StatsBirth Name: Elizabeth Lee McGovern Age: 51, born 18 July 1961 Country of origin:  United States Currently Residing In:  United Kingdom Height: 5' 9" Relationship Status: Married Partner: Simon Curtis
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Born: Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Father: Bill McGovern, law professor
Mother: Katie McGovern
Brother: William Montgomery "Monty" McGovern, a maths professor
Sister: Cammie McGovern, novelist
Education: North Hollywood High School, The Oakwood School, the American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco and The Juilliard School in New York.
Spouse: Simon Curtis, film director and producer (December 12 1992-present) - 2 child
Born: Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Father: Bill McGovern, law professor
Mother: Katie McGovern
Brother: William Montgomery "Monty" McGovern, a maths professor
Sister: Cammie McGovern, novelist
Education: North Hollywood High School, The Oakwood School, the American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco and The Juilliard School in New York.
Spouse: Simon Curtis, film director and producer (December 12 1992-present) - 2 children
Children: daughters, Matilda Curtis (born: July 1993) and Grace Curtis (born: 1998)
An American film, television and theater actress and musician who is currently best known for her role as Cora, Countess of Grantham in the British TV series 'Downton Abbey'.
McGovern appeared in her first film 'Ordinary People' (1980) in which she played the girlfriend of troubled teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton). 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'.
After moving to the UK after marrying English film director and producer Simon Curtis, McGovern appeared in several British TV one-off dramas and series including 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' (1999-2000), 'Daphne' (2007), 'Poirot' (2008), 'Freezing' (2008) directed and co-produced by her husband Simon Curtis and 'Downton Abbey' (2010 onwards).
On American TV she has appeared 'Tales from the Crypt' 'The Changeling', 'Tales from Hollywood', 'Men and Women', 'The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt' Shelley Duvall's 'Faerie Tale Theatre', 'If Not For You' (1995), 'Broken Glass' (1996), and 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' (2006).
McGovern is also a singer-songwriter - since 2008 she has sung and played guitar in her own band "Sadie and the Hotheads" at The Castle pub venue in Portobello Road, London. The band released an album of songs she developed with The Nelson Brothers, who are now part of the band. Michelle Dockery, who plays McGovern's eldest daughter in 'Downton Abbey', has occasionally sung with the band.
Currently resides: West London, England, UK.
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