Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 71
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
The Chaperone
Norma
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Showing Roots
Shirley
- 2015
- 2012
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Mrs. Thatcham
- 2011
Angels Crest
Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
Wallis Simpson (Voice)
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
10 Minute Tales
Ex-Wife · 1 episode
- 2008
Inconceivable
Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Freezing
TV
- 2007
A Room with a View
Mrs Honeychurch
Daphne
Ellen Doubleday
- 2006
Three Moons Over Milford
TV
The Truth
Donna
- 2004
Remembering Ragtime
Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
- 2003
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Helen Shaw · 8 episodes
Thursday the 12th
Candice Hopper
- 2002
Buffalo Soldiers
Mrs. Berman
- 2001
Hawkins
Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
Edna Lee
- 2000
The House of Mirth
Mrs. Carry Fisher
1990s
- 1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marguerite Blakeney · 6 episodes
- 1998
The Misadventures of Margaret
Till Turner
- 1997
Clover
Sara Kate
The Wings of the Dove
Susan Stringham
- 1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass
Margaret Hyman
- 1995
Broken Trust
Janice Dillon
Wings of Courage
Noëlle Guillaumet
- 1994
- 1993
The Changeling
Beatrice-Joanna
King of the Hill
Lydia
- 1992
Tales from Hollywood
Helen Schwartz
- 1991
- 1990
Tune in Tomorrow...
Elena Quince
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
Native Son
Mary Dalton
- 1984
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White
Racing with the Moon
Caddie Winger
- 1983
Lovesick
Chloe Allen
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
California Fever
TV
1950s
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Celia, Edna Lee · 1 episode
Produced 1
2010s
- 2019
The Chaperone
Producer
Appearances13
2020s
- 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
The Queen At 90
Narrator
- 2014
Civil War: The Untold Story
Narrator (voice) · 5 episodes
- 2012
Screen Goddesses
Narrator
2000s
- 2009
- 2004
1990s
- 1999
1980s
- 1988
- 1981
Chytilová Versus Forman
Self
1960s
- 1967
