Elizabeth McGovern
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-07-18
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Elizabeth McGovern
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.
Also Known For
Once Upon a Time in America
May 23, 1984
Johnny Handsome
Sep 12, 1989
A Shock to the System
Mar 23, 1990
The Handmaid's Tale
Feb 15, 1990
Kick-Ass
Mar 26, 2010
The House of Mirth
Oct 13, 2000
Ragtime
Nov 20, 1981
Buffalo Soldiers
Oct 31, 2002
King of the Hill
Aug 20, 1993
She's Having a Baby
Feb 05, 1988
The Wings of the Dove
Sep 04, 1997
Ordinary People
Sep 19, 1980
The Bedroom Window
Jan 16, 1987
Racing with the Moon
Mar 23, 1984
Hawkins
Jul 28, 2001
Clash of the Titans
Mar 26, 2010
Lovesick
Feb 18, 1983
The Favor
Apr 29, 1994
Wings of Courage
Jun 16, 1995
Angels Crest
Dec 30, 2011
Native Son
Dec 24, 1986
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Dec 07, 2012
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Dec 15, 1996
Remembering Ragtime
Nov 16, 2004
Clover
Sep 10, 1997
The Queen At 90
Apr 20, 2016
Daphne
Jun 30, 2007
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Apr 02, 1990
Manila
Jun 29, 2000
Broken Glass
Oct 19, 1996
The Changeling
Dec 11, 1993
Broken Trust
Aug 06, 1995
Swung
Jun 19, 2015
Me and Veronica
Sep 24, 1993
Unexpected
Jul 24, 2015
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Nov 27, 1998
Woman in Gold
Mar 20, 2015
And Mrs.
Sep 20, 2024
Showing Roots
Apr 23, 2016
The Misadventures of Margaret
Dec 23, 1998
The Flamingo Rising
Feb 04, 2001
A Room with a View
Nov 04, 2007
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Sep 10, 2025
The Truth
Jan 13, 2006
The Commuter
Jan 11, 2018
Tune in Tomorrow...
Oct 26, 1990
Tales from Hollywood
Oct 18, 1992
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Jul 16, 1984
Inconceivable
Jun 18, 2008
The Chaperone
Mar 29, 2019
The Wife
Aug 02, 2018
Screen Goddesses
Dec 22, 2012
Downton Abbey
Sep 12, 2019
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Jun 17, 2019
Thursday the 12th
Apr 06, 2003
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Apr 27, 2022
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Aug 24, 2011
Switzerland
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Sep 10, 2025
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Jan 24, 1999
Tales from the Crypt
Jun 10, 1989
Three Moons Over Milford
Aug 06, 2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
Civil War: The Untold Story
Apr 01, 2014
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
California Fever
Sep 25, 1979
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Sep 24, 2003
If Not for You
Sep 18, 1995
Freezing
Feb 20, 2008
Downton Abbey
Sep 26, 2010
Performance
Oct 05, 1991
Performance
Oct 05, 1991
The Kumars
Jan 15, 2014
Ashenden
Nov 17, 1991
Big Fat Quiz
Dec 27, 2004
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
War of the Worlds
Oct 28, 2019
Modern Family
Sep 23, 2009
Loose Women
Sep 06, 1999
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Sep 16, 2019
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Jan 08, 1989
Performance
Oct 05, 1991
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Oct 19, 2025
Omnibus
Oct 13, 1967
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
