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Elizabeth McGovern
Acting
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TMDB popularity
2.3
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 4513
IMDb ID: nm0001527
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1961
Age: 65
Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q233868
Also known as
Элизабет Макговерн • 伊麗莎白·麥高文 • الیزابت مک گاورن
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Producer (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Elizabeth McGovern.
as Deborah
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 • Movie
as Jeannine Pratt
Ordinary People
1980 • Movie
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Woman in Gold
2015 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey
2019 • Movie
as Mrs. Lizewski
Kick-Ass
2010 • Movie
as Elaine Mozell
The Wife
2017 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 • Movie
as Evelyn Nesbit
Ragtime
1981 • Movie
as Lydia
King of the Hill
1993 • Movie
as Susan Stringham
The Wings of the Dove
1997 • Movie
as Stella Anderson
A Shock to the System
1990 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Elizabeth McGovern.
as Dame Celia Westholme • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 • Series
as Cora Crawley • 47 eps
Downton Abbey
2010 • Series
as Laura Kendall • 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
1989 • Series
as Faith Sutton • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as California Mom (archive footage) • 1 eps
Modern Family
2009 • Series
as Helen Brown • 9 eps
War of the Worlds
2019 • Series
as Helen • 6 eps
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Elizabeth McGovern.
as Deborah
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 • Movie
as Marmara
Clash of the Titans
2010 • Movie
as Mrs. Lizewski
Kick-Ass
2010 • Movie
as Donna McCarty
Johnny Handsome
1989 • Movie
as Karen MacCauley
The Commuter
2018 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey
2019 • Movie
as Jeannine Pratt
Ordinary People
1980 • Movie
as Moira
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 • Movie
as Dolly Adams
Swung
2015 • Movie
as Denise
The Bedroom Window
1987 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Elizabeth McGovern.
as Faith Sutton • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as California Mom (archive footage) • 1 eps
Modern Family
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 • Series
as Dame Celia Westholme • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Loose Women
1999 • Series
as Cora Crawley • 47 eps
Downton Abbey
2010 • Series
as Mary Dalton • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as Laura Kendall • 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
1989 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Elizabeth McGovern.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Elizabeth McGovern.
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 • Movie
as Self
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025 • Movie
as Margaret
And Mrs.
2024 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 • Movie
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
2019 • Movie
as Norma
The Chaperone
2019 • Movie
as Karen MacCauley
The Commuter
2018 • Movie
as Elaine Mozell
The Wife
2017 • Movie
as Shirley
Showing Roots
2016 • Movie
as Narrator
The Queen At 90
2016 • Movie
as Carolyn
Unexpected
2015 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Elizabeth McGovern.
as Helen • 6 eps
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 • Series
as Helen Brown • 9 eps
War of the Worlds
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 5 eps
Civil War: The Untold Story
2014 • Series
as Cora Crawley • 47 eps
Downton Abbey
2010 • Series
as Ex-Wife • 1 eps
10 Minute Tales
2009 • Series
as California Mom (archive footage) • 1 eps
Modern Family
2009 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
3 eps
Freezing
2008 • Series
8 eps
Three Moons Over Milford
2006 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Big Fat Quiz
2004 • Series