 伊麗莎白·麥高文, الیزابت مک گاورن
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.
Movies
(58 total)
Kick-Ass
as Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
as Marmara
Once Upon a Time in America
as Deborah Gelly
The Commuter
as Karen MacCauley
Woman in Gold
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
The Wife
as Elaine Mozell
Ordinary People
as Jeannine Pratt
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Cora Crawley
Buffalo Soldiers
as Mrs. Berman
Johnny Handsome
as Donna McCarty
The Handmaid's Tale
as Moira
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Cora Crawley
She's Having a Baby
as Kristy Briggs
Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit
King of the Hill
as Lydia
The Bedroom Window
as Denise
A Shock to the System
as Stella Anderson
The Wings of the Dove
as Susan Stringham
Racing with the Moon
as Caddie Winger
TV Shows
(31 total)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Faith Sutton
Modern Family
as California Mom (archive footage)
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
Tales from the Crypt
as Laura Kendall
War of the Worlds
as Helen Brown
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Dame Celia Westholme
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Guest
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Snow White
Loose Women
as Self
Omnibus
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Celia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Edna Lee
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Marguerite Blakeney
