Once Upon a Time in America1984
As Deborah
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Elizabeth McGovern
Born
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 (60)
Kick-Ass2010
As Mrs. Lizewski
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Commuter2018
As Karen MacCauley
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Clash of the Titans2010
As Marmara
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Downton Abbey2019
As Cora Crawley
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Ordinary People1980
As Jeannine Pratt
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale2025
As Cora Crawley
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Woman in Gold2015
As Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
As Cora Crawley
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Wife2017
As Elaine Mozell
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Handmaid's Tale1990
As Moira
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Johnny Handsome1989
As Donna McCarty
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Bedroom Window1987
As Denise
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Swung2015
As Dolly Adams
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Buffalo Soldiers2002
As Mrs. Berman
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Favor1994
As Emily
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Racing with the Moon1984
As Caddie Winger
TMDb 6.3 / 10
And Mrs.2024
As Margaret
TMDb 5.4 / 10
She's Having a Baby1988
As Kristy Briggs
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Wings of the Dove1997
As Susan Stringham
TMDb 6.6 / 10
King of the Hill1993
As Lydia
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Shock to the System1990
As Stella Anderson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The House of Mirth2000
As Mrs. Carry Fisher
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Man with Rain in His Shoes1998
As Diane
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Wings of Courage1995
As Noëlle Guillaumet
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Chaperone2019
As Norma
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1984
As Snow White
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Changeling1993
As Beatrice-Joanna
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Ragtime1981
As Evelyn Nesbit
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Native Son1986
As Mary Dalton
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding2012
As Mrs. Thatcham
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Screen Goddesses2012
As Narrator
A Room with a View2007
As Mrs Honeychurch
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Angels Crest2011
As Jane
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Misadventures of Margaret1998
As Till Turner
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Showing Roots2016
As Shirley
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Inconceivable2008
As Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Seasons
Seasons2027
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction1990
As Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
TMDb 4.4 / 10
The Summer of Ben Tyler1996
As Celia Rayburn
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Me and Veronica1993
As Fanny
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Lovesick1983
As Chloe Allen
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Unexpected2015
As Carolyn
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Tune in Tomorrow...1990
As Elena Quince
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Truth2006
As Donna
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale2025
As Self
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Broken Trust1995
As Janice Dillon
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Broken Glass1996
As Margaret Hyman
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Queen At 902016
As Narrator
Daphne2007
As Ellen Doubleday
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Chytilová Versus Forman1981
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Thursday the 12th2003
As Candice Hopper
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters2011
As Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Remembering Ragtime2004
As Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Tales from Hollywood1992
As Helen Schwartz
TMDb 3.0 / 10
The Flamingo Rising2001
As Edna Lee
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Manila2000
As Elizabeth
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Clover1997
As Sara Kate
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Hawkins2001
As Susie Hawkins
TMDb 8.0 / 10
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes2019
As Self (archive footage)
Filmography and biography: TMDb