Elizabeth McGovern

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-07-18 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Once Upon a Time in America

    Once Upon a Time in America

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Kick-Ass

    Kick-Ass

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

  • Big Fat Quiz

    Big Fat Quiz

  • Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order

    Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • The Commuter

    The Commuter

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

    Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

  • The Bedroom Window

    The Bedroom Window

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • Tales from Hollywood

    Tales from Hollywood

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  • The Summer of Ben Tyler

    The Summer of Ben Tyler

  • Swung

    Swung

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

  • The Wings of the Dove

    The Wings of the Dove

  • Remembering Ragtime

    Remembering Ragtime

  • A Shock to the System

    A Shock to the System

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Tune in Tomorrow...

    Tune in Tomorrow...

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • The Flamingo Rising

    The Flamingo Rising

  • Angels Crest

    Angels Crest

  • Woman in Gold

    Woman in Gold

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Johnny Handsome

    Johnny Handsome

  • The Misadventures of Margaret

    The Misadventures of Margaret

  • A Room with a View

    A Room with a View

  • The Favor

    The Favor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Inconceivable

    Inconceivable

  • The Wife

    The Wife

  • The Changeling

    The Changeling

  • Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

    Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

  • Clover

    Clover

  • Native Son

    Native Son

  • 10 Minute Tales

    10 Minute Tales

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • If Not for You

    If Not for You

  • California Fever

    California Fever

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Unexpected

    Unexpected

  • The Truth

    The Truth

  • Thursday the 12th

    Thursday the 12th

  • Manila

    Manila

  • Broken Glass

    Broken Glass

  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

    The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

  • The Kumars

    The Kumars

  • Showing Roots

    Showing Roots

  • Three Moons Over Milford

    Three Moons Over Milford

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Hawkins

    Hawkins

  • The Chaperone

    The Chaperone

  • Wings of Courage

    Wings of Courage

  • Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • Switzerland

    Switzerland

  • Me and Veronica

    Me and Veronica

  • Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

  • Freezing

    Freezing

  • The Queen At 90

    The Queen At 90

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

  • Civil War: The Untold Story

    Civil War: The Untold Story

  • Daphne

    Daphne

  • The Man with Rain in His Shoes

    The Man with Rain in His Shoes

  • JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes

    JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes

  • Screen Goddesses

    Screen Goddesses