Elizabeth McGovern

About

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...

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999Modern FamilySeries • 2009Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989American PlayhouseSeries • 1982Downton AbbeySeries • 2010Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989PerformanceSeries • 1991Faerie Tale TheatreSeries • 1982Once Upon a Time in AmericaMovie • 1984Clash of the TitansMovie • 2010The CommuterMovie • 2018War of the WorldsSeries • 2019Kick-AssMovie • 2010Downton AbbeyMovie • 2019Talamasca: The Secret OrderSeries • 2025Downton Abbey: A New EraMovie • 2022Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleMovie • 2025Woman in GoldMovie • 2015The WifeMovie • 2017Ordinary PeopleMovie • 1980The Handmaid's TaleMovie • 1990A Shock to the SystemMovie • 1990The House of MirthMovie • 2000Buffalo SoldiersMovie • 2002