Elizabeth McGovern
Acting
1961-07-18 · 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.
Filmography
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 · Series
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · Movie
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025 · Movie
And Mrs.
2024 · Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Movie
War of the Worlds
2019 · Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Series
Downton Abbey
2019 · Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
2019 · Movie
The Chaperone
2019 · Movie
The Commuter
2018 · Movie
The Wife
2017 · Movie
Showing Roots
2016 · Movie
The Queen At 90
2016 · Movie
Unexpected
2015 · Movie
Swung
2015 · Movie
Woman in Gold
2015 · Movie
Civil War: The Untold Story
2014 · Series
The Kumars
2014 · Series
Screen Goddesses
2012 · Movie
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012 · Movie
Angels Crest
2011 · Movie
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011 · Movie
Downton Abbey
2010 · Series
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
2010 · Movie
Kick-Ass
2010 · Movie
Clash of the Titans
2010 · Movie
10 Minute Tales
2009 · Series
Modern Family
2009 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Inconceivable
2008 · Movie
A Room with a View
2008 · Series
Freezing
2008 · Series
A Room with a View
2007 · Movie
Daphne
2007 · Movie
Three Moons Over Milford
2006 · Series
The Truth
2006 · Movie
Big Fat Quiz
2004 · Series
Remembering Ragtime
2004 · Movie
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003 · Series
Thursday the 12th
2003 · Movie
Buffalo Soldiers
2002 · Movie
Hawkins
2001 · Movie
The Flamingo Rising
2001 · Movie
The House of Mirth
2000 · Movie
Manila
2000 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Loose Women
1999 · Series
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999 · Series
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998 · Movie
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998 · Movie
Clover
1997 · Movie
The Wings of the Dove
1997 · Movie
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996 · Movie
Broken Glass
1996 · Movie
If Not for You
1995 · Series
Broken Trust
1995 · Movie
Wings of Courage
1995 · Movie
The Favor
1994 · Movie
The Changeling
1993 · Movie
Me and Veronica
1993 · Movie
King of the Hill
1993 · Movie
Tales from Hollywood
1992 · Movie
Ashenden
1991 · Series
Performance
1991 · Series
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990 · Movie
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990 · Movie
A Shock to the System
1990 · Movie
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 · Movie
Johnny Handsome
1989 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Movie
The Bedroom Window
1987 · Movie
Native Son
1986 · Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984 · Movie
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Movie
Racing with the Moon
1984 · Movie
Lovesick
1983 · Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Series
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Ragtime
1981 · Movie
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981 · Movie
Ordinary People
1980 · Movie
California Fever
1979 · Series
Omnibus
1967 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Seasons
Movie