Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth Lee McGovernis an American film, television, and theater actor, and musician. She 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 Crawley, 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, Once Upon A Time In America, The Handmaid's Taleand The Wings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 July 1961
CityEvanston, IL
CountryUnited States of America
It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.
My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.
I have a terrible sense of direction.
I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am.
I've raised daughters who are English, and I'm American, so they're culturally different to me, which is an unusual situation.