Elizabeth McGovern
Country: United States
Gender: F
Birthday: 1961-07-18
Biography
Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor.
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.
Actor:
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1. Ordinary People (1980), film...Jeannine Pratt
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2. Love and Glory (1981), film...Evelyn Nesbit
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3. Chytilová Versus Forman (1982), film...Self
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4. Lovesick (1983), film...Chloe Allen
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5. Once Upon a Time in America (1984), film...Deborah
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6. Racing with the Moon (1984), film...Caddie Winger
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7. The Bedroom Window (1987), film...Denise
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8. She's Having a Baby (1988), film...Kristy Briggs
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9. Johnny Handsome (1989), film...Donna McCarty
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10. The Handmaid's Tale (1990), film...Moira
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11. A Shock to the System (1990), film...Stella Anderson
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12. King of the Hill (1993), film...Lydia
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13. The Changeling (1993), film
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14. The Favor (1994), film...Emily Embrey
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15. Wings of Courage (1995), film...Noëlle Guillaumet
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16. Broken Glass (1996), film
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17. The Wings of the Dove (1997), film...Susan
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18. The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998), film...Diane
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19. The House of Mirth (2000), film...Mrs. Carry Fisher
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20. Manila (2000), film...Elizabeth
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21. Buffalo Soldiers (2001), film...Mrs. Berman
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22. Kino Flamingo (2001), film...Edna Lee
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23. A Room with a View (2007), film...Mrs. Honeychurch
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24. Daphne (2007), film
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25. Inconceivable (2008), film...Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
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26. Clash of the Titans (2010), film...Marmara
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27. Kick-Ass (2010), film...Mrs. Lizewski
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28. Downton Abbey (2010), series...Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
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29. Angels Crest (2011), film...Jane
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30. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012), film...Mrs Thatcham
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31. Woman in Gold (2015), film...Judge Florence Cooper
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32. Unexpected (2015), film...Carolyn
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33. Swung (2015), film
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34. Američke milijunašice i princeze (2015), series...Herself
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35. Showing Roots (2016), film...Shirley
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36. The Wife (2017), film...Elaine Mozell
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37. The Commuter (2018), film...Karen MacCauley
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38. The Chaperone (2018), film...Norma
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39. Downton Abbey (2019), film...Cora Crawley
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40. War of the Worlds (2019), series...Helen Brown
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41. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), film...Cora Grantham
Producer:
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1. The Chaperone (2018), film