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
In London, I take the Tube everywhere.
I've found acting on stage much more challenging than on screen.
I've been in things that have impressed people and they've come up to congratulate you but in a kind of, you-must-think-you're-really-special way.
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.
I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing.
It's very tough when two creative people are together.
My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.
My job now is to work hard and learn all I can.
North Hollywood isn't actually Hollywood, it's in the San Fernando Valley... it's not the most glamorous part of L.A.
There is nothing in my life where I view myself as a 1920s person.
I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a way, it's an exhausting thing to live with.
That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense.
To me, the lyrics of the song define the kind of style it is.
The way it works in Hollywood is that if you're hot it doesn't matter if you're right for the part or not, you're just offered it.