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Elizabeth McGovern

Acting · 2.4 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

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

20105.9

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

20107.1

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

Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

19896.4

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

19906.1

Swung

Swung

20155.4

The Favor

The Favor

19944.9

The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

19876.3

Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

19846.3

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

19885.9

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

20026.3

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

19976.6

And Mrs.

And Mrs.

20245.4

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

19906.5

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

20006.3

The Changeling

The Changeling

19938.0

Ragtime

Ragtime

19817.0

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

19984.9

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

20125.4

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

19936.8

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

19846.4

Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th

20039.0

Me and Veronica

Me and Veronica

19933.3

The Misadventures of Margaret

The Misadventures of Margaret

19985.1

Wings of Courage

Wings of Courage

19956.7

Native Son

Native Son

19865.3

The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

19966.8

Inconceivable

Inconceivable

20085.8

Unexpected

Unexpected

20155.7

Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

19923.0

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

2011

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

19904.4

The Chaperone

The Chaperone

20196.2

Angels Crest

Angels Crest

20115.7

Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

19905.5

Broken Trust

Broken Trust

19956.3

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

20075.4

Lovesick

Lovesick

19835.7

Chytilová Versus Forman

Chytilová Versus Forman

19818.0

The Flamingo Rising

The Flamingo Rising

20015.0

Showing Roots

Showing Roots

20165.6

Daphne

Daphne

20075.8

Clover

Clover

19975.6

Screen Goddesses

Screen Goddesses

2012

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

20252.5

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

The Truth

The Truth

20067.0

Manila

Manila

20006.0

Hawkins

Hawkins

20018.0

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

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

19969.0