Elizabeth McGovern

In 1992 she married English producer and director Simon Curtis, with whom she currently lives in London, together with their two daughters. Her trademark is a high, cracking voice, and she seems to be typecast often as the "dippy blonde" or a troubled adolescent. Besides cinema and theater, she has also played in several television films. Murphy has been listed, for three years in a row, among the best 5 autograph signers in Hollywood by autograph magazine Autograph Collectors. As a movie actress, big-eyed and slightly baby-faced McGovern has given preference to eccentric roles over those parts typically tailored for actresses of her age. Her filmography goes as follows:. Since then she has continued performing on stage between film assignments rather than concentrating on becoming a film star. Murphy landed her first job at Hollywood when she was 14, participating in a show named Drexell's Class.

The following years she completed her education as an actress at the American Conservatory Theatre and at The Juilliard School, and began to act in theater plays, first off-Broadway and later in famous theaters. When she was nine years old, she landed a singing role on Les Misérables, and by the time she was 13, she already had a manager. The next year she earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the 19th-century actress Evelyn Nesbit in the movie Ragtime. Murphy was born in Atlanta, but was a frequent traveller since she was young; she moved to the New York area and from there, to Burbank, California, with her mother, who had divorced her father when Murphy was young. The movie won four Oscars. Brittany Murphy (born November 10, 1977) is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her performance as Tai Frazier in Clueless. It was also Robert Redford's first film as director. Sin City (2005).

While studying at this school, she was offered in 1980 a part in her first movie, Ordinary People, in which she played the girlfriend of troubled teenager Timothy Hutton. Little Black Book (2004). McGovern followed her advice and studied, first at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and then at The Juilliard School in New York City. Uptown Girls (2003). Agent Joan Scott saw her performance in The Skin of our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, was impressed by her talent, and recommended that she take acting lessons. Just Married (2003). McGovern started acting in plays in high school. Spun (2002).

Later her family moved to Los Angeles, where her father, a university professor, accepted a position with UCLA. 8 Mile (2002). She was born in Evanston, Illinois. Don't Say a Word (2001). Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American movie and theater actress. Riding in Cars With Boys (2001). Ordinary People (1980). Summercatch (2001).

Heaven's Gate (1981). Sidewalks of New York (2001). Ragtime (1981). Cherry Falls (2000). Lovesick (1983). Trixie (2000). Racing with the Moon (1984). Common Ground (2000, television).

Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Girl, Interrupted (1999, alongside Winona Ryder). Native Son (1986). Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999, alongside Kirstie Alley). Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987). The Devil's Arithmetic (1999, television). The Bedroom Window (1987). Falling Sky (1998).

She's Having a Baby (1988). David and Lisa (1998, television). Johnny Handsome (1989). Zack and Reba (1998). The Handmaid's Tale (1990). Phoenix (1998). A Shock to the System (1990). Bongwater (1998).

Women and Men (1990). Prophecy 2 (1998). Tune in Tomorrow (1990). King of The Hill (1997, television cartoon, as voice). Ashenden, Part 2 (1991). Double Jeopardy (1996, television). Me and Veronica (1992). Drive (1996).

King of the Hill (1993). Freeway (1996). The Favor (1994). Clueless (1995, alongside Alicia Silverstone). The Changeling (1994). Sister, Sister (1994-1995, television series, alongside Tia and Tamera Mowry). Wings of Courage (1995). Family Prayers (1993).

Broken Trust (1995). Drexell's Class (1991). Summer of Ben Tyler (1996). Blossom (1990, television series). Clover (1997). The Wings of the Dove (1997).

The Misadventures Of Margaret (1998). Twice Upon a Yesterday (1998). The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999). Manila (2000).

Thursday the 12th (2000). The House of Mirth (2000). The Flamingo Rising (2001). Buffalo Soldiers (2002).