Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961 in Evanston , Illinois ) is an American actress .
Life
Elizabeth McGovern came to Los Angeles with her family when her father became a law professor there. Already in high school she took part in plays. She made her screen debut in 1980 in the film A Normal Family by Robert Redford . For her appearance in Ragtime by Miloš Forman , she was nominated for an Oscar in 1982 for best female supporting role. In Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984) she embodied the childhood love of David "Noodles" Aaronson, played by Robert De Niro . From 2010 to 2015 she was in the British television series Downton Abbey in the role of Cora Crawley.
In addition to her film career, McGovern also works as a stage actress.
Elizabeth McGovern is also a singer and songwriter. With her band Sadie and the Hotheads she first appeared in public in 2008. The group has released an album whose songs McGovern developed with the Nelson Brothers, who are now part of the band. Michelle Dockery , who plays her daughter on the television series Downton Abbey , has also occasionally sung live with the band.
McGovern has been married to film producer and director Simon Curtis since 1992 , with whom she has two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Ordinary People (Ordinary People)
- 1982: Ragtime
- 1983: Lovesick - The lovesick psychiatrist
- 1984: Time is passing, the Navy is calling (Racing with the Moon)
- 1984: Once Upon a Time in America (Once Upon a Time in America)
- 1987: Dear America : Letters Home from Vietnam (Voice of Me )
- 1987: The bedroom window (The Bedroom Window)
- 1988: She's Having a Baby
- 1989: Johnny Handsome - The beautiful Johnny (Johnny Handsome)
- 1990: A Shock to the System
- 1990: The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale)
- 1990: Julia and her lovers (Tune in Tomorrow ...)
- 1993: King of the Marble (King of the Hill)
- 1994: The Favor - Help, my wife is in love! (The Favor)
- 1997: Wings of the Dove (The Wings of the Dove)
- 1998: Better yesterday than never ... (The Man with Rain in His Shoes; Lluvia en los zapatos)
- 2000: Manila
- 2000: Haus Bellomont (The House of Mirth)
- 2007: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode)
- 2008: Agatha Christie's Poirot: Appointment with Death (Appointment with Death)
- 2008: Inconceivable
- 2010: Kick-Ass
- 2011: Angels Crest
- 2010-2015: Downton Abbey (TV series)
- 2015: Woman in Gold (Woman in gold)
- 2017: The wife of Nobel Prize winner (The Wife)
- 2018: The Commuter
- 2019: Downton Abbey
- 2019: War of the Worlds ( War of the Worlds , TV series)
Web links
- Elizabeth McGovern at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Elizabeth McGovern at the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Elizabeth McGovern in the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Elizabeth McGovern in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Elizabeth McGovern: film biography ( memento of the original from February 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. allrovi.com, accessed June 7, 2013
- ↑ Starguide: Elizabeth McGovern prisma.de, accessed on June 7, 2013
- ↑ dailymail.co.uk (English)
- ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McGovern, Elizabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evanston , Illinois , United States |