Acting
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.
Filmography
Seasons
Film · 2027
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Film · 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Film · 2025
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Series · 2025
And Mrs.
Film · 2024
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Film · 2022
The Chaperone
Film · 2019
Downton Abbey
Film · 2019
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
War of the Worlds
Series · 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Series · 2019
The Commuter
Film · 2018
The Wife
Film · 2017
The Queen At 90
Film · 2016
Showing Roots
Film · 2016
Swung
Film · 2015
Unexpected
Film · 2015
Woman in Gold
Film · 2015
Civil War: The Untold Story
Series · 2014
The Kumars
Series · 2014
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Film · 2012
Screen Goddesses
Film · 2012
Angels Crest
Film · 2011
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Film · 2011
Kick-Ass
Film · 2010
Clash of the Titans
Film · 2010
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Modern Family
Series · 2009
10 Minute Tales
Series · 2009
Inconceivable
Film · 2008
Freezing
Series · 2008
A Room with a View
Series · 2008
Daphne
Film · 2007
A Room with a View
Film · 2007
The Truth
Film · 2006
Three Moons Over Milford
Series · 2006
Remembering Ragtime
Film · 2004
Big Fat Quiz
Series · 2004
Thursday the 12th
Film · 2003
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Series · 2003
Buffalo Soldiers
Film · 2002
Hawkins
Film · 2001
The Flamingo Rising
Film · 2001
The House of Mirth
Film · 2000
Manila
Film · 2000
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Loose Women
Series · 1999
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Film · 1998
The Misadventures of Margaret
Film · 1998
The Wings of the Dove
Film · 1997
Clover
Film · 1997
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Film · 1996
Broken Glass
Film · 1996
Wings of Courage
Film · 1995
Broken Trust
Film · 1995
If Not for You
Series · 1995
The Favor
Film · 1994
King of the Hill
Film · 1993
The Changeling
Film · 1993
Me and Veronica
Film · 1993
Tales from Hollywood
Film · 1992
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Ashenden
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
A Shock to the System
Film · 1990
The Handmaid's Tale
Film · 1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Film · 1990
Tune in Tomorrow...
Film · 1990
Johnny Handsome
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989
She's Having a Baby
Film · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
The Bedroom Window
Film · 1987
Native Son
Film · 1986
Once Upon a Time in America
Film · 1984
Racing with the Moon
Film · 1984
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Film · 1984
Lovesick
Film · 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Ragtime
Film · 1981
Chytilová Versus Forman
Film · 1981
Ordinary People
Film · 1980
California Fever
Series · 1979
Omnibus
Series · 1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951