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.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1982
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1982 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Broken Glass
Once Upon a Time in America
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Downton Abbey
The Changeling
Tales from the Crypt
Modern Family
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ordinary People
War of the Worlds
Woman in Gold
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey
The Wife
Kick-Ass
The Truth
Ragtime
Three Moons Over Milford
Talamasca: The Secret Order
The Summer of Ben Tyler
King of the Hill
Wings of Courage
The Wings of the Dove
A Shock to the System
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Commuter
Johnny Handsome
Buffalo Soldiers
Broken Trust
The Bedroom Window
Racing with the Moon
The Chaperone
The House of Mirth
The Handmaid's Tale
She's Having a Baby
Clash of the Titans
Daphne
Unexpected
Angels Crest
Lovesick
Showing Roots
Clover
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
And Mrs
Swung
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
A Room with a View
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Flamingo Rising