Elizabeth McGovern
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.
Acting (58 movies)
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Johnny Handsome
1989
A Shock to the System
1990
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
Kick-Ass
2010
The House of Mirth
2000
Ragtime
1981
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
King of the Hill
1993
She's Having a Baby
1988
The Wings of the Dove
1997
Ordinary People
1980
The Bedroom Window
1987
Racing with the Moon
1984
Hawkins
2001
Clash of the Titans
2010
Lovesick
1983
The Favor
1994
Wings of Courage
1995
Angels Crest
2011
Native Son
1986
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
Remembering Ragtime
2004
Clover
1997
The Queen At 90
2016
Daphne
2007
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
Manila
2000
Broken Glass
1996
The Changeling
1993
Broken Trust
1995
Swung
2015
Me and Veronica
1993
Unexpected
2015
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
Woman in Gold
2015
And Mrs.
2024
Showing Roots
2016
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
The Flamingo Rising
2001
A Room with a View
2007
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
The Truth
2006
The Commuter
2018
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
Tales from Hollywood
1992
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
Inconceivable
2008
The Chaperone
2019
The Wife
2018
Screen Goddesses
2012
Downton Abbey
2019
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
2019
Thursday the 12th
2003
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Amazing Places Hawaii | 2010 | Writer |
| The Chaperone | 2019 | Producer |