Acting
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.
Also known as | Элизабет Макговерн |
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | FEMALE |
Birthday | July 18, 1961 (64 years old) |
Year | Movie & Role |
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2011 | Angels Crest as Jane |
2010 | Kick-Ass as Mrs. Lizewski |
2010 | Clash of the Titans as Marmara |
2002 | Buffalo Soldiers as Mrs. Berman |
2001 | Hawkins as Susie Hawkins |
2000 | The House of Mirth as Mrs. Carry Fisher |
1997 | The Wings of the Dove as Susan Stringham |
1995 | Wings of Courage as Noëlle Guillaumet |
1994 | The Favor as Emily |
1993 | King of the Hill as Lydia |
1990 | A Shock to the System as Stella Anderson |
1990 | The Handmaid's Tale as Moira |
1989 | Johnny Handsome as Donna McCarty |
1988 | She's Having a Baby as Kristy Briggs |
1987 | The Bedroom Window as Denise |
1984 | Once Upon a Time in America as Deborah Gelly |
1984 | Racing with the Moon as Caddie Winger |
1983 | Lovesick as Chloe Allen |
1981 | Ragtime as Evelyn Nesbit |
1980 | Ordinary People as Jeannine Pratt |