Elizabeth McGovern

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Elizabeth McGovern Biography

Personal

Age: 64 years young

Born: Tuesday 18th of July 1961

Years active: 1979-present (started around 18 years old; 46 years active)

Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, United States

Nationality: (American)

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Professions: Actress, Musician

Sexuality: Straight

Body

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Grey

Height: 5'9" (or 175 cm)

Weight: 130 lbs (or 59 kg)

Body type: Slim

Measurements: 34-24-35

Bra/cup size: 38B show conversions

Boobs: Real/Natural

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Instagram follower count: 42k (as of June 2025)

About Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth Lee McGovern is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, three Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Academy Award nomination.

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).

In 2007, McGovern, after years of studying guitar, formed the musical group Sadie and the Hotheads, with whom she has released four studio albums since 2016. She gained further international attention for her portrayal of Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, in the British drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. She reprised her role as Cora in the subsequent films Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).