Elizabeth McGovern
Known For
Acting
Born
1961-07-18 in Evanston, Illinois, USA
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Faith Sutton
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
as California Mom (archive footage)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Dame Celia Westholme
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Downton Abbey
as Cora Crawley
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Tales from the Crypt
as Laura Kendall
Omnibus
as Self
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Guest
Once Upon a Time in America
as Deborah Gelly
Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Helen
Loose Women
as Self
War of the Worlds
as Helen Brown
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Snow White
Kick-Ass
as Mrs. Lizewski
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
Performance
as Helen Schwartz
Performance
as Margaret Hyman