Jennifer Ehle
Acting • Born 1969-12-29
Biography
Jennifer Ehle (born December 29, 1969) is an 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.
Filmography
74 credits
The Ides of March
Movie • 2011
Cindy Morris
Possession
Movie • 2002
Christabel LaMotte
Wilde
Movie • 1997
Constance Lloyd Wilde
The Greatest
Movie • 2009
Joan
Before the Rains
Movie • 2007
Laura Moores
Pride and Glory
Movie • 2008
Abby Tierney
The River King
Movie • 2005
Betsy Chase
Contagion
Movie • 2011
Ally Hextall
The Russell Girl
Movie • 2008
Lorainne Morrissey
Sunshine
Movie • 1999
Valerie Sonnenschein
Alpha Male
Movie • 2006
Alice Ferris
RoboCop
Movie • 2014
Liz Kline
Zero Dark Thirty
Movie • 2012
Jessica
Love, Marilyn
Movie • 2013
Self
Fifty Shades of Grey
Movie • 2015
Carla
Black or White
Movie • 2014
Carol
The Forger
Movie • 2014
Kim
The King's Speech
Movie • 2010
Myrtle Logue
A Little Chaos
Movie • 2015
Madame De Montespan
She Said
Movie • 2022
Laura Madden
Spooks: The Greater Good
Movie • 2015
Geraldine Maltby
The Maitlands
Movie • 1993
Phyllis
In Transit
Movie • 2025
Ilse
Paradise Road
Movie • 1997
Rosemary Leighton-Jones
Advantageous
Movie • 2015
Isa Cryer
Fifty Shades Darker
Movie • 2017
Carla
This Year's Love
Movie • 1999
Sophie
The Fundamentals of Caring
Movie • 2016
Elsa Conklin
A Quiet Passion
Movie • 2016
Vinnie Dickinson
Little Men
Movie • 2016
Kathy Jardine
Bedrooms and Hallways
Movie • 1998
Sally
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Movie • 1993
Tasmin
Backbeat
Movie • 1994
Cynthia Powell
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Movie • 2018
Dr. Lydia Marsh
The Professor and the Madman
Movie • 2019
Ada Murray
Wetlands
Movie • 2017
Kate
Monster
Movie • 2021
Katherine O'Brien
The Wolf Hour
Movie • 2019
Margot
Fifty Shades Freed
Movie • 2018
Carla
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Movie • 1999
Empress Zita of Austria
Detroit
Movie • 2017
Morgue Doctor
Self Catering
Movie • 1994
Meryl
Pleasure
Movie • 1994
Emma Desneuves
I Kill Giants
Movie • 2017
Mrs. Thorson
Vox Lux
Movie • 2018
Josie
Take Point
Movie • 2018
L'agent Mackenzie
Saint Maud
Movie • 2020
Amanda
Run This Town
Movie • 2020
Judith
The Adjustment Bureau
Movie • 2011
Brooklyn Ice House Bartender
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Movie • 2019
Tina
Beyond Reason
Movie • 1995
Penny McAllister
John and the Hole
Movie • 2021
Anna
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Movie • 2009
Self
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
Movie • 1995
Self
East of Wall
Movie • 2025
Tracey Zimiga
Lone Wolf
Movie
Our Hero, Balthazar
Movie • 2026
Nicole
Pride and Prejudice
TV • 1995
Elizabeth Bennet
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV • 1992
Empress Zita of Austria
Performance
TV • 1991
Phyllis Maitland
The Camomile Lawn
TV • 1992
Calypso
A Gifted Man
TV • 2011
Anna Lindberg
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Madeline Pratt
Rik Mayall Presents
TV • 1993
Tasmin
Lioness
TV • 2023
Chief of Staff Mason
Suspicion
TV • 2022
Amy
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TV • 2021
Chief Meredith Bonner
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Judge Ashley Burnett
1923
TV • 2022
Sister Mary
Dead Ringers
TV • 2023
Rebecca
The Comey Rule
TV • 2020
Patrice Comey
Interview with the Vampire
TV • 2022
Gabriella
Melissa
TV • 1997
Melissa McKensie