Elizabeth McGovern
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
as Deborah Gelly
Kick-Ass
2010
as Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
2010
as Marmara
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Cora Crawley
The Commuter
2018
as Karen MacCauley
Swung
2015
as Dolly Adams
Ordinary People
1980
as Jeannine Pratt
Woman in Gold
2015
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Downton Abbey
2019
as Cora Crawley
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Caddie Winger
The Wife
2017
as Elaine Mozell
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Cora Crawley
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
as Moira
Ragtime
1981
as Evelyn Nesbit
The House of Mirth
2000
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
The Wings of the Dove
1997
as Susan Stringham
And Mrs.
2024
as Margaret
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Kristy Briggs
Johnny Handsome
1989
as Donna McCarty
The Changeling
1993
as Beatrice-Joanna