Elizabeth McGovern
Acting
Born July 18, 1961 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
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.
Films (58)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
And Mrs.
2024
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Downton Abbey
2019
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
2019
The Chaperone
2019
The Commuter
2018
The Wife
2017
Showing Roots
2016
The Queen At 90
2016
Unexpected
2015
Swung
2015
Woman in Gold
2015
Screen Goddesses
2012
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
Angels Crest
2011
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011
Kick-Ass
2010
Clash of the Titans
2010
Inconceivable
2008
A Room with a View
2007
Daphne
2007
The Truth
2006
Remembering Ragtime
2004
Thursday the 12th
2003
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
Hawkins
2001
The Flamingo Rising
2001
The House of Mirth
2000
Manila
2000
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
Clover
1997
The Wings of the Dove
1997
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
Broken Glass
1996
Broken Trust
1995
Wings of Courage
1995
The Favor
1994
The Changeling
1993
Me and Veronica
1993
King of the Hill
1993
Tales from Hollywood
1992
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
A Shock to the System
1990
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
Johnny Handsome
1989
She's Having a Baby
1988
The Bedroom Window
1987
Native Son
1986
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Racing with the Moon
1984
Lovesick
1983
Ragtime
1981
Ordinary People
1980