Elizabeth McGovern
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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Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Helen
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
And Mrs.
as Margaret
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Cora Crawley
War of the Worlds
as Helen Brown
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaperone
as Norma
The Commuter
as Karen MacCauley
The Wife
as Elaine Mozell
Showing Roots
as Shirley
The Queen At 90
as Narrator
Unexpected
as Carolyn
Swung
as Dolly Adams
Woman in Gold
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Civil War: The Untold Story
as Narrator (voice)
Screen Goddesses
as Narrator
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Mrs. Thatcham
Angels Crest
as Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
Clash of the Titans
as Marmara
10 Minute Tales
as Ex-Wife
Modern Family
as California Mom (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Inconceivable
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Freezing
as Unknown
A Room with a View
as Mrs Honeychurch
Daphne
as Ellen Doubleday
Three Moons Over Milford
as Unknown
The Truth
as Donna
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Guest
Remembering Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
as Unknown
Thursday the 12th
as Candice Hopper
Buffalo Soldiers
as Mrs. Berman
Hawkins
as Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
as Edna Lee
The House of Mirth
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
Manila
as Elizabeth
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Faith Sutton
Loose Women
as Self
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Marguerite Blakeney
The Misadventures of Margaret
as Till Turner
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
as Diane
Clover
as Sara Kate
The Wings of the Dove
as Susan Stringham
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass
as Margaret Hyman
Broken Trust
as Janice Dillon
Wings of Courage
as Noëlle Guillaumet
The Changeling
as Beatrice-Joanna
Me and Veronica
as Fanny
King of the Hill
as Lydia
Tales from Hollywood
as Helen Schwartz
Performance
as Helen Schwartz
Performance
as Margaret Hyman
Performance
as Beatrice-Joanna
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Elena Quince
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
A Shock to the System
as Stella Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale
as Moira
Johnny Handsome
as Donna McCarty
Tales from the Crypt
as Laura Kendall
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Dame Celia Westholme
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
She's Having a Baby
as Kristy Briggs
The Bedroom Window
as Denise
Native Son
as Mary Dalton
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Snow White
Once Upon a Time in America
as Deborah
Racing with the Moon
as Caddie Winger
Lovesick
as Chloe Allen
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Snow White
American Playhouse
as Mary Dalton
American Playhouse
as Helen Schwartz
Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit
Chytilová Versus Forman
as Self
Ordinary People
as Jeannine Pratt
California Fever
as Unknown
Omnibus
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Celia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Edna Lee