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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Talamasca: The Secret Order

    Talamasca: The Secret Order

  • Kick-Ass

    Kick-Ass

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Once Upon a Time in America

    Once Upon a Time in America

  • The Favor

    The Favor

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Hawkins

    Hawkins

  • Tune in Tomorrow...

    Tune in Tomorrow...

  • Showing Roots

    Showing Roots

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans

  • Big Fat Quiz

    Big Fat Quiz

  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

  • The Changeling

    The Changeling

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Unexpected

    Unexpected

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

  • Thursday the 12th

    Thursday the 12th

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Me and Veronica

    Me and Veronica

  • Manila

    Manila

  • Switzerland

    Switzerland

  • Angels Crest

    Angels Crest

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • The Commuter

    The Commuter

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Clover

    Clover

  • Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

    Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Woman in Gold

    Woman in Gold

  • Swung

    Swung

  • Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

    Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Three Moons Over Milford

    Three Moons Over Milford

  • 10 Minute Tales

    10 Minute Tales

  • If Not for You

    If Not for You

  • The Wings of the Dove

    The Wings of the Dove

  • The Wife

    The Wife

  • California Fever

    California Fever

  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

    The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • The Bedroom Window

    The Bedroom Window

  • Johnny Handsome

    Johnny Handsome

  • A Shock to the System

    A Shock to the System

  • The Kumars

    The Kumars

  • The Chaperone

    The Chaperone

  • Native Son

    Native Son

  • Civil War: The Untold Story

    Civil War: The Untold Story

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • Remembering Ragtime

    Remembering Ragtime

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • Freezing

    Freezing

  • Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

  • A Room with a View

    A Room with a View

  • Inconceivable

    Inconceivable

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • The Summer of Ben Tyler

    The Summer of Ben Tyler

  • The Misadventures of Margaret

    The Misadventures of Margaret

  • Broken Glass

    Broken Glass

  • The Man with Rain in His Shoes

    The Man with Rain in His Shoes

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

  • Wings of Courage

    Wings of Courage

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  • The Flamingo Rising

    The Flamingo Rising

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

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

  • Daphne

    Daphne

  • The Truth

    The Truth

  • The Queen At 90

    The Queen At 90

  • Tales from Hollywood

    Tales from Hollywood

  • Screen Goddesses

    Screen Goddesses