Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
57
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 18, 1961 ( 63 years old )
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Элизабет Макговерн
伊麗莎白·麥高文
Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor. 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
Once Upon a Time in America
1984-05-23Johnny Handsome
1989-09-12A Shock to the System
1990-03-23The Handmaid's Tale
1990-02-15Kick-Ass
2010-03-26The House of Mirth
2000-09-23Ragtime
1981-11-20Buffalo Soldiers
2002-10-31King of the Hill
1993-08-20She's Having a Baby
1988-02-05