Elizabeth Lee McGovern is an actor and musician. She is best known for her role as Cora Crawley in the TV series "Downton Abbey" and the film "Downton Abbey: A New Era."McGovern made her feature film debut in "Ordinary People" (1980). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for her second film role in the film "Ragtime" (1981). She went on to act in many more films, including "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "She's Having a Baby" (1987), "The Bedroom Window" (1987), "The Handmaid's Tale" (1990), and "The Wings of the Dove (1997)."McGovern formed the musical group Sadie and the Hotheads, which has released four studio albums.