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

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Talamasca: The Secret Order

    Talamasca: The Secret Order

  • 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

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans

  • Once Upon a Time in America

    Once Upon a Time in America

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Kick-Ass

    Kick-Ass

  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Big Fat Quiz

    Big Fat Quiz

  • Unexpected

    Unexpected

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Remembering Ragtime

    Remembering Ragtime

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • Angels Crest

    Angels Crest

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • Manila

    Manila

  • The Commuter

    The Commuter

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • The Chaperone

    The Chaperone

  • Woman in Gold

    Woman in Gold

  • The Truth

    The Truth

  • The Changeling

    The Changeling

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • The Favor

    The Favor

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • Broken Glass

    Broken Glass

  • Inconceivable

    Inconceivable

  • Native Son

    Native Son

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • The Queen At 90

    The Queen At 90

  • Clover

    Clover

  • Hawkins

    Hawkins

  • A Shock to the System

    A Shock to the System

  • Showing Roots

    Showing Roots

  • The Wings of the Dove

    The Wings of the Dove

  • Switzerland

    Switzerland

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • The Bedroom Window

    The Bedroom Window

  • Johnny Handsome

    Johnny Handsome

  • Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • California Fever

    California Fever

  • Swung

    Swung

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • 10 Minute Tales

    10 Minute Tales

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • A Room with a View

    A Room with a View

  • The Man with Rain in His Shoes

    The Man with Rain in His Shoes

  • The Wife

    The Wife

  • If Not for You

    If Not for You

  • Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

    Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

  • The Misadventures of Margaret

    The Misadventures of Margaret

  • Tales from Hollywood

    Tales from Hollywood

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

  • Tune in Tomorrow...

    Tune in Tomorrow...

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  • Me and Veronica

    Me and Veronica

  • The Flamingo Rising

    The Flamingo Rising

  • The Summer of Ben Tyler

    The Summer of Ben Tyler

  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

    The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

  • Thursday the 12th

    Thursday the 12th

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • The Kumars

    The Kumars

  • Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

    Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

  • Three Moons Over Milford

    Three Moons Over Milford

  • Wings of Courage

    Wings of Courage

  • Freezing

    Freezing

  • Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

  • Daphne

    Daphne

  • Civil War: The Untold Story

    Civil War: The Untold Story

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

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

  • Screen Goddesses

    Screen Goddesses