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  • NAME: Elizabeth McGovern
  • OCCUPATION: Actress
  • BIRTH DATE: July 18, 1961 (Age: 51)
  • EDUCATION: The Juilliard School, American Conservatory Theater
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Evanston, Illinois
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer

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Elizabeth McGovern is an Academy Award-nominated actress known for playing Cora Crawley on the BBC series Downton Abbey.

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Personal Life

McGovern has been married to British director and producer Simon Curtis since 1992. The couple has two daughters, Matilda and Gracie, and lives in London. Prior to her marriage to Curtis, McGovern was briefly engaged to actor Sean Penn, whom she met on the set of the film Racing with the Moon.

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