Elizabeth McGovern profile
Actor profile

Elizabeth McGovern

18th July 1961 Evanston, Illinois, USA Acting

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.

59 Movies 30 TV Shows 93 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Swung 19th June 2015 as Dolly Adams
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Daphne 30th June 2007 as Ellen Doubleday
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Hawkins 28th July 2001 as Susie Hawkins
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Manila 29th June 2000 as Elizabeth
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Clover 10th September 1997 as Sara Kate
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Ragtime 20th November 1981 as Evelyn Nesbit
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Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as California Mom (archive footage)