Elizabeth McGovern, actor and musician – portrait of the artist

'When I'm singing, my family often tell me to shut the hell up'What drew you to acting?I remember seeing [American actor] Julie Harris in a one-woman show about Emily Dickinson that she toured in the US when I was 11 or 12. Something clicked in me, but it didn't turn into: "Oh, I want to be an actress." That came from my friendship with film-maker Todd Haynes. We were at high school together, and we'd write and perform plays. An agent saw me in one and said she'd try to get me some work. So I ...

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