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Elizabeth McGovern
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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 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.
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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 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.
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Modern Family
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Omnibus
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Performance
The Graham Norton Show
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tales from the Crypt
Faerie Tale Theatre
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
California Fever
Clash of the Titans
Woman in Gold
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
The House of Mirth
Kick-Ass
The Wife
The Commuter
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Ordinary People
Downton Abbey: A New Era
The Handmaid's Tale
Tales from Hollywood
Ragtime
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
War of the Worlds
Broken Glass
Once Upon a Time in America
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order
Racing with the Moon
Hawkins
The Bedroom Window
She's Having a Baby
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Screen Goddesses
The Changeling
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