Known for Acting
Birthday
July 18, 1961
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Modern Family

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Downton Abbey

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Talamasca: The Secret Order

Tales from the Crypt

Faerie Tale Theatre

Omnibus

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

Loose Women

Performance

Performance

Performance

Big Fat Quiz

War of the Worlds

Hallmark Hall of Fame