Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern: Biography in Details

Who is Elizabeth McGovern?

Elizabeth McGovern is an American film, television, and theater actress, and musician. She has appeared in more than 60 movies and television series.

She appeared in ‘Ragtime’ as Evelyn Nesbit. Additionally, she portrayed the role of Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British drama series ‘Downton Abbey.

Elizabeth McGovern: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Elizabeth McGovern was born in Evanston, Illinois, USA on July 18, 1961. She is the daughter of Katharine Wolcott (mother) and William Montgomery McGovern, Jr. (father).

She belongs to a mixed ethnic background of Scottish, English, and German. She has a younger sister named Cammie who is a novelist.

Talking about her education, Elizabeth attended The Oakwood School and American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Elizabeth McGovern later dropped out of college when she was studying acting at The Juilliard School.

Elizabeth McGovern: Professional Life, Career

Elizabeth McGovern appeared in her first film, ‘Ordinary People, where she gave a start to her career. After completing her education at the American Conservatory Theatre and Juilliard, she began to appear in various plays.

Later, she gave a great performance as Evelyn Nesbit inRagtime’. In 1984, she starred in the gangster epic ‘Once Upon a Time in America as Robert De Niro’s romantic interest. Furthermore, she played the lead role in ‘Racing with the Moon and ‘Lovesick’.

Elizabeth McGovern played the role of Mickey Rourke’s girlfriend inJohnny Handsome’. Later, she appeared as a rebellious lesbian in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.

Elizabeth McGovern also starred with Kevin Bacon in a romantic comedy, ‘She’s Having a Baby. Similarly, she teamed with Michael Caine in ‘A Shock to the System’.

Furthermore, in the television world, Elizabeth appeared in a 2006 episode of ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In addition, she played the role of Ellen Doubleday in ‘Daphne’.

Additionally, from 2010 to 2015, she appeared as Cora, Countess of Grantham, in the British TV series ‘Downton Abbey.

Her recent acting projects are War of the Worlds (2019), The Commuter (2018), The Chaperone (2018), Downtown Abbey (2019), and more.

Apart from her acting career, Elizabeth McGovern is also a singer-songwriter. She began fronting the band Sadie and the Hotheads in 2008.

Later, the band released an album of songs she developed with The Nelson Brothers.

Awards and Nominations

Elizabeth McGovern garnered the prestigious Academy Awards nomination in 1982 for her role in ‘Ragtime’ as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Furthermore,  in 1982 and 2012, she garnered the Golden Globe Award nomination.

Similarly, she garnered the Primetime Emmy Awards nomination in 2011 and the BAFTA Scotland Award nomination in 2015. Furthermore, Elizabeth has won the Screen Actors Guild Awards. All in all, she has a total of 3 wins and 14 nominations to her name.

Net Worth and Salary

As of 2022, this actress’s estimated net worth is $4 million. Her movie 2018 The Wife has collected around $20 million at the box office.

As per the sources, an actor receives an average salary of around $19k-$210k per annum.

Elizabeth McGovern’s Rumors, Controversy

There was a rumor that Elizabeth McGovern might be single again. This rumor later turned out to be false. Furthermore, Elizabeth McGovern is rumored to have had plastic surgery at some point in her career.

In addition, her comments on her relationship with Sean Penn as ‘exhausting’ also brought some hate along with her ways.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Elizabeth McGovern has a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m). She weighs 54 kg.

Additionally, her body measurement is 34-23-32. In addition, her hair color is brown and her eye color is light blue.

Social Media Profile

Elizabeth McGovern is quite active on social media.

She has more than 71.3K followers on Twitter. In addition, she has more than 3K followers on Instagram. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 3.6K followers.

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