Elizabeth McGovern
- Birthday
- Jul 18, 1961
Bio: The daughter of educators, Elizabeth McGovern moved from her home town of Evanston, Illinois to Los Angeles when her father, a law professor at Northwestern, transferred to UCLA. Discovered for the movies while appearing in a high-school play, McGovern made an impressive screen debut as the girlfriend of emotionally disturbed teenager Timothy Hutton in the… More Bio: The daughter of educators, Elizabeth McGovern moved from her home town of Evanston, Illinois to Los Angeles when her father, a law professor at Northwestern, transferred to UCLA. Discovered for the movies while appearing in a high-school play, McGovern made an impressive screen debut as the girlfriend of emotionally disturbed teenager Timothy Hutton in the Oscar-winning Ordinary People (1980). The following year, she earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of notorious turn-of-the-century "kept lady" Evelyn Nesbit Shaw in Ragtime. She honed her acting skills at Julliard and the American Conservatory Theatre, then made her off-Broadway debut in a 1981 production of To Be Young, Gifted and Black; her later stage credits include Painting Churches and The Hitch-hiker. Carefully avoiding the make-work roles usually reserved for actresses of her generation, McGovern has opted for offbeat characterizations in such films as Racing with the Moon (1984) and Once Upon a Time in America. She seems unconcerned with the size of her roles, so long as she can make a lasting impression as witness The Handmaid's Tale (1991) in which she deftly handles her role with such formidable co-stars as Natasha Richardson and Robert Duvall with her brief appearance as self-deprecating lesbian prostitute Moira. Elizabeth McGovern also starred in the 1995 TV sitcom If Not for You. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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Cheerful Weather For The Wedding (2012)
- Dolly's Mother
- 35%
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Angels Crest (2011)
- Jane
- 23%
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Downton Abbey (2011)
- Actor
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Kick-Ass (2010)
- Mrs. Lizewski
- 76%
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Marmara
- 28%
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Elizabeth McGovern Videos
Clash Of The Titans
2 minutes 19 seconds
Kick-ass
2 minutes 30 seconds
The House Of Mirth
2 minutes 9 seconds
Women And Men: Stories Of Seduction
2 minutes 45 seconds
Cheerful Weather For The Wedding
1 minutes 41 seconds
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