Acting
Elizabeth McGovern
Born Jul 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.
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Acting
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
Drama · Romance
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
Documentary
And Mrs.
2024
Comedy · Drama
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Drama · Romance
War of the Worlds
2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Downton Abbey
2019
Drama · Romance · History
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
2019
Documentary
The Chaperone
2019
Drama
The Commuter
2018
Action · Thriller · Mystery
The Wife
2017
Drama
Showing Roots
2016
Comedy · Drama
The Queen At 90
2016
Documentary
Unexpected
2015
Comedy · Drama
Swung
2015
Romance · Drama
Woman in Gold
2015
Drama
Civil War: The Untold Story
2014
Documentary
Screen Goddesses
2012
Documentary
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Angels Crest
2011
Drama
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011
Documentary · History
Downton Abbey
2010
Drama
Kick-Ass
2010
Action · Crime
Clash of the Titans
2010
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
10 Minute Tales
2009
Comedy · Drama
Modern Family
2009
Comedy
Inconceivable
2008
Drama · Comedy
Freezing
2008
Comedy
A Room with a View
2007
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Daphne
2007
Romance · TV Movie · Drama
Three Moons Over Milford
2006
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Truth
2006
Comedy · Mystery
Remembering Ragtime
2004
Documentary
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
Drama
Thursday the 12th
2003
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
Drama · Comedy · War
Hawkins
2001
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
The Flamingo Rising
2001
Drama · TV Movie
The House of Mirth
2000
Drama · Romance
Manila
2000
Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
Drama · Action & Adventure
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
Romance · Comedy
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Clover
1997
TV Movie
The Wings of the Dove
1997
Drama · Romance
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
Drama
Broken Glass
1996
Drama
Broken Trust
1995
Drama · TV Movie
Wings of Courage
1995
Romance · Adventure
The Favor
1994
Comedy · Romance
The Changeling
1993
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
Me and Veronica
1993
Comedy · Drama
King of the Hill
1993
Drama · History
Tales from Hollywood
1992
TV Movie · Drama
Performance
1991
Drama
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
A Shock to the System
1990
Crime · Comedy
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
Drama · Science Fiction
Johnny Handsome
1989
Crime · Drama
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Crime · Drama · Mystery
She's Having a Baby
1988
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Bedroom Window
1987
Drama · Thriller
Native Son
1986
Drama
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
Fantasy · Romance · TV Movie
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Drama · Crime
Racing with the Moon
1984
Drama · Romance
Lovesick
1983
Romance · Comedy · Fantasy
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Drama · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Ragtime
1981
Drama · History
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981
Documentary
Ordinary People
1980
Drama
California Fever
1979
Drama