Elizabeth McGovern
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 (88 titles)
6.7ShowTalamasca: The Secret Order
Helen · 2025
7.0MovieDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Cora Crawley · 2025
2.5MovieDownton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self · 2025
5.4MovieAnd Mrs.
Margaret · 2024
7.2MovieDownton Abbey: A New Era
Cora Crawley · 2022
7.3ShowWar of the Worlds
Helen Brown · 2019
3.4ShowA Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 2019
7.1MovieDownton Abbey
Cora Crawley · 2019
6.3ShowThe Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2019
MovieJFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage) · 2019
6.2MovieThe Chaperone
Norma · 2019
6.4MovieThe Commuter
Karen MacCauley · 2018
7.1MovieThe Wife
Elaine Mozell · 2017
5.6MovieShowing Roots
Shirley · 2016
MovieThe Queen At 90
Narrator · 2016
5.7MovieUnexpected
Carolyn · 2015
5.4MovieSwung
Dolly Adams · 2015
7.3MovieWoman in Gold
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper · 2015
5.0ShowCivil War: The Untold Story
Narrator (voice) · 2014
The Kumars
Self · 2014
MovieScreen Goddesses
Narrator · 2012
5.4MovieCheerful Weather for the Wedding
Mrs. Thatcham · 2012
5.7MovieAngels Crest
Jane · 2011
MovieWallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Wallis Simpson (Voice) · 2011
8.1ShowDownton Abbey
Cora Crawley · 2010
7.1MovieKick-Ass
Mrs. Lizewski · 2010
5.9MovieClash of the Titans
Marmara · 2010
7.5Show10 Minute Tales
Ex-Wife · 2009
7.9ShowModern Family
California Mom (archive footage) · 2009
5.0ShowWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2009