Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actress.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Character:Cora Crawley
Release Date:10/09/2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2025
And Mrs.
Character:Margaret
Release Date:20/09/2024
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Character:Cora Crawley
Release Date:27/04/2022
Downton Abbey
Character:Cora Crawley
Release Date:12/09/2019
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/06/2019
The Chaperone
Character:Norma
Release Date:29/03/2019
The Wife
Character:Elaine Mozell
Release Date:02/08/2018
The Commuter
Character:Karen MacCauley
Release Date:11/01/2018
Showing Roots
Character:Shirley
Release Date:23/04/2016
The Queen At 90
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/04/2016
Unexpected
Character:Carolyn
Release Date:24/07/2015
Swung
Character:Dolly Adams
Release Date:19/06/2015
Woman in Gold
Character:Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Release Date:20/03/2015
Screen Goddesses
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/12/2012
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Character:Mrs. Thatcham
Release Date:07/12/2012
Angels Crest
Character:Jane
Release Date:30/12/2011
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Character:Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Release Date:24/08/2011
Kick-Ass
Character:Mrs. Lizewski
Release Date:26/03/2010
Clash of the Titans
Character:Marmara
Release Date:26/03/2010
Inconceivable
Character:Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Release Date:18/06/2008
A Room with a View
Character:Mrs Honeychurch
Release Date:04/11/2007
Daphne
Character:Ellen Doubleday
Release Date:30/06/2007
The Truth
Character:Donna
Release Date:13/01/2006
Remembering Ragtime
Character:Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Release Date:16/11/2004
Thursday the 12th
Character:Candice Hopper
Release Date:06/04/2003
Buffalo Soldiers
Character:Mrs. Berman
Release Date:31/10/2002
Hawkins
Character:Susie Hawkins
Release Date:28/07/2001
The Flamingo Rising
Character:Edna Lee
Release Date:04/02/2001
The House of Mirth
Character:Mrs. Carry Fisher
Release Date:13/10/2000
Manila
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:29/06/2000
The Misadventures of Margaret
Character:Till Turner
Release Date:23/12/1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Character:Diane
Release Date:27/11/1998
Clover
Character:Sara Kate
Release Date:10/09/1997
The Wings of the Dove
Character:Susan Stringham
Release Date:04/09/1997
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Character:Celia Rayburn
Release Date:15/12/1996
Broken Glass
Character:Margaret Hyman
Release Date:19/10/1996
Broken Trust
Character:Janice Dillon
Release Date:06/08/1995
Wings of Courage
Character:Noëlle Guillaumet
Release Date:16/06/1995
The Favor
Character:Emily
Release Date:29/04/1994
The Changeling
Character:Beatrice-Joanna
Release Date:11/12/1993
Me and Veronica
Character:Fanny
Release Date:24/09/1993
King of the Hill
Character:Lydia
Release Date:20/08/1993
Tales from Hollywood
Character:Helen Schwartz
Release Date:18/10/1992
Tune in Tomorrow...
Character:Elena Quince
Release Date:26/10/1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Character:Vicki
Release Date:02/04/1990
A Shock to the System
Character:Stella Anderson
Release Date:23/03/1990
The Handmaid's Tale
Character:Moira
Release Date:15/02/1990
Johnny Handsome
Character:Donna McCarty
Release Date:12/09/1989
She's Having a Baby
Character:Kristy Briggs
Release Date:05/02/1988
The Bedroom Window
Character:Denise
Release Date:16/01/1987
Native Son
Character:Mary Dalton
Release Date:24/12/1986
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Character:Snow White
Release Date:16/07/1984
Once Upon a Time in America
Character:Deborah Gelly
Release Date:23/05/1984
Racing with the Moon
Character:Caddie Winger
Release Date:23/03/1984
Lovesick
Character:Chloe Allen
Release Date:18/02/1983
Ragtime
Character:Evelyn Nesbit
Release Date:20/11/1981
Ordinary People
Character:Jeannine Pratt
Release Date:19/09/1980
Television Appearances
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Character:Helen
War of the Worlds
Character:Helen Brown
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Civil War: The Untold Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Kumars
Character:Self
Downton Abbey
Character:Cora Crawley
10 Minute Tales
Character:
Modern Family
Character:California Mom (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Freezing
Character:
Three Moons Over Milford
Character:
Big Fat Quiz
Character:Self - Guest
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Character:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Faith Sutton
Loose Women
Character:Self
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Marguerite Blakeney
If Not for You
Character:Jessie Kent
Ashenden
Character:Aileen Somerville
Performance
Character:Helen Schwartz
Performance
Character:Margaret Hyman
Performance
Character:Beatrice-Joanna
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Laura Kendall
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Dame Celia Westholme
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Snow White
California Fever
Character:
Omnibus
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Celia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Edna Lee
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