
Elizabeth McGovern
Born: 1961-07-18
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For

Kick-Ass

Once Upon a Time in America

Clash of the Titans

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

The Favor

Downton Abbey

Ordinary People

Ragtime

Showing Roots

The Chaperone

And Mrs.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Native Son

Swung

The Commuter

Remembering Ragtime

Broken Glass

Clover

The Truth

Angels Crest

Manila

The Changeling

Hawkins

Lovesick

Unexpected

Buffalo Soldiers

The Bedroom Window

The Misadventures of Margaret

The House of Mirth

The Handmaid's Tale

Woman in Gold

Inconceivable

The Wife

She's Having a Baby

Me and Veronica

Tales from Hollywood

Johnny Handsome

King of the Hill

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Tune in Tomorrow...

Racing with the Moon

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

The Wings of the Dove

A Shock to the System

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

Thursday the 12th

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Broken Trust

A Room with a View

Screen Goddesses

The Flamingo Rising

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

The Summer of Ben Tyler

Daphne

Wings of Courage

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
