Acting

Jennifer Ehle

Born 1969-12-29 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Jennifer Ehle (born December 29, 1969) is an British-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.

Credits

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The Vampire Lestat
as Gabriella Vece
2026
Our Hero, Balthazar
as Nicole
2026
In Transit
as Ilse
2025
East of Wall
as Tracey Zimiga
2025
Lioness
as Chief of Staff Mason
2023
Dead Ringers
as Rebecca
2023
1923
as Sister Mary
2022
She Said
as Laura Madden
2022
Suspicion
as Amy
2022
John and the Hole
as Anna
2021
Monster
as Katherine O'Brien
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Meredith Bonner
2021
Saint Maud
as Amanda
2020
The Comey Rule
as Patrice Comey
2020
Run This Town
as Judith
2020
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
as Tina
2019
The Professor and the Madman
as Ada Murray
2019
The Wolf Hour
as Margot
2019
Take Point
as L'agent Mackenzie
2018
Vox Lux
as Josie
2018
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
as Dr. Lydia Marsh
2018
Fifty Shades Freed
as Carla
2018
I Kill Giants
as Mrs. Thorson
2017
Wetlands
as Kate
2017
Detroit
as Morgue Doctor
2017
The Good Fight
as Judge Ashley Burnett
2017
Fifty Shades Darker
as Carla
2017
A Quiet Passion
as Vinnie Dickinson
2016
Little Men
as Kathy Jardine
2016
The Fundamentals of Caring
as Elsa Conklin
2016
Advantageous
as Isa Cryer
2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
as Geraldine Maltby
2015
A Little Chaos
as Madame De Montespan
2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
as Carla
2015
Black or White
as Carol
2015
The Forger
as Kim
2014
RoboCop
as Liz Kline
2014
The Blacklist
as Madeline Pratt
2013
Love, Marilyn
as Self
2013
Zero Dark Thirty
as Jessica
2012
The Ides of March
as Cindy Morris
2011
A Gifted Man
as Anna Lindberg
2011
Contagion
as Ally Hextall
2011
The Adjustment Bureau
as Brooklyn Ice House Bartender
2011
The King's Speech
as Myrtle Logue
2010
The Greatest
as Joan
2009
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
as Self
2009
Pride and Glory
as Abby Tierney
2008
The Russell Girl
as Lorainne Morrissey
2008
Before the Rains
as Laura Moores
2007
Alpha Male
as Alice Ferris
2006
The River King
as Betsy Chase
2005
Possession
as Christabel LaMotte
2002
Born Romantic
Thanks
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
as Empress Zita of Austria
1999
Sunshine
as Valerie Sonnenschein
1999
This Year's Love
as Sophie
1999
Bedrooms and Hallways
as Sally
1998
Wilde
as Constance Lloyd Wilde
1997
Melissa
as Melissa McKensie
1997
Paradise Road
as Rosemary Leighton-Jones
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
as Self
1995
Pride and Prejudice
as Elizabeth Bennet
1995
Beyond Reason
as Penny McAllister
1995
Pleasure
as Emma Desneuves
1994
Self Catering
as Meryl
1994
Backbeat
as Cynthia Powell
1994
The Maitlands
as Phyllis
1993
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
as Tasmin
1993
Rik Mayall Presents
as Tasmin
1993
The Camomile Lawn
as Calypso
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Empress Zita of Austria
1992
Performance
as Phyllis Maitland
1991
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
Lone Wolf
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