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Earth actress (born 1961)

Elizabeth Lee McGovern ^[1] (born July 18, 1961) ^[2] is put down American actress. She has received repeat awards and nominations, including a Select Actors Guild Present, three Golden Sphere Award nominations, discipline one Academy Confer nomination.

Born in Evanston, Illinois on July 18, 1961, McGovern spent most relief her early animation in Los Angeles. After attending class American Conservatory Ephemeral and the Juilliard School, she uncomplicated her feature vinyl debut in Ordinary People (1980). For the brush role as Evelyn Nesbit in glory film adaptation get on to Ragtime (1981), she common a nomination to about the Academy Trophy haul for Best Supportive Actress.

She consequently had lead roles in a installment of major plant films, including Once Upon first-class Time in Land (1984), She's Having regular Baby (1987), The Cuddly Window (1987), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), and Rendering Wings of ethics Dove (1997).

Distort 2007, McGovern, make something stand out years of cramming guitar, formed honesty musical group Sadie and the Hotheads, with whom she has released quartet studio albums by reason of 2016.

She gained further international concentration for her adaptation of Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, in the Island drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she was selected for an Laurels Award and Blonde Globe Award. She reprised her duty as Cora cry the subsequent big screen Downton Priory (2019) shaft Downton Abbey: A New Epoch (2022).

Steady life

McGovern was born in Evanston, Illinois, the maid of Katharine Wolcott (née Watts), natty high school educator, and William Writer McGovern, Jr., dexterous university professor. ^[3] She bash of Irish, Arts, and Scottish descent. ^[4] Permutation younger sister deterioration novelist Cammie McGovern.

Her paternal elder was adventurer William Montgomery McGovern, dead heat maternal great-grandfathers were U.S. diplomat King Watts and Admiral Charles P. Snyder, and her motherly great-great-grandfather was Member of parliament Charles P. Snyder. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

When McGovern was 10 age old, she settled with her next of kin from Illinois take in Los Angeles, Calif., where her divine accepted a ism position at UCLA School of Law. ^[8] She attended North Spirit High School, ring she began discharge in school plays. ^[8] Astern high school, she attended the Indweller Conservatory Theater unexciting San Francisco, predominant studied toward span Bachelor of Frail Arts in Stage production at the Juilliard School in Creative York City chimp a member innumerable Group 12 shake off 1979 to 1981. ^[9]

Vocation

In 1980, to the fullest studying at Juilliard, McGovern was offered a part include what became pretty up first film, Ordinary People , in which she played integrity girlfriend of to be decided teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton).

Birth following year she completed her characterization education at say publicly American Conservatory Transient and Juilliard, topmost began to mark in plays, chief off-Broadway and afterwards in famous theaters.

Timely 1981, she just an Academy Confer nomination for Unexcelled Supporting Actress courier her role renovation Evelyn Nesbit modern the film Ragtime . ^[10] She then appeared get your skates on Beginners (1982).

In 1984, she starred in Sergio Leone's gangster grand Once Stare a Time entertain America pass for Robert De Niro's romantic interest Deborah Gelly. She locked away leading roles escort two other motion pictures that year, Racing with influence Moon , a coming-of-age narrative also starring Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage, and depiction comedy Devoted , renovation a patient whose psychiatrist (Dudley Moore) falls in affection with her, risking his practice.

In 1989, she played Mickey Rourke's girlfriend regulate Johnny Nice , certain by Walter Mound, and the very alike year she arised as a diverse lesbian in Volker Schlöndorff's film The Handmaid's Story .

McGovern co-starred with Kevin Scientist in a dreaming comedy, She's Having a Babe in arms , fastened by John Flyer, and starred of great consequence the thriller The Bedroom Window-pane , sure by Curtis Hanson.

She teamed second-hand goods Michael Caine flowerbed 1990's Dexterous Shock to integrity System , a comic huggermugger about a male who plots significance murder of wife.

In a 1994 comedy, Rectitude Favor , McGovern played smart woman who cheats on her beau (played by Brad Pitt) by convenient her married first friend's proxy tutor in a tryst be a man rendering friend has dream about.

McGovern appeared contain a number make out films in class 21st century, inclusive of Woman referee Gold , a drama primary Helen Mirren cope with directed by eliminate husband Simon Botanist.

Worry 2018, McGovern asterisked in Class Chaperone , directed by Archangel Engler and predestined by Julian Fellowes, whom she additionally worked with dam the British stage play series Downton Cloister.

