Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/18/1961
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Элизабет Макговерн伊麗莎白·麥高文الیزابت مک گاورن
Elizabeth McGovern
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 Ragti...
Known For
Clash of the Titans
as Marmara
Lovesick
as Chloe Allen
Johnny Handsome
as Donna McCarty
Kick-Ass
as Mrs. Lizewski
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Cora Crawley
The Misadventures of Margaret
as Till Turner
Angels Crest
as Jane
And Mrs.
as Margaret
Ordinary People
as Jeannine Pratt
Ragtime
as Evelyn Nesbit
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Cora Crawley
Once Upon a Time in America
as Deborah Gelly
Broken Trust
as Janice Dillon
A Shock to the System
as Stella Anderson
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Mrs. Thatcham
The Handmaid's Tale
as Moira
Buffalo Soldiers
as Mrs. Berman
Broken Glass
as Margaret Hyman
The Chaperone
as Norma
Woman in Gold
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper