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Elizabeth McGovern

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1961-07-18

Birth Place

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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10 Minute Tales

2009

7.5

TV
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A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

3.8

TV
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2007

5.7

Movie
A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

1990

6.4

Movie
poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

8.1

TV
And Mrs

And Mrs

2024

6.0

Movie
Angels Crest

Angels Crest

2011

5.8

Movie
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Anne Rice's The Talamasca

0.0

TV
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Ashenden

1991

6.0

TV
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Big Fat Quiz

2004

7.6

TV
Broken Glass

Broken Glass

1996

0.0

Movie
Broken Trust

Broken Trust

1995

5.2

Movie
Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

2002

6.2

Movie
poster

California Fever

1979

5.0

TV
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

2012

5.7

Movie
poster

Civil War: The Untold Story

2014

5.0

TV
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

2010

5.9

Movie
Clover

Clover

1997

4.5

Movie
Daphne

Daphne

2007

6.0

Movie
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019

7.1

Movie
poster

Downton Abbey

2010

8.1

TV
Downton Abbey 3

Downton Abbey 3

2025

0.0

Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

7.2

Movie
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Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

8.2

TV
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Freezing

2008

5.5

TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Hawkins

Hawkins

2001

0.0

Movie
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If Not for You

1995

3.0

TV
Inconceivable

Inconceivable

2008

7.3

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

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

2019

0.0

Movie
Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

1989

6.3

Movie
Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

2010

7.1

Movie
King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1993

6.8

Movie
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
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Loose Women

1999

3.4

TV
Lovesick

Lovesick

1983

5.5

Movie
Manila

Manila

2000

5.0

Movie
Me and Veronica

Me and Veronica

1993

1.0

Movie
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Modern Family

2009

7.9

TV
Native Son

Native Son

1986

5.6

Movie
Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

8.4

Movie
Ordinary People

Ordinary People

1980

7.5

Movie
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Performance

1991

6.0

TV
Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

1984

6.2

Movie
Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

7.0

Movie
Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

0.0

Movie
Screen Goddesses

Screen Goddesses

2012

0.0

Movie
She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

5.9

Movie
Showing Roots

Showing Roots

2016

6.5

Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984

6.0

Movie
Swung

Swung

2015

5.6

Movie
Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

1992

1.0

Movie
poster

Tales from the Crypt

1989

8.0

TV
The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

1987

6.3

Movie
poster

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

2003

0.0

TV
The Changeling

The Changeling

1993

0.0

Movie
The Chaperone

The Chaperone

2019

6.2

Movie
The Commuter

The Commuter

2018

6.4

Movie
The Favor

The Favor

1994

4.8

Movie
The Flamingo Rising

The Flamingo Rising

2001

5.2

Movie
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

1990

6.1

Movie
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000

6.2

Movie
poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
poster

The Kumars

2014

5.0

TV
The Man with Rain in His Shoes

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

1998

5.0

Movie
The Misadventures of Margaret

The Misadventures of Margaret

1998

5.2

Movie
The Queen At 90

The Queen At 90

2016

0.0

Movie
poster

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1999

7.2

TV
The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996

5.7

Movie
The Truth

The Truth

2006

0.0

Movie
The Wife

The Wife

2018

7.1

Movie
The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

1997

6.6

Movie
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Three Moons Over Milford

2006

0.0

TV
Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th

2003

0.0

Movie
Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990

5.3

Movie
Unexpected

Unexpected

2015

5.7

Movie
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

2011

0.0

Movie
poster

War of the Worlds

2019

7.3

TV
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
Wings of Courage

Wings of Courage

1995

6.9

Movie
Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

2015

7.3

Movie
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990

4.5

Movie