Elizabeth McGovern
Born in Evanston, Illinois, USA — Jul 18 1961
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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…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Faith Sutton
Modern Family
California Mom (archive footage)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dame Celia Westholme
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
Omnibus
Self
Tales from the Crypt
Laura Kendall
Performance
Helen Schwartz
Faerie Tale Theatre
Snow White
Once Upon a Time in America
Deborah Gelly
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Helen
War of the Worlds
Helen Brown
Clash of the Titans
Marmara
Kick-Ass
Mrs. Lizewski
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Cora Crawley
10 Minute Tales
Ex-Wife
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Celia
The Commuter
Karen MacCauley
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Cora Crawley
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marguerite Blakeney
Downton Abbey
Cora Crawley
Ordinary People
Jeannine Pratt
Swung
Dolly Adams
Ashenden
Aileen Somerville
The Wife
Elaine Mozell
Woman in Gold
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
The Bedroom Window
Denise
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
The House of Mirth
Mrs. Carry Fisher
Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit
If Not for You
Jessie Kent
California Fever
Three Moons Over Milford
Freezing
The Handmaid's Tale
Moira
Johnny Handsome
Donna McCarty
Racing with the Moon
Caddie Winger
Native Son
Mary Dalton
The Chaperone
Norma
King of the Hill
Lydia
The Wings of the Dove
Susan Stringham
Buffalo Soldiers
Mrs. Berman
The Favor
Emily
And Mrs.
Margaret
The Misadventures of Margaret
Till Turner
A Shock to the System
Stella Anderson
She's Having a Baby
Kristy Briggs
Lovesick
Chloe Allen
Angels Crest
Jane
Manila
Elizabeth
Broken Trust
Janice Dillon
Me and Veronica
Fanny
The Changeling
Beatrice-Joanna
Tune in Tomorrow...
Elena Quince
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Vicki
Hawkins
Susie Hawkins
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Diane
Daphne
Ellen Doubleday
Inconceivable
Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Remembering Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
The Flamingo Rising
Edna Lee
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Celia Rayburn
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
Thursday the 12th
Candice Hopper
Broken Glass
Margaret Hyman
Wings of Courage
Noëlle Guillaumet
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White
Tales from Hollywood
Helen Schwartz
Unexpected
Carolyn
The Truth
Donna
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Mrs. Thatcham
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
Showing Roots
Shirley
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
Writing
Clover
Sara Kate
Civil War: The Untold Story
Narrator (voice)
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
The Queen At 90
Narrator
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Screen Goddesses
Narrator