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Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 18, 1961 (64)
Birthplace Evanston, Illinois, USA
Popularity 5 (history)
Updated Jun 23, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 complet ... ed 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.

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Filmography

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025

as Cora Crawley

And Mrs

And Mrs

2024

as Margaret

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Cora Crawley

The Chaperone

The Chaperone

2019

as Norma

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019

as Cora Crawley

The Commuter

The Commuter

2018

as Karen MacCauley

The Wife

The Wife

2018

as Elaine Mozell

The Queen At 90

The Queen At 90

2016

as Narrator

Showing Roots

Showing Roots

2016

as Shirley

Swung

Swung

2015

as Dolly Adams

Unexpected

Unexpected

2015

as Carolyn

Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

2015

as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper

Screen Goddesses

Screen Goddesses

2012

as Narrator

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

2012

as Mrs. Thatcham

Angels Crest

Angels Crest

2011

as Jane

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

2010

as Mrs. Lizewski

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

2010

as Marmara

Inconceivable

Inconceivable

2008

as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams

Daphne

Daphne

2007

as Ellen Doubleday

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2007

as Mrs Honeychurch

The Truth

The Truth

2006

as Donna

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)

Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th

2003

as Candice Hopper

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

2002

as Mrs. Berman

The Flamingo Rising

The Flamingo Rising

2001

as Edna Lee

Hawkins

Hawkins

2001

as Susie Hawkins

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000

as Mrs. Carry Fisher

The Misadventures of Margaret

The Misadventures of Margaret

1998

as Till Turner

Clover

Clover

1997

as Sara Kate

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

1997

as Susan Stringham

The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996

as Celia Rayburn

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

1996

as Margaret Hyman

The Favor

The Favor

1994

as Emily

Me and Veronica

Me and Veronica

1993

as Fanny

The Changeling

The Changeling

1993

as Beatrice-Joanna

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1993

as Lydia

Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

1992

as Helen Schwartz

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

1990

as Stella Anderson

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

1990

as Moira

Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990

as Elena Quince

Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

1989

as Donna McCarty

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Kristy Briggs

The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

1987

as Denise

Native Son

Native Son

1986

as Mary Dalton

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984

as Snow White

Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

1984

as Caddie Winger

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

as Deborah Gelly

Lovesick

Lovesick

1983

as Chloe Allen

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

as Evelyn Nesbit

Ordinary People

Ordinary People

1980

as Jeannine Pratt

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The Chaperone

The Chaperone

2019

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Television Credits

Downton Abbey

as Cora Crawley

Episodes: 47

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

War of the Worlds

as Helen Brown

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 28, 2019

If Not for You

as Jessie Kent

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 18, 1995

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as Marguerite Blakeney

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 24, 1999

Civil War: The Untold Story

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 01, 2014

Tales from the Crypt

as Laura Kendall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Faith Sutton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Snow White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Celia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Performance

as Helen Schwartz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Performance

as Margaret Hyman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Ashenden

as Aileen Somerville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 1991

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Edna Lee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Modern Family

as California Mom (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Dame Celia Westholme

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Performance

as Beatrice-Joanna

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Anne Rice's The Talamasca

as Helen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Three Moons Over Milford

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 06, 2006

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 2003

Freezing

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 20, 2008

California Fever

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1979

The Kumars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 2014

Big Fat Quiz

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 2004

The Graham Norton Show

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

10 Minute Tales

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

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