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Elizabeth McGovern

Jul 18, 1961 (63 years old) in Evanston, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Faith Sutton
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Modern Family
California Mom (archive footage)
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dame Celia Westholme
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Tales from the Crypt
Laura Kendall
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Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Snow White
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War of the Worlds
Helen Brown
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Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest
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The Commuter
Karen MacCauley
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Performance
Helen Schwartz

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