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ELIZABETH MCGOVERN

Actress
Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actress.
BORN July 18, 1961
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HEIGHT 5'7" (1.70 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 1967 – Present
ELIZABETH MCGOVERN

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2000
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

WINNER
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2010
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen)

WINNER
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2010
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (Modern Family)

WINNER
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2020
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (The Kelly Clarkson Show)

WINNER

👤 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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Elizabeth
  • Born July 18, 1961
  • Height 5'7" (1.70 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education 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.
  • Current Status Active (Recently in And Mrs., Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale)
  • Years Active 1967 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 1
  • Social

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