Elizabeth McGovern
Born July 18, 1961 (Age: 64)
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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.
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
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
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as Cora Crawley
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Age: 64
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
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as Cora Crawley
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Age: 60
Downton Abbey
2019
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as Cora Crawley
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Age: 58
The Chaperone
2019
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as Norma
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Age: 57
The Commuter
2018
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as Karen MacCauley
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Age: 56
The Wife
2017
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as Elaine Mozell
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Age: 56
The Queen At 90
2016
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as Narrator
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Age: 54
Woman in Gold
2015
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as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
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Age: 53
Screen Goddesses
2012
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as Narrator
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Age: 51
Angels Crest
2011
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as Jane
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Age: 50
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011
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as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
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Age: 50
Kick-Ass
2010
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as Mrs. Lizewski
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Age: 48
Clash of the Titans
2010
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as Marmara
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Age: 48
The Truth
2006
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as Donna
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Age: 44
Remembering Ragtime
2004
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as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
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Age: 43
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
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as Mrs. Berman
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Age: 41
Hawkins
2001
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as Susie Hawkins
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Age: 40
The House of Mirth
2000
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as Mrs. Carry Fisher
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Age: 39
Manila
2000
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as Elizabeth
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Age: 38
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
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as Till Turner
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Age: 37
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
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as Diane
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Age: 37
Clover
1997
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as Sara Kate
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Age: 36
The Wings of the Dove
1997
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as Susan Stringham
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Age: 36
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
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as Celia Rayburn
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Age: 35
Broken Glass
1996
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as Margaret Hyman
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Age: 35
The Favor
1994
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as Emily
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Age: 32
The Changeling
1993
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as Beatrice-Joanna
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Age: 32
Me and Veronica
1993
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as Fanny
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Age: 32
King of the Hill
1993
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as Lydia
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Age: 32
Tales from Hollywood
1992
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as Helen Schwartz
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Age: 31
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
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as Elena Quince
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Age: 29
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
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as Vicki
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Age: 28
A Shock to the System
1990
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as Stella Anderson
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Age: 28
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
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as Moira
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Age: 28
Johnny Handsome
1989
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as Donna McCarty
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Age: 28
She's Having a Baby
1988
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as Kristy Briggs
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Age: 26
The Bedroom Window
1987
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as Denise
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Age: 25
Native Son
1986
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as Mary Dalton
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Age: 25
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
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as Deborah Gelly
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Age: 22
Racing with the Moon
1984
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as Caddie Winger
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Age: 22
Lovesick
1983
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as Chloe Allen
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Age: 21
Ragtime
1981
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as Evelyn Nesbit
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Age: 20
Ordinary People
1980
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as Jeannine Pratt
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Age: 19