Elizabeth McGovern
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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.Read full biography
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Civil War: The Untold Story (2014), The Kumars (2014), 10 Minute Tales (2009), Freezing (2008), A Room with a View (2008), Three Moons Over Milford (2006), The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999), If Not for You (1995), Ashenden (1991), California Fever (1979), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)