Elizabeth McGovern
Acting
94
Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Seasons
2027
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Cora Crawley
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
as Helen
And Mrs.
2024
as Margaret
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Cora Crawley
The Chaperone
2019
as Norma
Downton Abbey
2019
as Cora Crawley
JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
War of the Worlds
2019
as Helen Brown
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
The Commuter
2018
as Karen MacCauley
The Wife
2017
as Elaine Mozell
The Queen At 90
2016
as Narrator
Showing Roots
2016
as Shirley
Swung
2015
as Dolly Adams
Unexpected
2015
as Carolyn
Woman in Gold
2015
as Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
Civil War: The Untold Story
2014
as Narrator (voice)
The Kumars
2014
as Self
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
as Mrs. Thatcham
Screen Goddesses
2012
as Narrator
Angels Crest
2011
as Jane
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011
as Wallis Simpson (Voice)
Kick-Ass
2010
as Mrs. Lizewski
Clash of the Titans
2010
as Marmara
Downton Abbey
2010
as Cora Crawley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
2009
as California Mom (archive footage)
10 Minute Tales
2009
as Ex-Wife
Inconceivable
2008
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
Freezing
2008
A Room with a View
2008
as Mrs Honeychurch
Daphne
2007
as Ellen Doubleday
A Room with a View
2007
as Mrs Honeychurch
The Truth
2006
as Donna
Three Moons Over Milford
2006
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage)
Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Guest
Thursday the 12th
2003
as Candice Hopper
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
as Mrs. Berman
Hawkins
2001
as Susie Hawkins
The Flamingo Rising
2001
as Edna Lee
The House of Mirth
2000
as Mrs. Carry Fisher
Manila
2000
as Elizabeth
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Marguerite Blakeney
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Faith Sutton
Loose Women
1999
as Self
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
as Diane
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
as Till Turner
The Wings of the Dove
1997
as Susan Stringham
Clover
1997
as Sara Kate
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
as Celia Rayburn
Broken Glass
1996
as Margaret Hyman
Wings of Courage
1995
as Noëlle Guillaumet
Broken Trust
1995
as Janice Dillon
If Not for You
1995
as Jessie Kent
The Favor
1994
as Emily
King of the Hill
1993
as Lydia
The Changeling
1993
as Beatrice-Joanna
Me and Veronica
1993
as Fanny
Tales from Hollywood
1992
as Helen Schwartz
Performance
1991
as Helen Schwartz
Performance
1991
as Margaret Hyman
Ashenden
1991
as Aileen Somerville
Performance
1991
as Beatrice-Joanna
A Shock to the System
1990
as Stella Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
as Moira
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Vicki (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
as Elena Quince
Johnny Handsome
1989
as Donna McCarty
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Laura Kendall
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Dame Celia Westholme
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Kristy Briggs
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Denise
Native Son
1986
as Mary Dalton
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
as Deborah
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Caddie Winger
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
as Snow White
Lovesick
1983
as Chloe Allen
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Snow White
American Playhouse
1982
as Mary Dalton
American Playhouse
1982
as Helen Schwartz
Ragtime
1981
as Evelyn Nesbit
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981
as Self
Ordinary People
1980
as Jeannine Pratt
California Fever
1979
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Celia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Edna Lee