Elizabeth McGovern
Known for ActingBorn 1961-07-18Evanston, 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.
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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.
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · as Deborah
Clash of the Titans
2010 · as Marmara
Kick-Ass
2010 · as Mrs. Lizewski
The Commuter
2018 · as Karen MacCauley
Ordinary People
1980 · as Jeannine Pratt
Downton Abbey
2019 · as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · as Cora Crawley
Woman in Gold
2015 · as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · as Cora Crawley
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 · as Moira
Swung
2015 · as Dolly Adams
Racing with the Moon
1984 · as Caddie Winger
The Wife
2017 · as Elaine Mozell
Johnny Handsome
1989 · as Donna McCarty
The House of Mirth
2000 · as Mrs. Carry Fisher
Buffalo Soldiers
2002 · as Mrs. Berman
She's Having a Baby
1988 · as Kristy Briggs
The Changeling
1993 · as Beatrice-Joanna