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.
Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
And Mrs.
as Margaret
And Mrs.
as Margaret
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaperone
as Norma
The Chaperone
as Norma
The Commuter
as Karen MacCauley
The Commuter
as Karen MacCauley
The Wife
as Elaine Mozell
The Wife
as Elaine Mozell
Showing Roots
as Shirley
Showing Roots
as Shirley
The Queen At 90
as Narrator
The Queen At 90
as Narrator
Unexpected
as Carolyn
Unexpected
as Carolyn
Swung
as Dolly Adams
Swung
as Dolly Adams
Woman in Gold
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Woman in Gold
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Screen Goddesses
as Narrator
Screen Goddesses
as Narrator
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Mrs. Thatcham
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Mrs. Thatcham
Angels Crest
as Jane
Angels Crest
as Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Kick-Ass
as Mrs. Lizewski
Kick-Ass
as Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
as Marmara
Clash of the Titans
as Marmara
Inconceivable
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Inconceivable
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
A Room with a View
as Mrs Honeychurch
A Room with a View
as Mrs Honeychurch
Daphne
as Ellen Doubleday
Daphne
as Ellen Doubleday
The Truth
as Donna
The Truth
as Donna
Remembering Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Thursday the 12th
as Candice Hopper
Thursday the 12th
as Candice Hopper
Buffalo Soldiers
as Mrs. Berman
Buffalo Soldiers
as Mrs. Berman
Hawkins
as Susie Hawkins
Hawkins
as Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
as Edna Lee
The Flamingo Rising
as Edna Lee
The House of Mirth
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
The House of Mirth
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
Manila
as Elizabeth
Manila
as Elizabeth
The Misadventures of Margaret
as Till Turner
The Misadventures of Margaret
as Till Turner
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
as Diane
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
as Diane
Clover
as Sara Kate
Clover
as Sara Kate
The Wings of the Dove
as Susan Stringham
The Wings of the Dove
as Susan Stringham
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Celia Rayburn
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass
as Margaret Hyman
Broken Glass
as Margaret Hyman
Broken Trust
as Janice Dillon
Broken Trust
as Janice Dillon
Wings of Courage
as Noëlle Guillaumet
Wings of Courage
as Noëlle Guillaumet
The Favor
as Emily
The Favor
as Emily
The Changeling
as Beatrice-Joanna
The Changeling
as Beatrice-Joanna
Me and Veronica
as Fanny
Me and Veronica
as Fanny
King of the Hill
as Lydia
King of the Hill
as Lydia
Tales from Hollywood
as Helen Schwartz
Tales from Hollywood
as Helen Schwartz
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Elena Quince
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Elena Quince
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
A Shock to the System
as Stella Anderson
A Shock to the System
as Stella Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale
as Moira
The Handmaid's Tale
as Moira
Johnny Handsome
as Donna McCarty
Johnny Handsome
as Donna McCarty
She's Having a Baby
as Kristy Briggs
She's Having a Baby
as Kristy Briggs
The Bedroom Window
as Denise
The Bedroom Window
as Denise
Native Son
as Mary Dalton
Native Son
as Mary Dalton
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Snow White
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Snow White
Once Upon a Time in America
as Deborah
Once Upon a Time in America
as Deborah
Racing with the Moon
as Caddie Winger
Racing with the Moon
as Caddie Winger
Lovesick
as Chloe Allen
Lovesick
as Chloe Allen
Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit
Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit
Chytilová Versus Forman
as Self
Chytilová Versus Forman
as Self
Ordinary People
as Jeannine Pratt
Ordinary People
as Jeannine Pratt