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Elizabeth Lee McGovern is an American actor and singer-songwriter born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1961. She has worked in acting and music composing since 1980. Her professional roles include television and stage acting. She is educated at the Juilliard School and North Hollywood High School.
McGovern is a native English speaker who writes in English. She resides in Chiswick and has two children. Her spouse is Simon Curtis. She is the relative of William Montgomery McGovern.
Her accolades include the Theatre World Award. She has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Film & TV
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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,…
Known for
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Cora Crawley2025
- Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale — Self2025
- Talamasca: The Secret Order — Helen2025
- And Mrs. — Margaret2024
- Downton Abbey: A New Era — Cora Crawley2022
- The Chaperone — Norma2019
- Downton Abbey — Cora Crawley2019
- JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes — Self (archive footage)2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- War of the Worlds — Helen Brown2019
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- 1,720
- Total plays
- 17,224
Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor, and musician. McGovern received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film Ragtime. She is also known for her performance as Cora, Countess of Grantham in the British drama series Downton Abbey, for which she has been nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. Her other films include Ordinary People (1980), Once Upon A Time In America (1984), The Handmaid's Tal
Key facts
- Born
- Elizabeth Lee McGovern , ( 1961-07-18 ) July 18, 1961 (age 64) , Evanston, Illinois , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress musician
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Spouse
- Simon Curtis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 )
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Website
- elizabethmcgovern .co .uk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evanston
- Spouse
- Simon Curtis
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- North Hollywood High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Field of work
- music composing
- Image
- Elizabeth mcgovern 2021 1.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Chiswick
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- date of birth
- 1961-07-18
- Commons category
- Elizabeth McGovern
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- social media followers
- 71587
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Elizabeth Lee McGovern
- relative
- William Montgomery McGovern
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Encyclopedic overview
Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American actress. She has received three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Satellite Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, among numerous other career plaudits and honors.
Born in Evanston, Illinois on July 18, 1961, McGovern spent most of her early life in Los Angeles. After attending the American Conservatory Theater and the Juilliard School, she made her feature film debut in Ordinary People (1980). For her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the film adaptation of Ragtime (1981), she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently had lead roles in a number of major studio films, including Once Upon a Time in America (1984), She's Having a Baby (1987), The Bedroom Window (1987), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), and The Wings of the Dove (1997).
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