Jennifer Ehle

Acting

Jennifer Ehle

Born December 29, 1969Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA75 credits

Jennifer Ehle (born December 29, 1969) is an Anglo-American actress. She gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice (1995), a role that earned her the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Ehle has also made a significant impact on stage, winning two Tony Awards for her performances in Tom Stoppard's plays The Real Thing (2000) and The Coast of Utopia (2007). Her film credits include notable roles in The King's Speech (2010), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). Ehle has also appeared in various television series, such as The Looming Tower (2018) and The Good Fight (2022). Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she is the daughter of English actress Rosemary Harris and American author John Ehle, and she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Known For

Filmography

In Transit
2025In Transit
as IlseMovie
East of Wall
2025East of Wall
as Tracey ZimigaMovie
Lioness
2023Lioness
as Chief of Staff MasonTV
Dead Ringers
2023Dead Ringers
as RebeccaTV
1923
20221923
as Sister MaryTV
She Said
2022She Said
as Laura MaddenMovie
Monster
2021Monster
as Katherine O'BrienMovie
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Chief Meredith BonnerTV
Saint Maud
2020Saint Maud
as AmandaMovie
The Comey Rule
2020The Comey Rule
as Patrice ComeyTV
Run This Town
2020Run This Town
as JudithMovie
The Wolf Hour
2019The Wolf Hour
as MargotMovie
Take Point
2018Take Point
as L'agent MackenzieMovie
Vox Lux
2018Vox Lux
as JosieMovie
I Kill Giants
2017I Kill Giants
as Mrs. ThorsonMovie
Wetlands
2017Wetlands
as KateMovie
Detroit
2017Detroit
as Morgue DoctorMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight
as Judge Ashley BurnettTV
A Quiet Passion
2016A Quiet Passion
as Vinnie DickinsonMovie
Little Men
2016Little Men
as Kathy JardineMovie
The Fundamentals of Caring
2016The Fundamentals of Caring
as Elsa ConklinMovie
Advantageous
2015Advantageous
as Isa CryerMovie
Spooks: The Greater Good
2015Spooks: The Greater Good
as Geraldine MaltbyMovie
A Little Chaos
2015A Little Chaos
as Madame De MontespanMovie
Black or White
2015Black or White
as CarolMovie
The Forger
2014The Forger
as KimMovie
RoboCop
2014RoboCop
as Liz KlineMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklist
as Madeline PrattTV
Love, Marilyn
2013Love, Marilyn
as SelfMovie
Zero Dark Thirty
2012Zero Dark Thirty
as JessicaMovie
The Ides of March
2011The Ides of March
as Cindy MorrisMovie
A Gifted Man
2011A Gifted Man
as Anna LindbergTV
Contagion
2011Contagion
as Ally HextallMovie
The Adjustment Bureau
2011The Adjustment Bureau
as Brooklyn Ice House BartenderMovie
The King's Speech
2010The King's Speech
as Myrtle LogueMovie
The Greatest
2009The Greatest
as JoanMovie
Pride and Glory
2008Pride and Glory
as Abby TierneyMovie
The Russell Girl
2008The Russell Girl
as Lorainne MorrisseyMovie
Before the Rains
2007Before the Rains
as Laura MooresMovie
Alpha Male
2006Alpha Male
as Alice FerrisMovie
The River King
2005The River King
as Betsy ChaseMovie
Possession
2002Possession
as Christabel LaMotteMovie
Sunshine
1999Sunshine
as Valerie SonnenscheinMovie
This Year's Love
1999This Year's Love
as SophieMovie
Wilde
1997Wilde
as Constance Lloyd WildeMovie
Melissa
1997Melissa
as Melissa McKensieTV
Paradise Road
1997Paradise Road
as Rosemary Leighton-JonesMovie
Pride and Prejudice
1995Pride and Prejudice
as Elizabeth BennetTV
Beyond Reason
1995Beyond Reason
as Penny McAllisterMovie
Pleasure
1994Pleasure
as Emma DesneuvesMovie
Self Catering
1994Self Catering
as MerylMovie
Backbeat
1994Backbeat
as Cynthia PowellMovie
The Maitlands
1993The Maitlands
as PhyllisMovie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Empress Zita of AustriaTV
Performance
1991Performance
as Phyllis MaitlandTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - WinnerTV