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Birthplace:
Evanston, Illinois
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A large-eyed, slightly baby-faced stage and screen performer McGovern first gained attention as Conrad Jarrett's (Timothy Hutton) supportive and understanding girlfriend in the Oscar-winning "Ordinary People" (1980). The willowy actress followed with a stunning turn as Evelyn Nesbit in Milos Foreman's adaptation of the E.L. Doctorow novel "Ragtime" (1981) netting a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. While subsequent projects found her working with a number of top film directors, she failed to find roles that utilized her unique beauty and challenged her range and talent. She appeared as
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1980
Film debut "Ordinary People"
1981
Stage debut, "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
Appeared in off-Broadway productions including "My Sister in This House", "Painting Churches" and "A Map of the World"
1990
TV debut in "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit" segment of HBO series "Women & Men: Stories of Seduction"
1994
Appeared in BBC production of "The Changeling"; directed by Simon Curtis
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