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 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.
Now we have to contend with overstimulation and too many opportunities all the time, and too many decisions all the time.
By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. But I've lived long enough to realise that each road has its own rewards.
We lack rituals in this modern world.
I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before.
I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.
I don't believe in villains - just people who channel their energy in the wrong way.