Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | California Fever | Lisa Bannister | TV series (1 episode: "The Girl from Somewhere") |
| 1980 | Ordinary People | Jeannine Pratt | |
| Last Year's Model | short | ||
| 1981 | Ragtime | Evelyn Nesbit | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture |
| 1983 | Lovesick | Chloe Allen | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Deborah Gelly | |
| Racing with the Moon | Caddie Winger | ||
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Snow White | TV series (1 episode: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") | |
| 1986 | Native Son | Mary Dalton | |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Denise | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Kristy Briggs | |
| 1989 | Johnny Handsome | Donna McCarty | |
| 1990 | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Vicki | TV movie |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Moira | ||
| A Shock to the System | Stella Anderson | ||
| Tune in Tomorrow... | Elena Quince | ||
| 1991 | Ashenden | Aileen Somerville | TV mini-series |
| 1992 | Tales from Hollywood | Helen Schwartz | TV movie |
| 1993 | King of the Hill | Lydia | |
| Me and Veronica | Fanny | ||
| Performance | Beatrice-Joanna | TV series (1 episode: "The Changeling") | |
| 1994 | The Favor | Emily | |
| 1995 | Wings of Courage | Noelle Guillaumet | short |
| Broken Trust | Janice Dillon | TV movie | |
| If Not for You | Jessie Kent | TV series (8 episodes) | |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... | Judge Loring | TV series (1 episode: "Vanity") - uncredited |
| Tales from the Crypt | Laura Kendall | TV series (1 episode: "Horror in the Night") | |
| Broken Glass | Margaret Hymen | TV movie | |
| The Summer of Ben Tyler | Celia Rayburn | TV movie | |
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Susie "Sue" Stringham | |
| Clover | Sara Kate | TV movie | |
| 1998 | The Man with Rain in His Shoes | Diane | released in the U.S. as Twice Upon a Yesterday |
| The Misadventures of Margaret | Till Turner | ||
| 1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Lady Margaret Blakeney | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2000 | Thursday the 12th | Candice Hopper | TV movie |
| Manila | Elizabeth | ||
| The House of Mirth | Mrs. Carry Fisher | ||
| 2001 | The Flamingo Rising | Edna Lee | TV movie |
| Hawk | Susie Hawkins | TV movie | |
| Table 12 | Mel | TV series (1 episodes: "Preserves") | |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Mrs. Berman | ||
| 2003 | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Helen Shaw | TV series (7 episodes) |
| 2006 | The Truth | Donna | |
| Three Moons over Milford | Laura Davis | TV series (8 episodes) | |
| 2007 | Daphne | Ellen Doubleday | TV movie |
| Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit | Dr. Faith Sutton | TV series (1 episode: "Harm") | |
| A Room with a View | Mrs. Honeychurch | TV movie | |
| Freezing | Elizabeth | TV series (3 episodes: 2007-2008) | |
| 2008 | Inconceivable | Tallulah "Tutu" Williams | |
| Agatha Christie: Poirot | Dame Celia Westholme | TV series (1 episode: Appointment with Death | |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | The Ex-Wife | TV series short (1 episode: "The Running of the Deer") |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Mrs. Lizewski | |
| Clash of the Titans | Marmara | ||
| Downton Abbey | Cora, Countess of Grantham | TV series (16 episodes: 2010-present) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 2011 | Angel's Crest | Jane |
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