Actress Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern
Photo of actress Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor. 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.
Place of birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA Evanston, Illinois, USA
Date of birth
18th July 1961
Movies that starred Elizabeth McGovern (4 in total)
Downton Abbey: A New Era poster

Downton Abbey: A New Era [2022]

Cora Crawley
A Room with a View poster

A Room with a View [2007]

Mrs Honeychurch
Buffalo Soldiers poster

Buffalo Soldiers [2002]

Mrs. Berman
The House of Mirth poster

The House of Mirth [2000]

Mrs. Carry Fisher
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