Elizabeth McGovern

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Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor. In 1980, while studying ...

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Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

... 1984

Swung

Swung

... 2015

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

... 2022

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

... 2010

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

... 2012

Fullname:

Elizabeth McGovern

Date of Birth:

1961-07-18

Country:

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography of

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor. 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.

Biography of

Elizabeth McGovern

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Elizabeth McGovern

Found movies in total

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

... 2017

Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits

... 2011

My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl

... 1983

The Graves

The Graves

... 2010

The Hours

The Hours

... 2002

Dragonheart: Vengeance

Dragonheart: Vengeance

... 2020

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

... 2007

Close

Close

... 2022

Monsters in the Closet

Monsters in the Closet

... 2022