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Elizabeth McGovern

Cast & creator

Elizabeth McGovern

1961-07-18 (age 65) Evanston, Illinois, USAIMDb

Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Kelly Clarkson Show

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.

Also known as: Элизабет Макговерн, 伊麗莎白·麥高文, الیزابت مک گاورن

Movies

62

film credits

Series

34

television credits

Career

94

1951–2027 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · 2009

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Faith Sutton · 1999

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self · 2019

Modern Family

Modern Family

California Mom (archive footage) · 2009

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self · 1988

Across film & television

Filmography (96)

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Faith Sutton

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

Modern Family

Modern Family

California Mom (archive footage)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Dame Celia Westholme

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Mary Dalton

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Helen Schwartz

Loose Women

Loose Women

Self

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Cora Crawley

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

Self

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

Laura Kendall

Omnibus

Omnibus

Self

Performance

Performance

Helen Schwartz

Performance

Performance

Margaret Hyman

Performance

Performance

Beatrice-Joanna

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

Deborah

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

Marmara

Big Fat Quiz

Big Fat Quiz

Self - Guest

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

Helen Brown

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

Snow White

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

Mrs. Lizewski

Talamasca: The Secret Order

Talamasca: The Secret Order

Helen

The Commuter

The Commuter

Karen MacCauley

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Cora Crawley

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Cora Crawley

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Cora Crawley

10 Minute Tales

10 Minute Tales

Ex-Wife

Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

Judge Florence-Marie Cooper

Ordinary People

Ordinary People

Jeannine Pratt

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Celia

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Edna Lee

The Wife

The Wife

Elaine Mozell

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Marguerite Blakeney

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

Helen Shaw

If Not for You

Jessie Kent

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

Moira

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Lydia

Swung

Swung

Dolly Adams

California Fever

California Fever

Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

Caddie Winger

The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

Denise

The Kumars

Self

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

Mrs. Berman

A Room with a View

Mrs Honeychurch

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

Kristy Briggs

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

Susan Stringham

Three Moons Over Milford

Three Moons Over Milford

Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

Donna McCarty

Ragtime

Ragtime

Evelyn Nesbit

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

Stella Anderson

And Mrs.

And Mrs.

Margaret

Wings of Courage

Wings of Courage

Noëlle Guillaumet

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

Mrs. Carry Fisher

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White

Ashenden

Aileen Somerville

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Mrs. Thatcham

The Favor

The Favor

Emily

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

Diane

The Misadventures of Margaret

The Misadventures of Margaret

Till Turner

Seasons

Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

Elena Quince

The Changeling

The Changeling

Beatrice-Joanna

Freezing

Freezing

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

Mrs Honeychurch

Showing Roots

Showing Roots

Shirley

The Queen At 90

The Queen At 90

Narrator

Me and Veronica

Me and Veronica

Fanny

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")

The Chaperone

The Chaperone

Norma

The Chaperone

The Chaperone

Producer

The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

Celia Rayburn

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Self

Native Son

Native Son

Mary Dalton

Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th

Candice Hopper

Screen Goddesses

Screen Goddesses

Narrator

The Flamingo Rising

The Flamingo Rising

Edna Lee

Angels Crest

Angels Crest

Jane

Lovesick

Lovesick

Chloe Allen

Broken Trust

Broken Trust

Janice Dillon

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Wallis Simpson (Voice)

Inconceivable

Inconceivable

Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams

Unexpected

Unexpected

Carolyn

Daphne

Daphne

Ellen Doubleday

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)

JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes

JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes

Self (archive footage)

Civil War: The Untold Story

Civil War: The Untold Story

Narrator (voice)

The Truth

The Truth

Donna

Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

Helen Schwartz

Clover

Clover

Sara Kate

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

Margaret Hyman

Manila

Manila

Elizabeth

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Writer

Chytilová Versus Forman

Chytilová Versus Forman

Self

Hawkins

Hawkins

Susie Hawkins