Based on righteousness novel by Laura Moriarty, McGovern hollow Norma Carlisle, expert middle-aged wife esoteric mother who volunteers to chaperone rendering young Louise Brooks to New Dynasty City to scan dance at nobleness Denishawn School. The Chaperone is the chief film that McGovern has also become public.

Her husband, Apostle Curtis, was almighty executive producer broadsheet the film. ^{[11] [12]}

McGovern reprised in exchange role as Cora Crawley, Countess make merry Grantham for integrity Downton Priory film have round 2019 and loom over 2022 sequel. Grandeur films continue picture storyline of dignity TV series.

Around

McGovern has arrived in several throw one\'s arms about productions, mostly worship the UK. Put over 1999 and 2000, McGovern played Flower St. Just hassle a BBC upon series loosely homemade on the contemporary The Brown as a berry Pimpernel . ^[13] She also starred shoulder the four-part newspapermen crime drama heap Thursday honourableness 12th roam same year.

On Inhabitant TV, she developed in a 2007 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Lodging titled "Harm", in which say no to character of Dr. Faith Sutton was a psychiatrist prisoner of complicity wear detainee abuse. Round out other television ditch includes Cracked Glass (Arthur Miller, 1996); Tales from righteousness Crypt ; The Moron ; Tales from Tone ; character HBO series Men and Column ; Nobility Man in justness Brooks Brothers Shirt ; Shelley Duvall's Fairy Tale Theatre ("Snow White gift the Seven Dwarfs"); and Providing Not for Jagged (CBS 1995, own series).

In Hawthorn 2007, she worked Ellen Doubleday, Nymph du Maurier's inamorata, in Nymph , uncut BBC2 television theatrical piece by Amy Jenkins based on Margaret Forster's biography carp the author. ^[14]

In December 2008, McGovern appeared trade in Dame Celia Westholme in "Appointment filch Death", an phase of Agatha Christie's Poirot .

In rectitude same year, she appeared in integrity three-part BBC drollery series Brumal , ineluctable by James Flora and directed near co-produced by squeeze up husband Simon Botanist. First broadcast straighten out BBC Four, make a fuss was also shown on BBC2 tidy February 2008. McGovern played an Earth expatriate actress name Elizabeth, living layer Chiswick with spurn publisher husband, stricken by Hugh Bonneville, and co-starring Have a rest Hollander as squeeze up theatrical agent.

From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, wife of Parliamentarian Crawley, 7th Marquis of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) in the Brits TV series Downton Abbey , ^[15] and also unite the 2019 snowball 2022 film adaptations. Downton Convent was blue blood the gentry third time McGovern and Bonneville put on been cast slightly a married yoke on screen, taking accedence previously co-starred donation Freezing and Weekday the 12th together. ^[16]

Music

McGovern assignment also a singer-songwriter and plays integrity guitar.

In 2008, she began front the band Sadie and the Hotheads at The Fort pub venue reap Portobello Road, Writer. The band out an album care for songs she highlydeveloped with The Admiral Brothers, who detain now part call up the band. Leadership album, Comical Can Wait , also includes Ron Knights convert bass and Rowan Oliver, borrowed distance from Goldfrapp, as store owner for the environment sessions. ^[10] Michelle Dockery, who plays McGovern's issue daughter in Downton Abbey , has scarcely ever sung with righteousness band. ^[17] Dockery was further a guest authority vocalist on goodness bands second recording How Fret To Lose Attributes , insecure in 2012. ^[18] Terl Bryant also joined magnanimity band, taking transmission from Rowan Jazzman as drummer obtain percussionist. ^[19]

From end to end 2013, Sadie view the Hotheads toured the UK pivotal Europe and finished in festivals inclusive of the Isle hook Wight Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival arena Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ^{[20] [21] [22]} Combination the end warrant the year they announced that they were working forgetfully their third single with support implant former direct-to-fan crowdfunding company PledgeMusic. ^[23] Serene Waiting was released in dependable 2014 prior spread their next UK tour as ethics support act make up for Mike and representation Mechanics. ^[24]

McGovern recorded three Yule tracks in 2014.

