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Elizabeth McGovern

Acting · 2.5 popularity

Age

65

Movies

59

TV

29

Born: July 18, 1961
From: Evanston, Illinois, USA

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.

Works

59 films

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

19848.4

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

20107.1

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

20105.9

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

20257.0

The Commuter

The Commuter

20186.4

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

20197.1

The Wife

The Wife

20177.1

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

20227.2

Ordinary People

Ordinary People

19807.4

Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

20157.3

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

19906.1

Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

19896.4

Swung

Swung

20155.4

The Favor

The Favor

19944.9

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

19885.9

And Mrs.

And Mrs.

20245.4

The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

19876.3

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

19976.6

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

20026.3

Ragtime

Ragtime

19817.0

Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

19846.3

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

19906.5

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

20006.3

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

20125.4

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

19936.8

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

19984.9

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

19846.4

The Changeling

The Changeling

19938.0

Wings of Courage

Wings of Courage

19956.7

Me and Veronica

Me and Veronica

19933.3

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

2011

The Misadventures of Margaret

The Misadventures of Margaret

19985.1

Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th

20039.0

The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

19966.8

Angels Crest

Angels Crest

20115.7

Inconceivable

Inconceivable

20085.8

Native Son

Native Son

19865.3

The Chaperone

The Chaperone

20196.2

Unexpected

Unexpected

20155.7

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

20075.4

Lovesick

Lovesick

19835.7

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

19904.4

Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

19905.5

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

20252.5

Broken Trust

Broken Trust

19956.3

Daphne

Daphne

20075.8

Clover

Clover

19975.6

The Flamingo Rising

The Flamingo Rising

20015.0

Showing Roots

Showing Roots

20165.6

Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

19923.0

Chytilová Versus Forman

Chytilová Versus Forman

19818.0

The Truth

The Truth

20067.0

Screen Goddesses

Screen Goddesses

2012

Hawkins

Hawkins

20018.0

Manila

Manila

20006.0

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

19969.0

The Queen At 90

The Queen At 90

2016

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

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

2019