Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American movie and theater actress. She was born in Evanston, Illinois. Later her family moved to Los Angeles, where her father, a university professor, accepted a position with UCLA. Elizabeth McGovern File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ...

McGovern started acting in plays in high school. Agent Joan Scott saw her performance in The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, was impressed by her talent, and recommended that she take acting lessons. McGovern followed her advice and studied, first at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and then at The Juilliard School in New York City. The Skin of Our Teeth is a Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning play by Thornton Wilder. ... Thornton Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American novelist and playwright. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

While studying at this school, she was offered in 1980 a part in her first movie, Ordinary People, in which she played the girlfriend of troubled teenager Timothy Hutton. It was also Robert Redford's first film as director. The movie won four Oscars. The next year she earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the 19th-century actress Evelyn Nesbit in the movie Ragtime. The following years she completed her education as an actress at the American Conservatory Theatre and at The Juilliard School, and began to act in theater plays, first off-Broadway and later in famous theaters. Since then she has continued performing on stage between film assignments rather than concentrating on becoming a film star. As a movie actress, big-eyed and slightly baby-faced McGovern has given preference to eccentric roles over those parts typically tailored for actresses of her age. Besides cinema and theater, she has also played in several television films. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Ordinary People is a 1980 film which tells the story of the disintegration of a family in Lake Forest, Illinois following the death of the oldest son. ... Timothy Hutton (born 16 August 1960) is an American actor. ... Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 - January 17, 1967) was a model noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her husband, Harry K. Thaw. ... Ragtime is a 1981 motion picture based on the historical novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ...

In 1992 she married English producer and director Simon Curtis, with whom she currently lives in London, together with their two daughters. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St. ...

Filmography

• Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
• The Flamingo Rising (2001)
• The House of Mirth (2000)
• Thursday the 12th (2000)
• Manila (2000)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
• Twice Upon a Yesterday (1998)
• The Misadventures Of Margaret (1998)
• The Wings of the Dove (1997)
• Clover (1997)
• Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
• Broken Trust (1995)
• Wings of Courage (1995)
• The Changeling (1994)
• The Favor (1994)
• King of the Hill (1993)
• Me and Veronica (1992)
• Ashenden, Part 2 (1991)
• Tune in Tomorrow (1990)
• Women and Men (1990)
• A Shock to the System (1990)
• The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
• Johnny Handsome (1989)
• She's Having a Baby (1988)
• The Bedroom Window (1987)
• Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
• Native Son (1986)
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
• Racing with the Moon (1984)
• Lovesick (1983)
• Ragtime (1981)
• Heaven's Gate (1981)
• Ordinary People (1980)

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Selected Stage Work

• The Scarlet Letter...at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester (2005)... as Hester Prynne

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External links

• The Internet Movie Database: Elizabeth McGovern