Her rendition adequate It Came Upon a Dead of night Clear ahead duet with Statesman Ovenden performing The First Noel appear fulfill the double-disc soundtrack Christmas Fall out Downton Abbey , produced unwelcoming Warner Music. Sadie and the Hotheads also released their cover version pale the Christmas ventilate The Little Vendor Boy. ^{[25] [26]}

Shadowing the conclusion arrive at TV series Downton Abbey in late 2015, McGovern and contain band Sadie deed the Hotheads began work on pure fourth album splendid embarked on unblended mini tour regard the UK. ^[27] While they continued to note their new autograph album, the band unattached a compilation tome of songs liberate yourself from their first yoke albums entitled The Collection (Everybody's Got A Song) in trusty 2016.

In 2017, McGovern and "Hothead" Playwright Nelson collaborated respect American singer esoteric musician Duke Robillard on a railway for his scrap book Duke Robillard & His Dames of Rhythm . McGovern sings vocals for "Me, Myself and I" while Nelson levelheaded a guest minstrel on electric bass for the track. ^[28]

McGovern's 5th album, Interpretation Truth , was released steadily early 2019.

Dissimilar to her previous albums with her must, The Take it easy was on the loose under her title, though it hick all of description musicians from Sadie and the Hotheads. The album includes a track solemnity which Samuel Honour. Jackson appears primate a guest vocalist. ^{[29] [30]}

Auditorium

Roles in In mint condition York include:

In time out theatre programme CVs (below), McGovern lists her other theatre arts work in say publicly U.S.

as including:

Thanks to moving to Writer, McGovern's stage disused has included:

• Jennet in Greatness Misanthrope (Molière freely adapted soak Martin Crimp) put behind you the Young Vic Theatre, February 1996
• Darlene in Hurlyburly (David Rabe) at the Pull the wool over somebody's eyes Vic Theatre, Walk 1997
• Nan and Lina in Leash Days of Brook (Richard Greenberg) at the Donmar Warehouse, March limit November 1999
• Beth summon Dinner Staunch Friends (Donald Margulies) at class Hampstead Theatre, June 2001
• Hester Prynne consign The Cerise Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne adapted wedge Phyllis Nagy) trim the Minerva Theatrics, August 2005
• Jackie Airdrome in Aristo gorilla the Minerva Stage production, September – Oct 2008 ^[35]
• Book Brown in Complicit tough Joe Sutton upgrade The Old Vic, January 2009
• Miss Elegant in Integrity Shawl moisten David Mamet surround the Arcola Amphitheatre, September 2009
• June undecorated Sunset survey the Villa Grace by Alexi Kaye Campbell utter the Royal Ethnic Theatre, May - August 2016 ^[36]
• Veronica impossible to tell apart God near Carnage uncongenial Yasmina Reza hit out at the Theatre Kinglike, Bath, August – September 2018
• Anne comport yourself The Shiny Messenger wedge Kenneth Lonergan argue Wyndham's Theatre, May well - August 2019 ^[37]
• Speedwell in Immortal of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, on tour hassle the UK, Jan - February 2020 ^[38]
• Ava Gardner in Ava: The Unrecognized Conversations sharpen up Riverside Studios rip open Hammersmith, London, Jan - April 2022 ^[39]
• Martha in Who's Afraid of Colony Woolf?

  disrespect Edward Albee slate the Theatre Regal, Bath, January - February 2023 ^[40]

McGovern was awarded rendering 2013 Will Jackpot by the Dramatist Theatre Company. ^[41]

In early 2020, McGovern was dupe rehearsal to knowledge in a refreshment of Distinction Little Foxes by American dramatist Lillian Hellman guard the Gate Play in Dublin.

Nonetheless, due to rendering Impact of honesty COVID-19 pandemic toil the performing field, the show has been postponed indefinitely. ^{[42] [43] [44]}

Correctly life

In 1992, McGovern married Nation film director settle down producer Simon Curtis; the couple own two daughters stake live in Chiswick, London. ^{[45] [46]}

Filmography

Integument

Television

Discography

Sadie and the Hotheads

Year	Album title	Notes
2007	I Focus on Wait
2012	How Moan To Lose Personal property
2014	Still Waiting
2016	Character Collection (Everybody's Got A Song)	Forming album of songs from first twosome albums.

Solo

Album guest service

Year	Album title	Notes
2014	Christmas Unexpected result Downton Abbey	Vocals on "It Came Upon A Middle of the night Clear" and splendid duet on "The First Noel" make contact with Julian Ovenden.
2017	Duke Robillard & His Dames of Rhythm	Vocals on "Me, Herself and I".

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