8.4
8.4
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
as Deborah
Elizabeth McGovern
Also known as: Elizabeth Lee McGovern
Acting
Born:July 18, 1961(age 65)
Birthplace:Evanston, Illinois, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Juilliard School, Oakwood School, Los Angeles, North Hollywood High School
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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.
Filmography (59 movies)
7.5
7.5
Ordinary People
1980
as Jeannine Pratt
7.4
7.4
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Cora Crawley
7.3
7.3
Woman in Gold
2015
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
7.2
7.2
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Cora Crawley
7.1
7.1
Downton Abbey
2019
as Cora Crawley
7.1
7.1
Kick-Ass
2010
as Mrs. Lizewski
7.1
7.1
The Wife
2018
as Elaine Mozell
7.0
7.0
Ragtime
1981
as Evelyn Nesbit
6.8
6.8
King of the Hill
1993
as Lydia
6.6
6.6
The Wings of the Dove
1997
as Susan Stringham
6.5
6.5
Wings of Courage
1995
as Noëlle Guillaumet
6.4
6.4
A Shock to the System
1990
as Stella Anderson
6.4
6.4
The Commuter
2018
as Karen MacCauley
6.3
6.3
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Denise
6.3
6.3
Johnny Handsome
1989
as Donna McCarty
6.3
6.3
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
as Mrs. Berman
6.2
6.2
The Chaperone
2019
Producer
6.2
6.2
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Caddie Winger
6.1
6.1
The House of Mirth
2000
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
6.1
6.1
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
as Moira
6.0
6.0
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
as Snow White
5.9
5.9
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Kristy Briggs
5.9
5.9
Clash of the Titans
2010
as Marmara
5.8
5.8
Inconceivable
2008
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
5.8
5.8
Daphne
2007
as Ellen Doubleday
5.7
5.7
Unexpected
2015
as Carolyn
5.7
5.7
Angels Crest
2011
as Jane
5.7
5.7
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
as Celia Rayburn
5.6
5.6
Showing Roots
2016
as Shirley
5.5
5.5
Lovesick
1983
as Chloe Allen
5.4
5.4
Swung
2015
as Dolly Adams
5.4
5.4
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
as Mrs. Thatcham
5.3
5.3
A Room with a View
2007
as Mrs Honeychurch
5.3
5.3
And Mrs.
2024
as Margaret
5.2
5.2
Broken Trust
1995
as Janice Dillon
5.0
5.0
Manila
2000
as Elizabeth
5.0
5.0
Native Son
1986
as Mary Dalton
4.8
4.8
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
as Diane
4.8
4.8
The Favor
1994
as Emily
4.7
4.7
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
as Till Turner
4.5
4.5
Clover
1997
as Sara Kate
4.4
4.4
The Flamingo Rising
2001
as Edna Lee
4.1
4.1
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Vicki
1.0
1.0
Tales from Hollywood
1992
as Helen Schwartz
1.0
1.0
Me and Veronica
1993
as Fanny
The Truth
2006
as Donna
Screen Goddesses
2012
as Narrator
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011
as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Thursday the 12th
2003
as Candice Hopper
Hawkins
2001
as Susie Hawkins
The Queen At 90
2016
as Narrator
Broken Glass
1996
as Margaret Hyman
Switzerland
TBA
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self
The Changeling
1993
as Beatrice-Joanna
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
2010
Writer
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