Elizabeth McGovern
Acting
Born: Jul 18, 1961
From: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen At 90 | Narrator | 2016 | — |
| Cheerful Weather for the Wedding | Mrs. Thatcham | 2012 | 5.4 |
| Angels Crest | Jane | 2011 | 5.7 |
| Kick-Ass | Mrs. Lizewski | 2010 | 7.124 |
| Clash of the Titans | Marmara | 2010 | 5.916 |
| Daphne | Ellen Doubleday | 2007 | 5.8 |
| Remembering Ragtime | Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage) | 2004 | — |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Mrs. Berman | 2002 | 6.296 |
| Hawkins | Susie Hawkins | 2001 | 8.0 |
| The House of Mirth | Mrs. Carry Fisher | 2000 | 6.244 |
| Manila | Elizabeth | 2000 | 6.0 |
| The Wings of the Dove | Susan Stringham | 1997 | 6.63 |
| Clover | Sara Kate | 1997 | 5.6 |
| The Summer of Ben Tyler | Celia Rayburn | 1996 | 6.75 |
| Broken Glass | Margaret Hyman | 1996 | 9.0 |
| Wings of Courage | Noëlle Guillaumet | 1995 | 6.587 |
| The Favor | Emily | 1994 | 4.889 |
| King of the Hill | Lydia | 1993 | 6.825 |
| A Shock to the System | Stella Anderson | 1990 | 6.462 |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Moira | 1990 | 6.103 |
| Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Vicki | 1990 | 4.4 |
| Johnny Handsome | Donna McCarty | 1989 | 6.348 |
| She's Having a Baby | Kristy Briggs | 1988 | 5.956 |
| The Bedroom Window | Denise | 1987 | 6.34 |
| Native Son | Mary Dalton | 1986 | 5.25 |
| Once Upon a Time in America | Deborah Gelly | 1984 | 8.383 |
| Racing with the Moon | Caddie Winger | 1984 | 6.3 |
| Lovesick | Chloe Allen | 1983 | 5.692 |
| Ragtime | Evelyn Nesbit | 1981 | 7.005 |
| Ordinary People | Jeannine Pratt | 1980 | 7.441 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1961 |
| From | Evanston, Illinois, USA |