Elizabeth McGovern: movies and TV shows
Elizabeth McGovern has 95 credits in the archive: 61 films and 34 TV series, from 1951 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2025 · busiest year: 2019 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Talamasca: The Secret Order | Helen | TV | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Cora Crawley | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2025 | Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale | Self | Film | 2.5 | 63 |
| 2024 | And Mrs. | Margaret | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Cora Crawley | Film | 7.2 | 60 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | TV | 3.4 | 57 |
| 2019 | War of the Worlds | Helen Brown | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey | Cora Crawley | Film | 7.1 | 57 |
| 2019 | The Chaperone | Norma | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 2019 | The Chaperone | Film | 6.2 | 57 | |
| 2019 | JFK Jr. and Carolyn's Wedding: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 57 |
| 2018 | The Commuter | Karen MacCauley | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 2017 | The Wife | Elaine Mozell | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 2016 | Showing Roots | Shirley | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 2016 | The Queen At 90 | Narrator | Film | — | 54 |
| 2015 | Swung | Dolly Adams | Film | 5.4 | 53 |
| 2015 | Woman in Gold | Judge Florence-Marie Cooper | Film | 7.3 | 53 |
| 2015 | Unexpected | Carolyn | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 2014 | The Kumars | Self | TV | 5.0 | 52 |
| 2014 | Civil War: The Untold Story | Narrator (voice) | TV | 5.0 | 52 |
| 2012 | Cheerful Weather for the Wedding | Mrs. Thatcham | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 2012 | Screen Goddesses | Narrator | Film | — | 50 |
| 2011 | Angels Crest | Jane | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 2011 | Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters | Wallis Simpson (Voice) | Film | — | 49 |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey | Cora Crawley | TV | 8.1 | 48 |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Mrs. Lizewski | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Marmara | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 2010 | Nature Amazing Places Hawaii | Film | — | 48 | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 47 |
| 2009 | Modern Family | California Mom (archive footage) | TV | 7.9 | 47 |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Ex-Wife | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 2008 | A Room with a View | Mrs Honeychurch | TV | — | 46 |
| 2008 | Inconceivable | Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 2008 | Freezing | TV | 5.7 | 46 | |
| 2007 | Daphne | Ellen Doubleday | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 2007 | A Room with a View | Mrs Honeychurch | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 2006 | Three Moons Over Milford | TV | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 2006 | The Truth | Donna | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2004 | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Guest | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 2004 | Remembering Ragtime | Evelyn Nesbit (archive footage) | Film | — | 42 |
| 2003 | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | TV | 10.0 | 41 | |
| 2003 | Thursday the 12th | Candice Hopper | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 2002 | Buffalo Soldiers | Mrs. Berman | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 2001 | The Flamingo Rising | Edna Lee | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 2001 | Hawkins | Susie Hawkins | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 2000 | The House of Mirth | Mrs. Carry Fisher | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 2000 | Manila | Elizabeth | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Faith Sutton | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1999 | Loose Women | Self | TV | 3.4 | 37 |
| 1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Marguerite Blakeney | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1998 | The Man with Rain in His Shoes | Diane | Film | 4.9 | 36 |
| 1998 | The Misadventures of Margaret | Till Turner | Film | 5.1 | 36 |
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Susan Stringham | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1997 | Clover | Sara Kate | Film | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1996 | The Summer of Ben Tyler | Celia Rayburn | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1996 | Broken Glass | Margaret Hyman | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1995 | Wings of Courage | Noëlle Guillaumet | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1995 | Broken Trust | Janice Dillon | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1995 | If Not for You | Jessie Kent | TV | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1994 | The Favor | Emily | Film | 4.9 | 32 |
| 1993 | The Changeling | Beatrice-Joanna | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1993 | Me and Veronica | Fanny | Film | 3.3 | 31 |
| 1993 | King of the Hill | Lydia | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1992 | Tales from Hollywood | Helen Schwartz | Film | 3.0 | 30 |
| 1991 | Performance | Helen Schwartz | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1991 | Performance | Margaret Hyman | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1991 | Performance | Beatrice-Joanna | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1991 | Ashenden | Aileen Somerville | TV | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1990 | The Handmaid's Tale | Moira | Film | 6.1 | 28 |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Stella Anderson | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1990 | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Vicki | Film | 4.4 | 28 |
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Elena Quince | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Dame Celia Westholme | TV | 8.2 | 27 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Laura Kendall | TV | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1989 | Johnny Handsome | Donna McCarty | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Kristy Briggs | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Denise | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1986 | Native Son | Mary Dalton | Film | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Deborah | Film | 8.4 | 22 |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Caddie Winger | Film | 6.3 | 22 |
| 1984 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Snow White | Film | 6.4 | 22 |
| 1983 | Lovesick | Chloe Allen | Film | 5.7 | 21 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Mary Dalton | TV | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Helen Schwartz | TV | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Snow White | TV | 8.1 | 20 |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Evelyn Nesbit | Film | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1981 | Chytilová Versus Forman | Self | Film | 8.0 | 19 |
| 1980 | Ordinary People | Jeannine Pratt | Film | 7.4 | 18 |
| 1979 | California Fever | TV | 7.7 | 17 | |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self | TV | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Celia | TV | 8.8 | 10 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Edna Lee | TV | 8.8 | 10 |